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   WayneL5 | Jan 01, 2005 07:49pm | #1

   A central vacuum would probably not work well for shop dust collection.  Most tools need a large volume of air, not necessarily large suction.  If you don't have sufficient volume the dust and chips won't be collected and carried well.  That's why the duct to most wood working tools is either 4", 5", or 6" diameter.

   The capacity of the vacuum bin would be too small, too.  You'll fill it up in no time, especially with the jointer, and if you get one, a planer.

   There are lots of threads in the archives at Knots about dust collection.

   I have an Oneida system and like it a lot.

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   gjunger | Jan 02, 2005 06:00am | #4

   Good advice. thanks.

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   riff | Jan 01, 2005 09:17pm | #2

   More then you ever wanted to know about dust collection. :)

   http://billpentz.com//woodworking/cyclone/index.cfm

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   gjunger | Jan 02, 2005 05:59am | #3

   Thanks for the info. You are right it is a lot of info. Maybe I'll just go to Eagle Tools where I bought my stuff and say "give me what i need."Thanks

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   NickGianpaulo | Jan 03, 2005 07:17am | #5

   I have a shop with a 12" inlet blower, and a shop vac in an out building for dust collection. The shop vac is set up with a 2 stage filter. I like the high velocity, low volume shop vac for stuff like a mitre saw, band saw, palm sander, or top of the table saw, where fine dust is created. The big blower works great for the shaper, planer, bottom of the table saw, tenoner, and jointer. I did use a whole house vac on a palm sander when I was sanding my kitchen floor. The sanding took 2 hrs, but the dust collection was great. 

   Check out the dust collection forum archives at woodweb. There are posts there from people who have experience.

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   gjunger | Jan 03, 2005 07:57am | #6

   Thanks so much for the info. It helps a great deal.Gil