Your FIRST Dust Collector that has everything you need

[@TheAaronReynolds]

Just finished the build with your plans. I learned a ton and found it simple and fun. Very confidence inspiring. Thanks for the great information and education. I really appreciate it.

[@MWAWoodworks]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for the support.

[@JorgeAguilar714]

I really like the design of your cart and you bring up a good point regarding not needing such a huge vac. I have the same ridgid vac in a Jay Bates vac cart and with the cyclone it was really tall. I had to give up my dust deputy and switched to the dust topper for height reduction. I’m going to get the corded version of the vac with the dustopper to get middle ground solution. Thanks for the idea.

[@MWAWoodworks]

Awesome 😎

[@littlejason99]

Really liked your video. Design was practical, simple, and had thought into common materials usage. So many others I've seen are a little over the top and that's fine if you have the time or specific features, but yours gives a working design and the large surface areas have plenty of room to mount extra bits as needed.

[@RedcarWW]

Love this build. I built mine with PVC straight off the wheels going into a platform where the Dusty Deputy sits. Overtime I've come to realize that this build is unstable. Switching to this build will give me a more stable solution. Only difference is that I'll use my corded Craftsman shop vac. Not for the capacity, but for the overall CFM. Someone else indicated that they use their dust cart collector for most of their small tools. I do the same. The portability allows me to provide dust collection with one unit. Eventually I need to put together a full shop solution. Until then, this still gets the job done.

[@NWGR]

Nice job. 🙂 Those new milwaukee vacs are impressive. I'm with you on not needing a huge vac when used with a separator. Until now though, it always seemed like smaller vac = smaller, weaker motor. Thankfully, not the case these days with some vacs.

[@MWAWoodworks]

I've used the Milwaukee vac for 3 months now and it's the reason I decided to redesign my vac cart. It's a very nice vacuum

[@WoodUCreate]

That vac only shows 87cfm where as your other Rigid unit says 165 cfm. I guess for basic clean up it would be ok, but I really like the power of the plug in unit especially for basic tools in the shop.. Izzy Swan took one of his Rigid vacs and cut it down to a pancake since it would not collect all that much and then he used a cyclone as well. So you don't have the portability of battery, but you still have the power of electric.

[@mr.makeit4037]

Finally someone who gets the endless possibilities of a cordless workshop. Good start with the cordless vac. I'm working on making my bench drill press using a 40v ryobi battery and 40v ryobi lawnmower dc motor.

[@David-hm9ic]

Some of us recognize the limitations of a cordless workshop, too.

[@floydrao7951]

Really enjoyed your presentation, easy to understand and with some very useful tips for my novice woodworking skills, thanks mate!

[@SawdustmakerLori]

Love this new shop vac cart design....thanks for sharing!

[@MWAWoodworks]

Awesome! Glad you like it 👍

[@MCsCreations]

Brilliant work, Matt! Really great design! 😃 Some day I'm going to get a shop vac like that! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@MWAWoodworks]

Thank you brother ☺️

[@rkerby6375]

I love your great design, and build project, "Dust Collector"! Well done!

[@PatrickMcNealPuppets-n-Things]

This is the best design I have seen for a vacuum cart, or at least my favorite. I still have a huge Ridgid shop vac that works very well, but I can adapt some of the ideas here to my needs. Thanks for posting! You have a new subscriber. 🙂

[@christopherdekonstrukt444]

My router gets the cord wrapped like that when cutting circles in wood too. Need a cordless one. I like the Festool track saw, will invest in a battery powered one as upgrading my power in the garage is more expensive.

[@MWAWoodworks]

Yeah a cordless router is clutch

[@ronnorris1504]

perfect setup for shop vac. will be purchasing your plans. Thanks

[@MWAWoodworks]

Awesome! Thanks Ron!

[@strumlord]

Loving this design. I built one just like your old one, but I’m liking some of the features on this one better. Also digging the cordless Milwaukee shop vac. But that price tag is a bit too steep for me so I’ll be sticking with my rigid. It’s not cordless but I can live with it. But otherwise??? Yeah, totally building this. 👍

[@TheJbergner]

thanks so much for the demo and info. I used your ideas to create a cart of my own and love the swivel idea using the pvc set up. Much appreciated!

[@RichSobocinski]

You already have a template for the bucket hole. Seems like the easy route is to cut the circle rough with a jig saw, then finish with a pattern bit using the template.

