Dust collection with low ceiling

[postalgbv]

Does anyone have photos or solutions that allow dust collection (standard 4" hose) with a 5'x8' cnc router in a shop that has low ceilings (10 feet, unfortunately)?

[jemmyell]

Hi,

I bought a computer floor on eBay. I have all my power and dust collection running underneath the floor. My main dust collector is in a shed outside and I use boosters (small dust collectors without bags) at each tool location (two tools per booster). It works VERY well and since all the micro fine dust (mother of pearl) my routers generate is going outside my shop stays very clean.

-James

[jcoats]

There are some 'ultra flexable' ducts out there that might help. One building I saw pictures of they put in a 6" raised flooring with chases for duct work built into the supports below the flooring. I thought that was a wonderful way to deal with it if you had the headroom to give up.

The boosters sound like a great idea, especially if they can feed to an outside cyclone, and the filter bags can be inside, basically trying to leave all the motor and fan noise outside.

Lots of luck!