
Diy workshop air filtration system. Making an air cleaner for the shop workshop projects normally theres not much of an air quality problem in my shop since often the amount of dust thats created is minimal. Then cover the hole with a couple of disposable furnace filters and cut slots in the bottom of the box to vent the filtered air back into the room photo 1. Verified using a laser particle counter the shop hacks ultimate diy air filtration system cleaned the air 3x faster than the powermatic pm1200 and over 7x faster than the wen 3410. A tour of the air cleaner i built for my shop.
Protect your health and keep your shop air clean with twice the performance at a fraction of the cost of other air filtration systems. A diy in creating a shop dust filtration project to remove airborne dust from wood sawing and sanding. But during heavy cutting or sanding operations it would be great to have an air cleaner that could effectively capture the airborne dust. Created using a basic plywood box construction air filters and a inexpensive 20 box fan on.
Most woodworking tools are setup with a vacuum system but for those that dont have one a mobile air cleaner cart. So anything we can do to remove dust and particulates from the air is a step in the right direction. The filters that i used for this air cleaner measure 16x20x1 so i designed my air cleaner to accommodate this size filter. Tested and proven to outperform 2 powermatic pm1200 systems with over twice the flow rate and 12 more filtration efficiency for less than 15th the cost.
Measuring particles 05 microns using a laser particle counter. Build a do it yourself air purifier for about 25 duration. Build a box cut a big hole in the bottom and install an exhaust fan in it photo 2. As per the cut list in my free plans i cut plywood strips 1 wide and use them to create a frame to house the filtersi measure and mark the locations of the filter frames and attach the strips with wood glue and brad nails.
Installing and maintaining an air filtration system installing an air filtration system is not complicated. Simple air filtration system for your garage or workshop dust collection.