Hi guys,
So I've been reading up a little bit on different dust collectors and what most of you have and I'm wondering what size I will need in terms of HP and CFM. I don't have a terribly big shop 24' x 12' so it's physical size does matter a bit as my shop is filling up fast.
I have a General 10 Cabinet saw, and a sears radial arm saw. I'm looking at getting either the grizzly GO457 or GO513x2 bandsaw and I'm wondering what size of dust collector I will need for these size tools and for the size of my shop.
I'm having a hard time justifing to myself spending more than 500 dollars on a dust collection system but maybe its just because I don't understand the importance of one. I see a lot of people get 2 HP dust collectors that are between 500-1000 dollars and I would personally rather spend that money on getting a better bandsaw or tool. I've never had dust collection before so maybe I don't know what I'm missing so if you guys got any insite that would be awesome.
I'm currently looking at something in the range of the Grizzly G1028z 1-1/2 HP collector with 1300CFM or the General Int. 1HP collector with 750CFM. Do you guys think this will be sufficient. If I go with the the 2HP General its pushing $600 Canadian and thats starting to get kind of steep in my mind. One last thing; how much should I factor in price wish for all the fixed piping for the system?
Matt