Anyone know more about wood dust collection vs. illness?
I have been puttng a home shop together and was getting into dust collection when I found many negative articles on the subject. The more I dug the worse it got. In particular after reading Bill Pentz's website regarding dust collection I got really concerned that I'll never be able to make a basement wood shop safe for my family.
I did a quick search on this site about wood dust and health and found a thread from earlier this year about walnut dust causing someone's son to go into a severe allergic reaction. I looked around online and found that walnut dust is a particularly bad source of health problems and contains a few nasty toxins. I have a young daughter and I really don't want to create problems for her or the rest of my family.
I'm just about at the point where I'm going to chuck the whole idea of a home woodshop and find another hobby.
Has anyone else looked into this and found a way to create a reasonably cost-effective safe shop that meets the incredibly strict safety standards from these websites on dust collection?
I have been puttng a home shop together and was getting into dust collection when I found many negative articles on the subject. The more I dug the worse it got. In particular after reading Bill Pentz's website regarding dust collection I got really concerned that I'll never be able to make a basement wood shop safe for my family.
I did a quick search on this site about wood dust and health and found a thread from earlier this year about walnut dust causing someone's son to go into a severe allergic reaction. I looked around online and found that walnut dust is a particularly bad source of health problems and contains a few nasty toxins. I have a young daughter and I really don't want to create problems for her or the rest of my family.
I'm just about at the point where I'm going to chuck the whole idea of a home woodshop and find another hobby.
Has anyone else looked into this and found a way to create a reasonably cost-effective safe shop that meets the incredibly strict safety standards from these websites on dust collection?