Alright so the title may be a little misleading, but the Rousseau Downdrafter does collect the dust from a miter saw extremely well. I do love seeing things re-purposed though. I mean I haven’t seen anything like that since the last time I was getting my hair dried at the beauty…since that time I saw that movie about that beauty…since my wife told me what happens at a beauty salon. If you have ever spent anytime using a miter saw you know that dust control is near impossible. Within seconds of using a miter saw, you and your shop get covered in a layer of sawdust thicker than the layer of cocaine on Tony Montana’s tabletop. [click to continue…]
dust collection
I have a bit of a reputation (well, actually several reputations, only one of which I’m discussing here). I have self-diagnosed myself as having mild OCD tendencies (OCD = Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). A more conventional way to put this would be “neat freak.” My nicer friends just call me “really well organized.” Luckily I married another neat freak, because if a neat freak gets stuck with a slob, that relationship usually results in some form of hell on earth. My wife and I just tend to harass each other about who is more of a neat freak. Since she’s not here to defend herself, she’s totally more of a neat freak! Anway, HomeFixated isn’t exactly a psychology or marriage therapy blog, so let’s get into what we’re here to review, the Festool CT 26 HEPA Dust Extractor. [click to continue…]
What happens when your shop vac sucks? And not in a good way? The Oneida Dust Deputy Deluxe can improve the performance of your shop vac so that it can live to suck another day. [click to continue…]
When I say “Sucks Hard”, I mean that in the suction sense, not in the “dude, that sucks!” sense. For most HomeFixated types, their “shop” typically is part of the garage. The reality for small workshop environments, is that it may not make much sense to install a 15 horsepower, 120 decibel mega-cyclonic dust collection system that rivals an F5 tornado. [click to continue…]
