stevan Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 If you buy a box fan to duct tape a filter to for homemade dust control, you may want to be sure to buy one with the controls on the top or on the side of the fan. Not on the back... Where they will be covered by the filter... And you have to cut a hole in the filter to access said controls.... Just saying..... Scrolling Steve and tomsteve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 Sounds like an OOPs lesson learned. WayneMahler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 Well, any fool would know that!! Actually, never gave it a thought when I bought my fan, I just lucked out and the controls were on top.. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimmerstutzen Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 I am in the planning stages for a shop and trying to figure out just what I may need. for some things, I just roll the equipment out side and let the breeze take the dust away. I know that will not work on bad weather days. I have no experience with actual dust collectors, just shop vacs. Are the dust collectors that much better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevan Posted February 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 I am in the planning stages for a shop and trying to figure out just what I may need. for some things, I just roll the equipment out side and let the breeze take the dust away. I know that will not work on bad weather days. I have no experience with actual dust collectors, just shop vacs. Are the dust collectors that much better? I'm not sure if a full blown $250 dust collector is any better than my $20 box fan and $10 furnace filter. But for now, I want to be careful and this is cheap lung insurance. I also use my shop vac. SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevan Posted February 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 Sounds like an OOPs lesson learned. My favorite saying is: Good judgement comes from experience.... Experience comes from bad judgement..... SCROLLSAW703 and amazingkevin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 I am going to wake some old timers memories with this one. It is still made and is still a good option for those that want that portable dust collector. This was used by so many years ago when it first came out. https://images.samsclubresources.com/is/image/samsclub/0002628210300_A?wid=1500&hei=1500&qlt=80&op_sharpen=1 SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye10 Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 I am going to wake some old timers memories with this one. It is still made and is still a good option for those that want that portable dust collector. This was used by so many years ago when it first came out. https://images.samsclubresources.com/is/image/samsclub/0002628210300_A?wid=1500&hei=1500&qlt=80&op_sharpen=1 John I think Steve Good uses this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 If you buy a box fan to duct tape a filter to for homemade dust control, you may want to be sure to buy one with the controls on the top or on the side of the fan. Not on the back... Where they will be covered by the filter... And you have to cut a hole in the filter to access said controls.... Just saying..... haven't tried this method before but. it seems to me that one would put the filter in the front of the fan to keep the dust also out of his unit... Am I missing something here? Could very well be, just a thought Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 The back of the fan sucks air, then blows air out the front. You put the filter on the back, it sucks the dust into the filter and blows out filtered air,, hopefully. It works pretty good, at least I have to clean or replace my filter fairly often. Doesn't catch everything, not full proof, but a lot better than nothing. I also use a Resp-o-rator which works real well (espically if you have a beard). The only drawbacks with it, you have to wear a nose plug which is a little uncomfortable and because you breath through you mouth, my throat get a little dry. A sip of wine er, I mean water, fixes that. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 I am going to wake some old timers memories with this one. It is still made and is still a good option for those that want that portable dust collector. This was used by so many years ago when it first came out. https://images.samsclubresources.com/is/image/samsclub/0002628210300_A?wid=1500&hei=1500&qlt=80&op_sharpen=1 Yes John I still have mine and just bought and replaced the filter. I use it along with a box fan and filter. I also always use a respirator while making dust. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 If you buy a box fan to duct tape a filter to for homemade dust control, you may want to be sure to buy one with the controls on the top or on the side of the fan. Not on the back... Where they will be covered by the filter... And you have to cut a hole in the filter to access said controls.... Just saying..... My new ware house i have 3 fans mounted on a sheet of 1/4" which nesstles in the back door of my shop.the front is a roll up door so there good air flow.when i scrolled inside a apartment i used box fans with pleated air filters for cental AC units 20" x 20" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam777 Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 I bought a USED GREAT IN SHAPE one of those about a month ago. Not because I wanted to buy used, ONLY because stupid Calif laws don't allow any filtering system to enter our CLEAN STATE. How do you like that? I checked all these box filter systems which you hang from the ceiling and EVERY co. says they would not ship to Calif. Actually it says that in bold letters right under their product. This is SOOOOO frustrating. By the way I like it BUT I always wear a mask (the 3M ones with pink cartridges) Sam OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneMahler Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 I use these in my shop. They do a decent job. But you still to protect yourself with a good mask. That ultra fine stuff still floats around. All depends n what your working with, some are more harmful then others. