Dust collection

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Different types of dust and the different ways tools disperse it call for differing dust collection methods.

Tools

Angle grinder

These produce large amounts of dust, much of it fine enough to stay suspended in the air and clog all known cloth & paper filters.

Cyclones are effective dust catchers, but be aware that some cyclone vacs have post-filters that clog on dust residue.

Forced ventilation of the workspace is sometimes necessary.

Drill

Drill dust isnt thrown into the air, making it relatively easy to collect.

An envelope taped under the hole works reasonably well.

Plastic bowls are sold for ceiling drilling to catch the debris.

Where a lot fo holes will be drilled, taping a vacuum cleaner hose to the drill catches a lot of it.

Drills with built in vacuum nozzle have been seen, but experience with these is so far lacking.

Saw

Circular bladed saws often have built in vacuum ports. These typically collect around 50% of the dust, and often clog quickly. When used passively with the supplied collecting bag they're too often useless.

Wall chaser=

Produces the same dust as an angle grinder, but the built in hood & vacuum port makes collection much better.

Sander=

caution about lead paint

Planer

Wood shavings can be caught by any type of vacuum filter. A lot is produced, but its mostly not fine enough to be hard to deal with.

SDS

Same as drill, though chiselling can disperse the dust further, and a lot of chiselling can create a lot more dust than a few holes.

Taping a vacuum hose to the drill can eliminate the majority of dust. The same job was carried out in 2 rooms, one with a cyclone vac and one without. In the without room, nearly everything was covered with dust. In the with room most of the need for cleanup was eliminated, with the only dust being near the tool.