I often wonder about the hype of dust collection.
Bondo is a whole 'nother noxious can of worms.I will say it depends on the size of your shop (production) as well as the size of your shop (physical space). Coming from an industrial shop with 5 table saws, cabinet makers and a whole bunch of planing going on, on a given day we'd empty our udders every day and have a massive amount of dust collected. 2-4 cubic yards depending on how busy we were.
kind of pointless though when we're using gallons of bondo on scenic elements and belt sanding things in, covering everything on our main deck with an inch of dust.
Try searching for "Dust Collection" and or "Shop Setup". there are a number of threads where this is discussed. Also the book "Dust Collection Basics" is a MUST HAVE for planning out your system. It has great recommendations on Sizes and types it stresses several safety points like remembering to ground everything. It also has a lot of cool math you can use to help figure out ducting sizes and CFM requirements for each tool in a shop. I highly recommend it.
And, BTW, Welcome aboard!
We use essential cookies to make this site work, and optional cookies to enhance your experience.