Dust collection suggestions?

[adbuett]

First off, let me say that I think I have the best in-laws ever! My birthday was last week, and my in-laws asked what I wanted. I told them I would like some cash to go towards some sort of power tool. My wife actually bought me a 10" ryobi miter saw and when my father in law heard this he said I will want something bigger. Long story short we ended up at home depot to return the ryobi, and then to Lowes to pick up a DeWalt 10" sliding, dual bevel, compound miter saw! I asked him how much he wanted me to pay towards it, and it was zero. So now I have about $300 free to play with. I've got a table saw and drill press lined up from my grandfather, a belt/disc sander combo, now a miter saw, and some hand-sanders. I'm thinking the next purchase should be dust handling (Geezer, I know you'll be happy to hear this!). Does anybody have any recommendations? The shop space will end up being about 600-800 square feet, and I wouldn't mind installing a permanent piping system, but it's not absolutely necessary.

[UPD]

Are you going to be making scales? If so you might consider buying a scroll saw. A buffer/grinder is always handy, along with plenty of cloth wheels for compound buffing.
I've seen rather simple dust collection systems such as a shop-vac, or even an old fashioned broom and dust pan which is what I use for tight corners, and a leaf blower or air compressor to blow out the big stuff.

[adbuett]

Well, I will definitely be making scales, but that is not all I plan on doing. I have been into woodworking for a while, but haven't really had the space to do anything serious. Now I'll basically have the basement of a 2300 sqft two story house to turn into my shop. I'm gunning for a dust control system because of the closed system I will be working in. A scroll saw will eventually be bought; I think I might try finding one on craigslist or a pawn shop on the cheap though.

[pixelfixed]

Ck Grizzley tools online,Some very afforadable systems.
I have a 3 speed jet in my shop,works well.

[skipnord]

I'd agree with a dust system next. When I did have my shop in the house, dust was a constant problem. Now I'm in an attached garage, and I use UPD's system, which works just fine.

[roughkype]

I built a dust control system with a shop-vac, lengths of flexible tubing (the cheapest I could find, usually something for pool maintenance), cat-litter boxes for joints, and putty to seal the leaks. It went all over my basement: to the table saw, the router table, the drill press, and the metal lathe. At the metal lathe I built a metal catch-basin from an old aluminum stockpot and used flexible exhaust-system tubing, in case there was any hot swarf.

It all looked pretty white-trash, but it wasn't out on the curb where it could bother the neighbors, I had a good seal all the way around, and it was WAAAY cheaper than the store-bought versions.

I got a remote-controlled switch at Radio Shack so I could turn on the vacuum from anywhere; just mounted the control on a little lucite stand and but blaze orange tape so I could always see where I'd last set it down.

When I get around to rebuilding the system in my new workshop, I'll add some bare copper wire inside the tubing and connect it to my electrical ground. Get a whole bunch of fine particles zooming through a plastic pipe and you get a lot of static electricity. I may also class it up a bit and use PVC piping instead of a bunch of mismatched flexible hose.

p.s. you married well!!