[@dbf1dware]

My thought also was to do a shallow pass with the router. Then using that as a guide, cut with the jigsaw. Then finish with the router.

[@vmoutsop]

Nice to hear someone has some nice "scrap" plywood.

[@BeauChampion]

A cordless shop vac cart?? Genius! 🤯

[@MWAWoodworks]

Yeah that's basically the reasoning for rebuilding my old cart!

[@gsh341]

I'm going to use a few of the ideas you have here, but I'm not going to use a battery powered vacuum. While it does make it easy to move around the shop, It means that every time I connect it to my tools I have to remember to turn on the vacuum, then turn on the tool. Then I have to turn off the tool and then turn off the vacuum. What I have is a power connection on the cart that I plug the tool into so that when I turn the tool on, the vacuum automatically turns on as well. When the tool turns off, the vacuum runs for about 3 seconds and then turns off again.

[@MWAWoodworks]

Fair enough! I have two Festool CT vacs that do the same thing your describing (tool actuated). My cordless cart is primarily for quick shop cleaning and my number one goal was to get rid of the cord.

[@gsh341]

@@MWAWoodworks I forgot to mention, if you have something (like your bucket) and you can't easily measure the width because of bucket taper and the like, I found a super easy way to do it. Get two 16" x 24" framing squares and lay the 24" edges one on top of the other and hold them flush with each other. You now have a 16" deep caliper that can measure things about 20" wide. If you want to get super fancy, you can make something out of plywood to slip the ends in and hold the squares together and keep them aligned. Once you have them at the distance you want to measure, use a clamp to prevent them from slipping and measure the distance between the ends. It's cheap, easy and effective.

[@MWAWoodworks]

Great idea!

[@jewdd1989]

So I just ordered (Amazon) Cen-Tec’s “Quick Click” dust collection system: it included a variety of awesome quick click attachments ranging from 3/4” to 1.5” and a 2.5” connector for a multitude of tools with different sized dust ports and it came with a dust separator + vac hose attachment + quick click 16’ hose for dust separator - tool. I’d love for you to try this system, I just ordered it but the reviews were great… maybe build a custom ;) cart to go with it? Anyways I thought I’d through this comment in because ik for myself dealing with dust collection has been confusing and I’ve stalled getting one but the dust is too extreme to keep dealing with. I wish more woodworkers on YT used this Cen-Tec system because I think it’s a game changer and perhaps better than the Rockler kits, certainly cheaper and they even sell a static free hose which I haven’t seen else where. I wish my kit came with one as my area is experiencing the worst drought and the static in my house is the worst it’s ever been. I wish that was also discussed more but love your cart, I’ll see if I can modify it to fit my stuff plus a 14 gallon plastic bin with sealed lid

[@mefirst4266]

I DID TOO AND SENT IT BACK TODAY !!! NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE CYCLONE BY ONEIDA

[@donnymcarter]

Good stuff buddy! I really like this setup. I’m thinking of going with some new Milwaukee tools.

[@MWAWoodworks]

Thank you brother. Milwaukee tools are good stuff

[@annezimmerman4262]

Best shop vac cart on uTube!

[@gregj2647]

Neat idea. Looks like you added some tape around the bucket. Was that to fit your hole better? Also, is your circle cutting jig adjustable? What happens if there isn’t a choice that meets your needs? To demonstrate the new dust collector, it would have been interesting to see what actually made it to the vacuum on this version versus the older version. I’m not familiar with that specific vacuum, but how hard is it to change batteries with this setup? Thank for the video

[@bowerscustomwoodworkingllc]

Great upgrades, and thanks for the giveaway! I am looking at their cyclones for finally installing dedicated dust collection in my shop, just have to convince the boss to spend the money 😉

[@MWAWoodworks]

Thank you for your support and good luck!

[@Luqman899]

It's been 2 years and I'm still using the home made diy bucket cyclone system i made from Chris NoTap's guide..but this kind of upgrade would be freakin fantastic

[@andylong6589]

just bought the 2.5 a couple weeks ago. love it. i should have bought the kit with lid and bucket

[@MWAWoodworks]

Yeah the kit is nice and the system works well together

[@jakoj2098]

there is also a new one where it has a bag not a collection bucket kit

[@kenord3437]

Looks damn good mate. I think I’ll copy it, so thank you.

[@Mojave511]

Great idea! I'm ordering the Milwaukee cordless vac.

