MDF dust particles problem....

[eddie3000]

Hello. This is my first post in this great forum.
I am building my first CNC machine, and I have a problem with my vacuum cleaner. The dust I get from working on MDF is so fine that it obstructs the pores in the paper bag making it explode before it is even a quarter full. And it doesn't warn you either. It just blows and gets dust all over the place.
I do have a dust mask, it's the cleaning all the mess up that I would like to avoid.
I wanted to make a dust collector for my cnc, and I was wondering how others have made their own.
THANKS!

[mcphill]

I bought one of these, and it is working great: Oneida Air Systems - Dust Deputy

If you do a search on this forum, you will find a lot of threads on the subject, as well as links to some home build plans, but when you consider this is a total working solution for $60, you really can't go wrong...

[bobsch]

Build a Thien separator The Thien Cyclone Separator Lid w/ the Thien Cyclone Separator Baffle

[eddie3000]

Thanks for the info! Yes, that looks like a good idea. I didn't know they sold things like that, haven't seen them around here at all (I'm in Spain). The only thing similar is a Dyson vacuum cleaner, and they are pricey. I have one, ane in spite of the centrifugal cyclones and all the bells and whistles, the filter gets clogged if the dust is fine enough.
I will have a go at making one of those things you've shown, see if I'm succesful.
THANKS AGAIN!