Having moved the woodturning part of my life into its own quarters separate from my main workshop, (40 miles separate actually) I need to get a dust collector just for the lathe.
I'm not looking to suck up the turning chips, just the sanding dust, and that's all it will get used for except maybe a downdraft table later on. But one operation at a time, never both at once, it need not be a big unit.
I'm thinking one horsepower should be fine. (?)
I've been casting around to try and find realistic noise level ratings for the various options.
Some makers give a decibel rating, some don't, and anyway how trustworthy are those ratings.(?)
Anybody know if there's a comparative study been done at all?
Are there any websites that give real world meaning to decibel ratings anyway. Just what does, say, 80 decibels sound like?
The lowest rating I have found so far is the Jet model 650 with a 65-70 decibel rating from, I assume, Jet, who naturally want me to buy it, so how meaningful is that number?.
I have an old big twin-bag grizzly (3 HP) in the main shop, and I love it's performance, but that is one loud rascal. No clue what it is in decibels though. In a big space it's manageable, but something even close to that loud in this new smaller space would be intolerable.
Any and all input and experience appreciated.
Many thanks.
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I'm not looking to suck up the turning chips, just the sanding dust, and that's all it will get used for except maybe a downdraft table later on. But one operation at a time, never both at once, it need not be a big unit.
I'm thinking one horsepower should be fine. (?)
I've been casting around to try and find realistic noise level ratings for the various options.
Some makers give a decibel rating, some don't, and anyway how trustworthy are those ratings.(?)
Anybody know if there's a comparative study been done at all?
Are there any websites that give real world meaning to decibel ratings anyway. Just what does, say, 80 decibels sound like?
The lowest rating I have found so far is the Jet model 650 with a 65-70 decibel rating from, I assume, Jet, who naturally want me to buy it, so how meaningful is that number?.
I have an old big twin-bag grizzly (3 HP) in the main shop, and I love it's performance, but that is one loud rascal. No clue what it is in decibels though. In a big space it's manageable, but something even close to that loud in this new smaller space would be intolerable.
Any and all input and experience appreciated.
Many thanks.
d