Dust Collection for Beginners & Small Shops | Woodworking Basics

This video covers sawdust cleanup techniques, DIY air filtration options, and dust collection setups for beginner/hobbyist woodworkers and those with smaller shops.

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[CasualBuilds]

How do you manage all the sawdust in your workshop? Let me know down below 👇

[MultiGlennz]

I had a great dust collector. Even when I wasn't using it, it would just sit there and collect dust.

[edlocke]

my friend - you hit the sweet spot for the newbie woodworker. your offerings are practical (including cost efficient) and clearly delivered. And I like your style, self effacing, a bit of playfulness, fairly brisk. Good for intro - but i'll probably need to dig in further, do additional research to land on specific solution that fits for me. thanks for giving me a good start!

[easterlake]

All great ideas that I use.
Also, my shop is 16x22 with a door and window along one of the long walls and one window each on the ends. I put a box fan bringing fresh air in one end window and another removing air on the opposite side. When the temps allow, the air in my shop is constantly recirculating. This way, there is little or no fine dust particles that remain in the shop.

[RipSoNasty]

I run a 3 hp Grizzly DC with a Wen overhead filtration unit. My shop is always clean. Loving it

[darodes]

I wish I had thought to search this a couple years ago, there’s some helpful stuff that I kinda learned the hard way lol

For my small basement workspace, the cyclone with a smaller-capacity shop vac helps a ton. A larger unit would be pretty pointless for me starting out! Everything goes in the buckets and the buckets go to the compost!

[kzxcnzo]

I'm just starting out . Thiscwas very informative and much appreciated, Thx for taking the time.!

[SamStGeorge]

I have the exact same barrel for the shopvac that I have, But since my Vacuum is strong !! it imploded the barrel, so I created a cross shape sticks from wood to size the upper section if the bent, and now it works perfectly .
I too as an accountant that developed this passion for woodworking, I started my hobby in my garage some 15 years ago and I am still learning, and oh BTW, I saved so much on home projects the I work on the next project as soon as I finish the previous one.
Than you and keep up the great work

[jimkennedy]

The first broom type you used is actually a paint brush that is used to paint lime paint on stucco. As a kid I watched my dad paint the exterior of our house (stucco covering) with lime based paint.

[brettd.cotten]

Great Video... Looking forward to future vids.... OH the brush you have looks like a mason brush for dusting off brick work...
Keep up the great videos....

[mikebpetersen]

Like the box fan with filter concept...most excellent idea. However I noticed you have the dust going through the fan and the intothe filter??? Why not put the filter on the other side and draw the dust directly into the filter, saving the fan blades from getting gunked up??

Thanks again, basic but with some great tips.

[WhiteLabWorkshop]

Great overview! I also employ the box fan w/filter option and it works surprisingly well.

[lauramumford]

Great presentation! I watch tons of woodworking videos and you are articulate and knowledgeable. Looking forward to more info in your future videos! Thanks

[holygrailbbq]

Great video! My dust collection system is a Home Depot bucket with a homemade cyclone system on top of it. I used PVC up in the rafters and I can close off ports to make sure the suction is strong. It works great. My filter on my shop vac still looks new. Thanks for the advice on the masks. I will check those out! And if you have any advice for a BBQ prep table, let me know. I am getting ready to start a cutting board based on your previous video. Thanks there too! 🔥

[sethfoulk]

It's was a VERY informative video that you made! Exactly what I was looking for! The first one I clicked on! No need to research any more! I'm about to be a beginner "woodshopp'er"! And deciding what to do about dust collection. Thank you!

[JuliuszCovers]

The thing with leaf blowers is that all the tiny particles that you raise from the ground stay airborne for hours if not days after you finish cleaning and you'll keep breathing them in all the time. In a space with as unhealthy air as a workshop, I wouldn't add to it by blowing air everywhere unless you spend 100% of time in your workshop in a filter mask. Where I live, it's illegal to even use leaf blowers to clean the pavements (unless you do it in the vacuum mode rather than as an actual blower), as they contribute to bad air quality.

[philcul]

Great video Sir

Some very informative info I did not think about. I will definitely be looking at my system again. Thanks

[kurtgronberg]

This is great thanks for all the helpful tips!

[randallthomas]

When you look at shop-vacs be aware that the better units have an independent fan and inlets to cool teh motor, and lower cost units use the air they suck in as teh cooling stream. What difference does that make? If you clog teh hose or the raise reduce the air flow, teh lower cost dust collectors can immediately burn out the sidings on the motor.

[DebsHill]

stumbled on this video today and was super useful. do you still hold to your findings?