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blights69 Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 I have always had the thinking that one you fit to the ceiling wall or floor will not be as good as one you fit to your face so always make sure the face one is just as good if not better than the one on the floor wall ceiling, Just my way of thinking I spose. I only have a little 10x8 summerhouse turned into workshop so space is at a premium I therefore use a dust extractor in a shed next door and have a pipe running into shop which i put on the item I use which is of course mainly the scroll saw lol. However if there is a little unit in the uk that would also clean the air when I leave and am in there please let me know as I am an acute asthmatic so its always better to air on the side of caution as it is I sound like darth vader when i say yes to a cup of tea from the missus whats one more noise in the background when you are making dust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye10 Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 My new ware house i have 3 fans mounted on a sheet of 1/4" which nesstles in the back door of my shop.the front is a roll up door so there good air flow.when i scrolled inside a apartment i used box fans with pleated air filters for cental AC units 20" x 20" A ware house for a shop!!! That sounds nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edward Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 Check out Sheila"s and Steve good"s site they both have a totoral on the elipse mask, and I also have one and it works great, and the price is reasonable . Just a thought. edward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye10 Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 I bought a USED GREAT IN SHAPE one of those about a month ago. Not because I wanted to buy used, ONLY because stupid Calif laws don't allow any filtering system to enter our CLEAN STATE. How do you like that? I checked all these box filter systems which you hang from the ceiling and EVERY co. says they would not ship to Calif. Actually it says that in bold letters right under their product. This is SOOOOO frustrating. By the way I like it BUT I always wear a mask (the 3M ones with pink cartridges) Sam Sam I just don't understand why people would want to live there. Move here and I will help you find a place to live and we can filter all the air we want. We can also carry and shoot our guns. I like shooting too. As the young people say "It will be a hoot". Sam777, SCROLLSAW703 and GrampaJim 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwine Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 I will have to replace my box fan this year as the old one up and died in January. For my small shop, 200 sq. ft., it works fairly well with the filter on the back. As for using a vacuum attached to the various tools and to the scroll saw, it is a good idea except they are not designed to be used continually even though I had it hooked up to start and stop with the saw. I have replaced the motor head on my Shop Vac twice and if I decide to do it again, it died last November, will probably hook it up the same way. I would like to have a full dust collection unit but just out of my price range. I do wear a dust mast the entire time I am in the shop sawing or not. Erv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam777 Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 Sam I just don't understand why people would want to live there. Move here and I will help you find a place to live and we can filter all the air we want. We can also carry and shoot our guns. I like shooting too. As the young people say "It will be a hoot". I am ready to get the hell out of here. My in-laws have been after us to move to Texas but I never made the effort to find a job there and our kids were still in schools here. so we were kinda stuck here :( Thanks for the invitation Sam SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye10 Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 I am ready to get the hell out of here. My in-laws have been after us to move to Texas but I never made the effort to find a job there and our kids were still in schools here. so we were kinda stuck here :( Thanks for the invitation Sam Yeah Sam I believe Texas is a good place to live. SCROLLSAW703 and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 I just went to Shiela's website and read the review on the Elipse mask. Very interesting. Anyway, I went to Amazon and found the one they offer under the name of Miller Electric. $25.99 plus free shipping. They also have a "no rush" shipping offer that will give my a $5 credit off my next purchase. So, $25.99 total. No tax, no shipping fee. Can't beat that. Thanks for the "heads up" on this one. I've been searching for a comfortable mask that doesn't fog up my glasses. Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 (edited) Yeah Sam I believe Texas is a good place to live. Ok, I made a mess of my post. I went back and reread the posts and now I have it right. The OP mentioned moving out of the state and I thought he meant Tennessee. I too live in So Cal and I hate everything except the weather. My wife says she "ain't moving anywhere" so I guess I'm stuck here. I love Tyler Texas and I love Dandridge, Tn. I'd be most happy in either place. And I'd probably have money left at the end of each month too. Darned expensive living here. But, we have such great weather. Can't say much for the politics though. Ray Edited February 25, 2017 by octoolguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye10 Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 Ok, I made a mess of my post. I went back and reread the posts and now I have it right. The OP mentioned moving out of the state and I thought he meant Tennessee. I too live in So Cal and I hate everything except the weather. My wife says she "ain't moving anywhere" so I guess I'm stuck here. I love Tyler Texas and I love Dandridge, Tn. I'd be most happy in either place. And I'd probably have money left at the end of each month too. Darned expensive living here. But, we have such great weather. Can't say much for the politics though. Ray Hey Ray if you don't like the weather in Tennessee just wait until tomorrow and it will change. SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 We moved to Texas last year from pa, we are happy we still miss some things from pa, hoaiges and soft pretzels, but we are here to stay, RJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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