Hi all, I'm setting up my first CNC (x-carve) which comes with an conductive dust collection hose, which I've hooked up to my Bosch dust extractor (VAC090AH). The setup guide suggested connecting the grounding wire to the screw on my outlet plate, which I've done. But this feels a little hacky to me, so I wanted to ask your advice on better setups. I'm new to woodworking and know even less about electrical stuff, so any help in how to not light my house on fire would be greatly appreciated.
Note: I don't have a (metal) cold water pipe in the vicinity, although if I ran a long enough wire along the floor I could reach one. Also this is my garage and that white-painted tube running diagonally under the outlet is a gas line running to my clothes dryer -- calling that out in the name of fire safety.
One idea I'd considered is buying a "ground plug" for my outlet (e.g. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1) and connecting to the conductive hose with a wrist strap like this (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1). But again, no idea if this is safe/effective/sane.
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P.S. From researching this I've gotten the sense that whether or not to ground dust collection is a controversial topic in and of itself, but let's assume for this thread that I want to go ahead with it out of an abundance of caution.
Thanks!