[@MANJITSINGH-ko2oi]

HI MWA ur super good weldone. I just love the way ur build things. great.

[@air.assault]

This dust collection cart will be my first project building anything. Here is a dumb question, what type and size screws do I use?

[@austinpierola7779]

Wood screws work - but torque head deck screws are cheap and very good because they drive well without stripping. But you can also use some cheap +drywall screws

[@TheAaronReynolds]

Love the video. Just bought the plans. What hose (diameter and length) are you using for the hose hanger? Didn’t see that anywhere. The one with the vac is short.

[@williamgoodman2510]

I really enjoyed your video and almost purchased your plan. Problem occurred when I tried to order the fence you recommended. I have never encountered so many problems trying to place an order as I encountered at that site. I finally gave up and left that site without purchasing a fence, Since I couldn’t purchase the fence, i didn’t purchase your plan.

[@MWAWoodworks]

What fence are you referring to? Is this the plans to build the dust collection cart? I'm confused 🤔

[@williamgoodman2510]

@@MWAWoodworks Sorry, the plan to build the drill press table.

[@elitelawn9547]

Nice upgrade.

[@Gregpas18]

If you use a SOS pad on the square will clean all of the rust off!

[@cuebj]

Second brilliant video of yours I've just seen.

[@nflightdawg]

Awesome cart. I built one for myself and love it. There is one issue I keep having and that is static build up. Have you experienced this and if so what did you do to fix it?

[@MWAWoodworks]

I didn't do anything to address it. I think to properly address it you'd have to run some bare copper wire along the pvc and then ground it to the power of the shop vac which will require you to open up your shop vac and tie into the ground wire of the power plug. That was more work than I was willing to do and also I wouldn't want to show that in a video and give advice related to tampering with power equipment.

[@jamesh5743]

​@MWA Woodworks should be able to run that wire to any exposed metal on the motor instead. The motor casing will be grounded in order to avoid shock if something inside the motor shorts to the casing. No need to mess around with the power wiring.

[@commoncents456]

Thank you for the wonderful video. I watched it twice. I see you vacuuming the sawdust and small wood peices? Does the collector pick up the wood peices? Thank you

[@MWAWoodworks]

Yes

[@commoncents456]

@@MWAWoodworks Thank you I didn't see it in the collector

[@MansterBear]

"Paw Patrol bandaid... Oh! A cheerio!" 🤣🤣

[@victordavidup]

Big question at least for me. Hopefully you can answer it. I did this and I bought the Milwaukee vacuum based on this video recomendation. But how do you handle the use of it on power tools like sander, track saws, routers, etc. given the fact that this vacuum has its own entry port that does not work with any other?

[@MWAWoodworks]

Great question! No shop vac hose of any kind will fit the tools you mentioned without a reducer/adapter to go from 2/2.5" down to 1 or 1.5". As far as track saws mine is a festool and I have a separate festool vac under my work table that I use for all my festool tools.

[@LBCAndrew]

@@MWAWoodworks You can make quick and easy adapters using PVC pipe fittings and a heat gun (welding gloves help too). Heat the fitting evenly until it becomes rubbery and you can stretch it to fit over tubes/etc that it previously wouldn't fit onto. You can even take some PVC pipe, heat it, and flatten it a bunch to make a great crevasse tool. I also 3d printed an adapter for using my vacuum on my palm router.

[@jonathanbolding4164]

also, curiously..... what is the reason for the modified fence. I have a Powermatic and my fence face is phenolic-- a poor choice but Im sure cost-effective .

[@johncuellar9136]

Any chance you can let me know what couplers you used to fit the m18 vacuum??? Thanks

[@MWAWoodworks]

IIRC everything is listed in the description of the video with links!

[@chompapottamus]

So does this setup connect to power tools?

[@bobgiven872]

Would this work to connect to a table saw/jointer/planer? Or is the CFM too low?

[@MWAWoodworks]

No this would not work well for that. Most of those tools require a 4 inch dust hose and you'd fill up this 5 gallon bucket in about a minute 🤣

[@davesuchanek4421]

Cardinals hat? Are you in The Lou?

[@MWAWoodworks]

Tennessee. Grew up in Illinois

[@mattyb7736]

Nice to see you using a quality vacuum. The drill......not so much. 😂

[@MarkThomas123]

I don't see a video on the overhead dust boom you are using.. Found the two dust carts, but, not anything with the boom..

