Sanding dust question

[CosmicQuest]

I also sand resin using wet sanding papers/sanding sticks in the sink adjacent to my hobby space. Useful when working with small parts. Though, 'hogging out' something with the dremel presents a real challenge!

My apartment used to have a 'central vacuum' system, which uses a remote vacuum drawing through ports in the walls. Plugging in the long hose turned it on... too bad it doesn't work anymore! Would have useful for dust collection...
Regards, Robert

Wow. Central vac would be awesome for a downdraft table!

 

[rbeach84]

I need to find out where those pipes in the walls are going... hmm.
Ha!

 

[basementdweller]

Nail dust collector with exchangable filters. It seems it's already a staple in many hobbyists arsenal. I want to build one to suit my needs but they are rather affordable from aliexpress. I think I'd want to exchange the fan for a high static pressure quieter one like arctic freezer max range from the pc side of building things. Might be okay as is though.

This is just an example - didn't look for the best one or cheapest or anything.

Here is the fan

 

[CosmicQuest]

Nail dust collector with exchangable filters. It seems it's already a staple in many hobbyists arsenal. I want to build one to suit my needs but they are rather affordable from aliexpress. I think I'd want to exchange the fan for a high static pressure quieter one like arctic freezer max range from the pc side of building things. Might be okay as is though.

This is just an example - didn't look for the best one or cheapest or anything.

Here is the fan

Thanks for the tip! I'll check it out!!

 

[Captain Dunsel]

Do you guys do anything in particular to help mitigate sanding dust from getting on surfaces in your hobby area? I am occasionally finding the dust on surfaces around our apartment. Do you all think one of those airbrush sanding booths would help? Thank you in advance for any thoughts you may have on this!

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[CosmicQuest]

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Health Hazards of Prop & Model Making

Excellent thread! Thank you Captain Dunsel!!