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TIL the hard way that MDF dust blows through a shop vac filter like it's nothing
I used to just use a regular shop vac for cleaning up after cutting MDF. But last week I had a big job making 20 bookshelves for a library, and after just two sheets my filter was totally caked and I lost all suction. Now I sprung for a HEPA filter and a dust separator bucket setup like a friend in Atlanta recommended. Huge difference, the separator catches like 90% of the dust before it hits the filter. Has anyone found a better way to handle this without breaking the bank?
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mason_flores218d ago
A dust deputy style separator is legit the way to go, I set one up with a 5 gallon bucket and it's night and day how much cleaner the filter stays.
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uma_baker888d agoTop Commenter
Does the 5 gallon bucket fill up pretty fast on bigger jobs?
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