[@sendtosmith]

Do you have issues with your vacuum and cyclone suction making the bucket collapse on itself? I have wrecked two buckets because of this.

[@MWAWoodworks]

The Oneida provides buckets do not collapse due to pressure like that

[@jakoj2098]

just install a cross X of plywood down the center to support 4 sides but not block any dust

[@fin3125]

Has anybody put the Cyclone on the bottom and connected it straight into the bottom of the vac?

[@christopherdekonstrukt444]

I built your first one. I need a second one for the garage.

[@AllenH-s8o]

Where can I get a copy of your shop vacuum I just started turning about 5 months and have been trying to find out how to collect the fine dust from my hobby. Thank you in advance. Al

[@MWAWoodworks]

links in the description!

[@SpencleyDesignCo]

Fantastic work as always, Matt!

[@Wrenchmonkey1]

We see what made it into the bucket, but we don't see what made it into the shop vac...

[@michaelagostino1321]

Oh man you put the ... there. The suspense is killing me

[@Wrenchmonkey1]

@@michaelagostino1321 You and me both... 🤷‍♂

[@David-hm9ic]

I have the original Dust Deputy and a Shop Vac brand corded vacuum that has a 2-1/2" hose. Prior to adding the cyclone I had to clean the Shop Vac's filter about every other time I cleaned up. With the cyclone I use it on my track saw, router table, band saws and random orbital sander as well as general shop cleanup and cleaning up around my metal lathe and milling machine. I use a Rockler hose and adapter kit joined to the shop vac hose with one of the rubber plumbing couplers as seen in this video. After 3 years of use I have not had to clean the Shop Vac's filter or collection reservoir. The cyclone collects everything. For my table saw, jointer and thickness planer I use a Jet DC-1200VX-CK1 Dust Collector that has the giant pleated filter on top and a plastic bag on the bottom for bigger pieces. That filter collected a lot of fine particles until I added an Oneida Super Dust Deputy with a 15 gallon dust bin. Since adding the bigger cyclone to the stationary dust collector nothing has made it to the plastic bag and the filter hasn't needed cleaning in two years. The Super Dust Deputy Deluxe cost less than a single replacement pleated filter. The efficiency of the Oneida cyclone far exceeded my expectations.

[@noelv1976]

If installed correctly there should be minimum dust inside the shop vac.

[@zoranpopovic4254]

Is it possible to use as fireplace ash collecting?? Did someone try it?

[@Bischlarbo69]

Hmm very interesting thought. You most definitely can

[@dbf1dware]

I would say yes, but make absolutely certain the ash and any coals are dead-cold.

[@Chris-vc1dh]

why hoses can't be put direct to the bucket but to that cone thing?

[@percyfaith11]

the cyclone separates the heavy particles from the light particles. The heavy stuff drops out into the bucket while the light stuff goes to the vacuum.

[@Chris-vc1dh]

@@percyfaith11 so what's the point ?why all the stuff cant go to vacuum?

[@percyfaith11]

@@Chris-vc1dh Saves the filter in the vac from premature clogging.

[@mitchblackmore5230]

I enjoyed the video enough to sub to your channel.

[@MWAWoodworks]

Wow thanks!

[@RedcarWW]

Your trammel, did you buy that or make it?

[@RedcarWW]

I found your vid, I tried 6 different ways to cut circles and 2 surprised me. That answered my question.

[@MWAWoodworks]

Made it

[@ecaff9515]

Excellent

[@LBCAndrew]

Just looked up what plywood costs and OOF.... $90 for a sheet of 3/4" Birch Plywood (C2-C3 grade aka garbage)

[@inmemoryofin]

Around here C2 is $65 for a sheet. Yeah it's kinda junky. Lots of voids and tons of glue on the veneer surface. Works ok for stuff like this though, I finished a lumber cart made out of it yesterday. It's nicer looking than construction grade plywood for sure.

[@Dadwithallthecool]

Great idea for a small shop….and sawdust from saws, drills ,routers, sanders. I plane a lot of rough sawn wood and need volume for the chips. 55 gallon or larger paper drums is what I used with my dust collector( 2 hp Jet ) for years with good results. I have also had the battery tools for years and am beginning to hate them. The tools just don’t have the power and the batteries eventually crap the bed and cost sometimes more than the tool itself… glad I am retiring…oh , must be nice to have all that extra cash and free stuff from your sponsors.

