Air Cleaner advice

[sbarton22]

After getting repayment from my unsubsidized loan to Uncle Sam, I am going to finally add some dust collection to the shop. I'm going to add a 2HP dust collector of some sort with a .5 micron canister filter. (not sure if I'm going to do the HF + Winn filter or go for the powermatic that I saw on CL)



Along with that, I want to add an air cleaner. I haven't done a ton of research on that one yet. So, my question is where to locate it.



If I hang it from the ceiling, I can catch all of the floating particles. But am I only going to grab the stuff that floats that high?



If I hang it down low, say under my assembly table, then it catches the particles only as they drift down...so they have been in my breathing range most of the time.



Perhaps I am over thinking this?



Any advice on good models and locations to mount it would be greatly appreciated!



s|b

 

[tomas]

Wherever you place it, it will circulate all of the air in the room through the filters within a few minutes.

Tomas

 

[moke]

sb
I bought the jet unit a couple of years ago...it was on sale for 250 or somewhere in there. The only thing about it is the filters are about 35.- 50.00...but the 50.00 is washable, and let me tell you they get gunked up!!

I asked the rep about positioning and he recommended a ceiling mounting and in the middle-somewhat-back of the shop....(like 75% back) making sure major dustmakers are ahead of the filter. I have smoked some cigars in the shop and you can see the smoke head right for the filter side.

I can not really tell you if it is working, but I have two filters that I interchange and when I am really spending a lot of time in the shop they need changed about every 2 to 3 weeks...so it must be doing something!!!

 

[76winger]

Obviously they're filtering the are you wouldn't be cleaning or changing the filters. Does that mean you're still not going to breath in some of the dust in the air? No, your still going to breath some in if the air got to your lungs before it circulates over through the filters.

The filters get a lot, but it's almost impossible to get it all. They simply make the environment better than if you didn't have them. So if you have reactions or allergies to the wood dust, you certainly want some filtering equipment on your face to minimize what you breath in regardless of whether you have a shop filter or not.

 

[moke]

SB--
I noticed that the Rikon unit is on sale at woodcraft for 269.00. I think that is a pretty good price. This one may be green but it looks from the outside just like the Jet.

Dave--I agree it is probably not getting it all, but between the dust collector and this, I think I am doing ok...I tried a friends Trend Face shield and it was not for me...I am a little closterphobic and it drove me nuts so I use a regular old face mask, the DC, and the Jet Air Filtration.

 

[The Penguin]

before the Rikon was on sale - Woodcraft had a similar Delta on sale, that was a bit better equipped, and had a higher CFM rating:

Buy Delta 3 Speed Ambient Air Cleaner with Pleated Filter, Model 50-875T2 at Woodcraft.com

 

[Mike D]

Save the money and build your own. This is a link to the air filter I built, it works very well and cost a lot less than the manufactured filters. My new shop made air filter! - by RetiredCoastie @ LumberJocks.com ~ woodworking community

 

[sbarton22]

Save the money and build your own. This is a link to the air filter I built, it works very well and cost a lot less than the manufactured filters. My new shop made air filter! - by RetiredCoastie @ LumberJocks.com ~ woodworking community

Nice work.

Honestly, my time in my shop is limited and precious. I would rather buy it and get on with the business of making the things I want to spend time making. I already have to many other shop furniture projects that I have on my list to add another.