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Re: vacuum systems

To: Ken Landaiche <ken_landaiche@dlcc.com>
Subject: Re: vacuum systems
From: Bill Rabel <brabel@dlux.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 20:37:45 +0000
> A brother of mine has a whole house vacuum system, which seems to be
> pretty convenient. Does anyone use their dust collection system as the
> general cleanup vacuum source in their shop? After all of that duct
> work, does the system have the suction of a portable shop vac? Am I
> getting too nerdy here?

I would be wary of collecting sawdust in the typical home vacuum system
for two reasons:

1) The typical shop system has larger hoses to allow passage of the
occasional sliver or chip of wood.

2) The volume of the accomulated sawdust would overwhelm the collection
capacity of the average home vac system.

I'd vote for a seperate system,

- Bill


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