Dust collection equipment for floor cleaning.

[JamesB]

Anyone have any recommendations on good lightweight "hand held" dust collection accessories mainly floor cleaning?
I haven't been woodworking for awhile due to health and the fear of germs in the garage. Sucking up sand and dog hair shouldn't hurt the DC right? All I have is an HF dust collector with 4 inch hose. I have a shop vac too but the DC will work much better if we get good cleaning attachments.
Thanks.

 

[lorbay]

I think this is what you are looking for.

Lin.

 

[commercialbuilder]

I use the hose and fittings from an old whole house vaccum, works great if you can find one. I had to buy a connector from woodcraft that would fit my duct and neck dow to the size of the hose.

 

[reiddog1]

James,

I have the same HF DC but got all my accessories from Rockler. I actually have the quick disconnect system and it is very versatile. I bought adapters in various sizes to fit my other tools and I can now use the expandable hose to go from tool to tool very quickly. I also bought their floor sweep attachment and it works very well. I really love the set up. Hope this helps.

http://www.rockler.com/m/product.cfm?page=30200

Dave

 

[Rchan63]

I use the Rocklers Dust Right Floor Sweep System. All you need to do is hook a 4" hose to it.

http://www.rockler.com/m/product.cfm?page=20376

 

[Rodnall]

If your worried about the fine dust you need to put a hepa filter on the shop vac and a different filter on the dust collector. I have the HF dust collector, but made a 2 stage and put on a wynn filter Cartridge Filters

 

[PaulDoug]

A Dust Deputy and a Hepa filter on you shop vac will do a good job on the floor. I use to vacuum my shop floor with my dust collector but decided I didn't like what the dropped screws and nails must have been doing to the impeller on the dust collector.

 

[TellicoTurning]

I know it won't help you with the dust, but I just use a straw broom on the floor of my shop... there is a floor sweep attachment for the 4" hose that can be place or mounted and swept into, I have one, but never use it... for the fine dust you will need some sort of whole shop dust/air cleaner....I need one myself, but my shop has too many holes around the roof line where the corrugated roof fits the headers to make them effective.

 

[bradh]

Like Chuck, I just have a floor pickup for my dust collector under the lathe.
Buy Floor Sweep Plastic - W1003 from Busy Bee Tools
I just open that blast gate and sweep the floor over to the pick-up. Metal bits will not get picked up by the air flow.

 

[JamesB]

I posted the question at Wood Magazine's forum too and was roundly chastised for even thinking of it!
The decision is to buy dust collection accessories or a new shop vac since mine is so old and tiny.
Thanks for your help, I will try something.