Wall mount dust collector

[nrscroller]

Hi All, 

I just rearranged my shop and set up my Dewalt scroll saw to use along with my hegner and I thought about gettting a wall mount dust collector for that purpose. Anybody use one and recommend brands etc. Will they really pick up the dust? I have a jet on my ceiling and run that also, but I get that fine dust from my bb plywood. 

Thanks

Bill

[Denny Knappen]

I have the Seyco attached directly to the Pegas Scroll Saw.

[Sycamore67]

Personally, I think a shop vac is better for a scroll saw than a dust collector.  A dust collector has a hugely lower vacuum than a shop vac.  A dust collector has up to 10" of vacuum while a shop vac is typically over 60" .  When going thru small pipe or hoses this will be important.  A dust collector is great for larger sizes hoses like a 4" hose.

 I have a powerful dust collector that does not do very good on small hoses on my scroll saw.  But a shop vac does much better.

[nrscroller]

Hi

Thanks for the answers, I am hard of hearing and wear 2 aids and if I use a shop vac then I have to wear headphones and take hearing aids out. I don't know if I want to do that, also wouldn't a shop vac get awful hot if your running for like an hour steady? I might try my 1 hp vac on it and see. I am not spending 500 dollars for a quiet shop vac either. I thought shop Vac made a quiet one but I can't find it at Menards or Wally mart

Thanks

Bill

 

[OCtoolguy]

1 hour ago, nrscroller said:

Hi

Thanks for the answers, I am hard of hearing and wear 2 aids and if I use a shop vac then I have to wear headphones and take hearing aids out. I don't know if I want to do that, also wouldn't a shop vac get awful hot if your running for like an hour steady? I might try my 1 hp vac on it and see. I am not spending 500 dollars for a quiet shop vac either. I thought shop Vac made a quiet one but I can't find it at Menards or Wally mart

Thanks

Bill

 

Get yourself one of those outlets that will trigger your shop vac when you run your saw. You can either make one or buy one for about $40. My Fein vac has that built in. I bought it used on Craigslist for $175. Very quiet compared to my Ridgid vac.

Edited December 14, 2019 by octoolguy

[Jim Finn]

I tried shop vacs on my scroll saw but killed two of them.  One was new.  I spend hours at a time at my saw and it seems the shop vacs cannot handle that for long. 

[Fish]

I have used a small shop vac on my EX-21 but plugged in to my pedal so it kicks on and off as you use the saw. Mine is doing ok so far.

[tomsteve]

something that would work good for a dust collector on a scrollsaw is to make the bench the SS sits on a downdraft table. the DC will pull the dust down and out