Here is my scenario: I have a small garage based shop with mostly portable tools:
1) Sawstop Jobsite saw
2) Cutech 8" jointer
3) Delta 14" bandsaw
4) Dewalt 735 planer
5) Ridgid Spindle Sander
6) Bosch table top router table
7) Hand tools (sanders, track saw, etc)
I am currently using a cheapo Ridgid shop vac with a DustStopper on top of a Home Depot bucket for everything except the planer, for which I use on of those fancy 5 micron dustright bags. This setup works "ok", but not "really well" and I want to upgrade. The only new "big" tool that I see myself getting at some point, is the Sawstop Contractor saw with a 36" table. Everything else is plenty for anything I will ever do.
I have about a $1000 budget, give or take a few bucks and here are my requirements:
1) Portable. My shop doubles as a bike shop, and storage for recreational gear/etc. Sometimes I work on a car in there. So everything is on casters and there are no dedicated drops. I want to be able to move the dust collection from tool to tool, or maybe sit it in a corner and have a 20 foot hose on it that I can move. I REALLY like being able to roll everything out of the way or move stuff around.
2) Multi use. I don't want a separate setup for my hand tools and for the big tools. Ideally I'd like to use the same dust collection for everything. The exception is the Dewalt 735. I'm 100% keeping on using the dustright bag on there as it's really dust free, even with that.
3) Runs on 20 amp 110 circuit. I have 3 circuits in the garage. One for the lights, one that I will dedicate for dust collection, and the other for everything else. I don't have 220, which removes the high powered stuff off the list.
Having said all of this, the Oneida Dust Cobra seems to potentially fit the bill for what I need. It's a nice 2 stage collector and it seems to have quite a bit of power (250 cfm with a 25ft hose). I would get the 17 gallon container which would continue to make it portable. I also have the choice of moving it close to my tool, or keeping it and having a hose, as it can take a 25ft hose. It's way more than what I have now. With 250 CFM I can still hook it up to the track saw or sanders via a 1.5" hose. Shouldn't overpower anything there.
BUT, it is basically a glorified shop vac, and not "a true big dust collection system".
Will I be better served with a "full dust collection system" like the 1.5HP systems from Grizzly? G0860 or G0703 (https://www.grizzly.com/products/Gri...ollector/G0860 or https://www.grizzly.com/products/Gri...ollector/G0703)
While it seems less portable, since it's quite a bit more footprint, I could still move it around if I needed to. But it seems I would more have a 25ft hose that I just move from tool to tool. That's ok with me.
With 800CFM though, what do I do for my hand tools? I don't want a separate system. Could I just hook a 1.5" hose with a reducer up to it and run that to my sander? Will that be enough of a reduction on power to not mess anything up?
Thanks for any help.