Adding a Dust Collection System

Dust Collection
After cleaning up my shop (and a lot of dust), I decided to add dust collection. A dust collection is composed of a motor and impeller that sucks dust into a collection bag. Each sawdust producing piece of equipment is connected to the impeller through pipes.

Making Blast Gates for Dust Collection System

Making Blast Gates
You can get cheap blast gates, but they're not great. Nicer ones are more expensive, but you can build your own that work well and don't break the bank.

Building a Thien Baffle for Dust Collection & Chip Separation

Building a Thien Baffle

A Thien baffle separates chips, preventing them from hitting the dust collection impeller and also collects a lot of dust, keeping your filter clean and maintaining air flow.