In the beginning, the woodworking world was covered in sawdust. Slowly we evolved
from broom-and-dustpan to shop vacuum, and eventually to bigger, more capable
dust collectors with the suction to carry away wood chips as well as fine sawdust.
These days, with the health hazards of wood dust making front-page news, you’re
about as likely to see a dust collector in a woodworking shop as a tablesaw.
In this tool review, we focus on cyclone systems capable of pulling dust through
a whole-shop duct system.
Featured in the December 2003 issue.
This tool review includes the following products: Bridgewood BW-CDC3, Grizzly
G0525, Oneida CompSys 1.5EXT35, Oneida CompSys 2EXT35, Oneida 2 Commercial System,
Penn State Temp142CX, Penn State Tempest, Woodsucker II
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