Tool Smarts: Woodshop Dust Collection

Provides woodworkers with advice on setting up a safe workshop, whether hobbyists or professional. This book also offers tips for keeping a cleaner shop and dust-free tools. From masks and vacuums to central dust collectors and air scrubbers, it presents the options for creating a healthier atmosphere, with pros and cons. Control the Dust and Breath Easier Wood dust in not only messy and annoying, it can pose countless health and safety hazards in the home workshop. Weekend woodworkers can develop allergies that will only worsen with increased exposure, and any random spark can turn a pile of dust into a serious fire hazard. Getting wood dust-especially the fine dust-under control is a critical and necessary step in any productive woodshop. As part of the Tool Smarts Series from American Woodworker, Woodshop Dust Collection is a must-have book for all woodworkers, regardless of skill level. It covers everything you need to know to set-up a safe, clean, work environment. This helpful guide includes expert information on: " The five simple rules for a dust free shop " Finding the right vacuum for your workspace " How to minimize dust from portable power tools " Dust collection systems, air compressors, and air scrubbers " Practical solutions for making tools work cleaner This title provides woodworkers with advice on setting up a safe workshop, whether hobbyists or professional. An important topic for all woodworkers - this presents the options for creating a healthier atmosphere. Research tells us that prolonged exposure to fine wood dust can pose a variety of health risks for woodworkers, from pesky allergies to serious nasal and lung cancers. Add the risk of workshop fires caused by wood dust and the need for a collection system becomes a top priority. With the…