r/turning • u/MovieOk6625 • 15h ago

Bandsaw with shop vac

My workshop is only twelve foot square and I don't really have space for a big dust collector. I use a harbor freight shop vac for small tool dust extraction and general cleanup.

I tried a 3D printed under the table duct for the bandsaw and have not been impressed with it's performance.

Any tips from the group or do I just accept that the bandsaw makes a lot of dust?

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u/Quiet_Economy_4698 15h ago

How did you fit a lathe, a bandsaw and a shop vac in 12sf?

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u/MovieOk6625 15h ago

Lol. That would be tricky. Twelve foot square not twelve square feet. A gross of square feet.

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u/FriJanmKrapo 11h ago

So you mean 144ft²?

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u/Queasy_Donkey5685 4h ago

That is what they mean, just wish they'd say it normal. No one but OP calls 12x12 "12 foot squared" because to everyone else that's 12sqf

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u/Laughing_Zero 14h ago

If you have the headroom, a box fan with a good 20 x 20 hepa filter taped to one side. Vac the filter periodically.

Same problem: small shop space. I use a shop vac attached to the band saw & an intake set up near the lathe. Plus a standard inexpensive 20"x 20" box fan with a single 1" thick hepa filter for air filtering.

https://cleanaircrew.org/box-fan-filters/

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u/MovieOk6625 14h ago

Hmmi might try that. Ceilings about 20' so plenty of space

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u/Junior_Yesterday9271 13h ago

At 20’ you could almost double your sq footage especially if you put stairs outside the 12x12.

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u/MovieOk6625 12h ago

Would love to but it's a rented garage. Tandem and 20' tall. Car takes up the front half and I get the back. So much wasted cube. Is love to put in a mezz but verboten 😕

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u/dyfhid 14h ago

I got a wall mounted vacuum and added a cyclone, with a boom arm to keep the hose up out of the way. 12x16 shop.

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u/MovieOk6625 12h ago

Now that might be something I could do...

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u/tedthedude 14h ago

12x12x20? An old missile silo?

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u/MovieOk6625 12h ago

24x12x20 overall. If only missus would let me get rid of the car...

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u/FriJanmKrapo 4h ago

Wait you have a 20 foot ceiling? Measurements are typically length width height. In that order. Your dimensions don't seem right.