Inspired by @stringer's thread, I present this challenge: help me set up a miniscule "workshop" in a corner of this crappy plastic shed. (If you've already helped me out on belt sanders, I apologize for being a broken record. Please ignore.)
Basically I want a belt sander and some sort of rudimentary dust collection that uses minimal space. You can also tell me "that's a ridiculous idea, just move to the suburbs!" if you prefer. I'm thinking of just buying a small $50 3x18 or 3x21 belt sander like this one, and maybe building like a little box or sort to partial enclose it, hooking it up to some sort of small dust collection thing? Idk anything about dust collection. I assume small versions exist. Another option would be to get a $200 2x42 like this one, but I'm not sure I have the space for this and associated dust collection. Not looking to spend much money, since the hope would be to move in a couple years to a place where I can have real equipment. Basically, I'm just looking to have an easier time making alterations to customer knives (broken tips, grinding fingerguards, etc...) while maybe doing a small amount of handle work.
I'm especially looking for ideas on dust collection. Thanks!
Basically I want a belt sander and some sort of rudimentary dust collection that uses minimal space. You can also tell me "that's a ridiculous idea, just move to the suburbs!" if you prefer. I'm thinking of just buying a small $50 3x18 or 3x21 belt sander like this one, and maybe building like a little box or sort to partial enclose it, hooking it up to some sort of small dust collection thing? Idk anything about dust collection. I assume small versions exist. Another option would be to get a $200 2x42 like this one, but I'm not sure I have the space for this and associated dust collection. Not looking to spend much money, since the hope would be to move in a couple years to a place where I can have real equipment. Basically, I'm just looking to have an easier time making alterations to customer knives (broken tips, grinding fingerguards, etc...) while maybe doing a small amount of handle work.
I'm especially looking for ideas on dust collection. Thanks!
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