We have a small (4,500) sqft shop and are upgrading our dust collection system dramatically this month. Right now we have a Grizzly 2HP that gets rolled around to tools as they're used. Obviously this is a gigantic pain and completely unsustainable. So we need to add a DC for the entire shop and we're just overwhelmed with all of the information. We know that we DO NOT want to collector into bags or barrels because we'd be paying guys to empty the containers many times a day and that's just bad business. We have a large dumpster right outside the shop and we're thinking that we might just put the exhaust of the blower straight into the dumpster. We aren't worried about return air because the large garage doors are always open when we're working, and we have no combustible devices so no need to worry about CO. We have the following equipment:
3HP cabinet saw
5HP cabinet saw
Jointer (Spiral cutter)
3 shapers
20" planer (Spiral cutter)
Drum sander
Edge sander
3 miter saws
Line boring machine
I have read all of the literature on sizing the pipe correctly based on equipment use, and that's no problem. I guess my questions are:
1. Is exhausting directly into a roll off an OK plan?
2. We don't need any sort of cyclone nor filters if we go this route, correct?
3. If we can go this route, where should we buy the blower? Oneida only sells theirs with their cyclones, I believe.
4. Is there a better option? Our floor space is tight so we really need a solution that doesn't take up a ton of room. At the same time, we are only going to be in this shop for, at most, another year, so we want to do this as cheaply as possible.
Advice, tips, comments, are all appreciated. We are in a tight spot right now between trying to keep up with projects while still maintaining a clean shop, so I really need to get this decided and taken care of asap.
Thanks!