Garage/Shop Dust Collection Systems

[WJCO]

Any of you have any practical dust collection systems that didn't cost a ton and are rather simple? Currently, I just sweep a large pile of metal or wood dust in the center of the garage, then use the shop vac, then a leaf blower for the fine stuff.

I'm hoping for something a little more permanent without being overly expensive or cumbersome. I'm OK with a diy system as well but really don't have a lot of ideas for simplicity. I cut both wood and metal. We have the space for a dust collection bag but I'm OK just using my shop vac as well.

 

[Jsouder53]

Check out Fein turbo dust extractor. We use one at work and it works pretty well! You can hook up a chop saw or a sander or most hand tools that have a dust bag. It’s automatic to when you turn on the tool, the vacuum turns on.

Here is our semi permanent shop setup

 

[BaddestCross]

Last time I did a bunch of woodworking in my garage, I put together a temporary manifold with 3 or 4" PVC pipe and ran flex hose to my saws. Attached my large shop vac to it and it worked pretty well. If I had a dedicated shop, I'd have a permanent dust collector for sure.

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[TrailHunter]

I use the shop vac trick when needed. Just duct tape the hose to the back of the chop saw or table saw. If I was to do a lot of cutting inside though, I’d invest in something like Jsouder mentioned.