Paranoia is healthy ....

I suppose I’m as bad as most guys when it comes to dust control. For the odd cut I just can not be bothered to kit out. But for mass rip ups I make an effort and wear a ventilator, there’s a filtration/pump unit piped into the back of the helmet, on the rear of that belt .

I am also slightly asthmatic so I really should use this gear and of course it really does make a difference.

For smaller jobs I’ll use a dust mask.

For putting round overs on this cab I use my smaller Triton router which has a (add-on) dust cowl slung under the base plate on the front (my side) which connects to my shop vac for very good dust collection.

Ear defenders as the Triton has quite a high Db rating close up.

Although you can not see it at this angle, there is an industrial fan behind me - blowing full wack - out towards the open roller doors.

My 1.5 hp dust extractor sits in a small 3 x 3 m shed that’s at right angles to the corner of my main shed.

At least I’m well away from the dust that escapes this thing.

My main duct run - all 100 PVC pipe (cheap). Far end exists the shed (top left), into the small shed above. Blast gates on top run to the centre of the shed (see below) and on the drop saw and further to the right my router table.

Jet table saw is rolled back behind chair (middle right). But when in use positioned into the centre of the shed and connected as shown

And finally a filtration unit, this usually gets switched on it’s timer for two hours after I close up and leave the shed, when I can still “feel” the dust after a heavy session.

I find it really does the job.

And of course the Final Solution is to work outside. I’ll make the effort when I’m ripping whole sheets down.