Got called out for my sloppy miter saw dust collection setup

Honestly, a guy at the lumber yard saw my old setup and said 'You're just blowing that fine dust back into your face, man.' I switched to a proper 4-inch hose and a bucket lid separator, and my shop air is way clearer now. Anyone have a better trick for catching that super fine stuff before it hits the shop vac filter?

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vera_sanchez18d ago

Oh man, I saw a video where a guy added a second bucket with a furnace filter on top. It catches the super fine dust the cyclone misses. Looked pretty cheap to set up.

lucas_carr2417d ago

Forget the furnace filter, that's gonna clog in like five minutes. The real move is using a cheap electrostatic air filter from a big box store. Cut it to fit the bucket, it catches way more fine stuff without killing airflow. Saw a guy run his sander into a setup like that for an hour and the filter still looked clean. Way less hassle than replacing paper filters all the time.