city17
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Hi all, I'm looking to buy a dust collector to go with my Elektra Beckum HC 260 planer thicknesser.
From what I found there are two main types of dust collectors, the ones that are shaped like a small oil drum (e.g. this one) and the ones that have a fabric bag on top and a plastic one on the bottom.
The second type are quite a bit more expensive, so I was wondering what the exact difference is.
Will the oil drum type collectors work well enough with my planer thicknesser? Or are they less capable?
My main goal is to prevent wood chips flying all over the place, less concerned about reducing fine dust as I'm always wearing a face mask with filters when using the planer thicknesser.
From what I found there are two main types of dust collectors, the ones that are shaped like a small oil drum (e.g. this one) and the ones that have a fabric bag on top and a plastic one on the bottom.
The second type are quite a bit more expensive, so I was wondering what the exact difference is.
Will the oil drum type collectors work well enough with my planer thicknesser? Or are they less capable?
My main goal is to prevent wood chips flying all over the place, less concerned about reducing fine dust as I'm always wearing a face mask with filters when using the planer thicknesser.