Andrew More
Contributor

Okay, now I'm intrigued, what do you consider to be the proper size for a M&T? I've always heard the tennon width should be about 1/3 of the total...

Glad to hear this series of unfortunate events didn't end in injury.

Something I haven't seen discussed is how easy these changes can be to reverse, if and when you get a bigger bandsaw, or if you don't like the...

Agreed. Also does it do submicron? I see a lot of cheap meters on Amazon, generally the price shoots up for submicron, which is where all the...

I've got an old 14" Delta modified with a Grizzly riser kit. If you're not in a hurry, you might be able to get it on sale. I got mine for ~$50. ...

I've seen a number of variations on this cheap separator for shop vacs. https://woodgears.ca/dust_collector/cyclone.html You can build one in a...

The length of the parts is also going to have some effect. If you're attempting to mill 6" flat it's going to be easier than 6'. At 6' even the...

Agreed. It's also going to increase resale value of the home. While most buyer's won't care about being able to run a woodshop, they will care...

Good to know, I must admit to falling into that error. I'll avoid it in the future. However I'm also making a panel, so lots of glue along the...

Thanks, good to know I've got a winner. I hear you about leaving things open while drying, sounds like a real pain. I've also got a few paint...

Fair enough, I did try to limit it a bit. Right now I'm working on a pair on monitor stands from red oak. I've applied a coat of oil based minwax...

Cheapest thing to do is buy some disposable drop cloths and hang them up. If you've got a dedicated shop, and exposed rafts you can use clamps or...

I find this comment to be self-contradictory. The first few sentences seem to indicate there are few old machines for sale. Then you say that the...

If you've got the DeWalt battery system, I've had decent results with this: ...

They're just different. Dust collectors collect a large volume of air, but have less static pressure. A shop vac tends to have much less air flow,...

Good point,if he ran 6" to the two 4" splits he'd likely get better results.

I'm still trying to figure out what to do for overarm dust collection on my tablesaw, so I'd be interested in seeing what you come up with.

To some extent your comparing apples to oranges. There's a hit to performance when going through the cyclone on a two stage DC that a single stage...

You also haven't specified if you're attempting to do this with the edge or face of the board.

I've got a two car garage, with one bay still used to park cars. 22'x24' I honestly find this to be a fine amount of space. More is always...

Here's the collector in action. Rob Cosman seems to think it's worth the cost, despite having some issues....

These overarm collectors seem to work decently. This one is from General Internation, but I've seen similar designs from Grizzly, and SawStop.

Saw an interesting youtube video of a guy who built a muffler for his outside vent. Essentially it was a large box with a couple of internal walls. ...

Ain't that the truth. As a weekend warrior I often joke with people I built a dust collector more for the challenge than the utility. It's often...

Seems to be the best bad solution to the problem. I built something similar for mine. However it has a number of drawbacks: 1) I pretty...

Yeah, I think so. It definitely seems to dominate the discussion in this forum in a way that lighting, HVAC, and other workshop topics do not. ...

Agree 100%. A nicer collector will move more air, which will help with this, but you really need to look at what can be done at the individual tool....

Depends. I'm currently running a grizzly cyclone, and other than the obnoxious sound like a clothes drier running a little too loud you would not...