[@johnny-jr5iz]

I like this

[@24revealer]

You start out with furniture grade plywood and then its overkill to use it that way and just face screw it. Why not just use construction grade plywood then? Looks like a great shop tool though.

[@MWAWoodworks]

You can use whatever ply you have. I build cabinets so i have a shop full of furniture grade ply and dont keep construction ply on hand.

[@jonathanbolding4164]

Centipede work holder??? never seen that before

[@barbarianatgate2000]

IT'S THE SCIENTOLOGY DUST CART! These plans show you how to build a dust cart. (Later) No, wait! We know you bought the other plans, but we've learned new technology! THIS is how you build a dust cart! Lol

[@MWAWoodworks]

😂😂😂

[@kpmathis71]

Does the fixed pvc pipe allow the vac out as easily? Or is it so low dump rate as doesn't matter?

[@MWAWoodworks]

The bucket collects the vast majority of dust. You shouldn't need to empty the vacuum itself very often.

[@davidj.kester7979]

just my luck..i bet i would not have one any way i wont one to bad. sorry i do not spell will

[@Zamboni-0805]

That Forstner bit looks dull, time to sharpen or replace with a quality Forstner bit.

[@MWAWoodworks]

It's pretty old for sure

[@AlainStar]

🙏👏👍💪

[@MWAWoodworks]

👍

[@HepauDK]

Nice setup, but the title is a lie (at least in my case)! I use a corded vacuum that has a 2KW pass-through so that it automatically starts and stops with the tool I hook up to it. If I use cordless toolss, I have made an extension cord with a remote controlled relay. My garage is only 450 square feet, so the 16.4' hose (5m Bosch Click & Clean) can reach most of it without having to move the cart more than a few feet from the outlet, so the cord is not a problem. My cart is a little bit longer, but having the bucket beside the vacuum gives me easy access when the filter/bag on the vacuum inevitably has to be changed/cleaned.

[@paulalbright1079]

Go Cardinals!!!!!

[@dmwdesigns9703]

giveaway not available for canadian residents........

[@MWAWoodworks]

That's true sorry!

[@rla1000]

Nice build (one of 300 youtube video builds with shop vac and cyclone, lol) but battery power limits it basically to shop cleanup. What did the vac cost? $250 to $300? $400? More? And all it can be used for is vacuuming your shop floor because it's clunky and non-transportable. I use my vac for shop cleanup but also to hook up to various portable power tools - belt sander and other sanders, power hand planer, router, drywall sander - for extended periods of time. For example, currently running my router basically all day long for several days making casing, backband, and crown moldings. I hook up my Dustopper/corded shop vac ($69) to my router for hours at a time. 40 minute battery run time doesn't cut it. On that subject, I really question all these hand tools being battery powered (other than drills and drivers) unless you're at a job site with no power. If that's a frequent occurrence, a small generator makes more sense. Cordless, battery powered tools make the tools heavier and far more expensive, and when the battery dies you're facing big money to replace - assuming the manufacturer hasn't changed its battery technology. A battery powered vac makes no sense given its high amperage requirements. If the only thing you use your shop vac for is cleaning the floor of your shop, a far more convenient and cheaper method is to simply use the vac bag inserts to save your filter. It will be eons before you fill the filter bag. I have used them with a drywall sander, kept my filter pristine clean, and went many days of sanding and still didn't need replacement. JMO. cheers

[@joeychgo]

So, in the time you did all the measurements and what not to make the circle, you could have just used a jigsaw.

[@MWAWoodworks]

Don't think so

[@timothywhite6532]

Didn't your mother tell you ... if you haven't got anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all? A jigsaw would not have produced the same result as a circle cut with a router

[@mefirst4266]

I PUT IN A OVER HEAD ELECTRIC CORD SPRING LOADED SWIVEL... SO I CAN MOVE ALL AROUND THE SHOP AND MY CORD IS ALWAYS COMMING DOWN FROM CEILING...

[@MWAWoodworks]

Nice!

[@mefirst4266]

YOU DID A NICE JOB ... BUT I BOUGHT A 50 GALLON PLASTIC BARREL AND PUT WHEELS ON IT AND INSTALL THE VACUUM CLEAN TO IT ALSO NO WOOD INVOLVED !!!!

[@MWAWoodworks]

Great! 🙌