Let's get two facts straight; dust control is the biggest battle we fight in the woodshop and your lungs are NOT dust filters. It doesn't matter if your shop is a one-car garage or a 10,000 square foot professional cabinet shop, you need good dust protection every time you turn on a machine. Fortunately, Rikon has a couple of dust weapons that really suck - to help you win the battle over dust.
Rikon 1HP Dust Collector
Rikon's 1hp dust collector is the perfect size for any small shop but also fits in nicely in larger shops as well. Here in the Infinity Tools shop we use it as a dedicated dust collector on our router table and shaper. It's more quiet and more powerful than a shop vac and lets you hook up your machines with 4" dust ports. Using a dust collector with this kind of power is great when running tools like a router, planer or joiner, three machines that are notorious for pumping out wood shavings and dangerously small particulate. The RIK-60-100 dust collector features a 1hp motor and a 9 bladed steel impeller that together pull a sturdy 650 cfm. When compared to a shop vac, Rikon's 1hp collector is whisper quiet at 78dB, shop vacs can put out as much a 90dB. This may not seem like a big difference but it's quite a hefty volume change, especially in a small shop.
Rikon's 1hp dust collector filters particles as small as 5 microns, keeping your shop free of piles of dust at every machine, and with its ability to collect up to 2.1 cubic feet of debris you won't have to stop working as often to empty the bag. With casters built into the base you'll be able to easily move this dust collector wherever you need it and make the most of the space you have. And let's not forget the best warranty in the business; Rikon's 5-year warranty means your dust collector will continue sucking no matter what job you throw at it.
Rikon Air Filtration System, RIK-62-400
Now that we've taken care of the big piles of dust in the shop we need to take care of the dangerous small dust particles floating around and filling up our lungs. Rikon's Air Filtration System is the perfect tool for this. This system has 3 speeds and is capable of filtering the air in your average 400 square foot shop 7 times per hour. This system will suck up 300, 350, or 400 cfm of dusty air depending on which of the 3 speeds you choose. To make your life easy, Rikon has included hardware that allows you to hang this system from the ceiling.
Once you've taken advantage of the included hanging hardware and your filter is out of the way (and most likely out of reach) Rikon's remote control will come in handy. You'll be using the remote to easily turn the filter on and off and adjust the speed setting as needed. The 62-400 Air Filtration System also has a timer that allows you to set the system to run for 1,2, or 4 hours and then shuts off automatically. This is a great feature that lets the system clean the air in your shop while you're not there and turn itself off when it's done, saving electricity.
The Rikon Air Filtration System captures particles as small as 1 micron with its dual filters and changing those filters is a snap. Simply flip the 2 toggle clips and swap out the dirty filter for a new one. The inner filter is washable, saving you money when it comes time to change it out. And like all of Rikon's power tools, this air filtration system is covered by their awesome 5-year limited warranty!
So why bother investing in a Rikon Clean Air System? Three reasons; it's good for your shop floor, good for your lungs and easy on your ears. And with Rikon's industry-best 5-year limited warranty, you can't beat the value. Ready to breathe easy? Take a hard look at these great Dust Collection products, they really suck... in a good way.