Dust collector advice?

[gmack (Gerald Mackelburg)]

@mhoffman8727

I do have 2 blast gates running from the dust deputy, 2" PVC, one dedicated to the machine and the other opened for my table saw / orbital sander when needed. After the 10-15’ of vacuum hose and suction for my sander/table saw being split between two blast gates im sure the efficiency is way below what it should be. Makes me wonder if a 150cfm vac is enough or if its time to step it up.

@Microwave_Monkey has a good approach for minimizing sawdust from your table saw. But, a shop VAC isn’t gonna do it for you unless you take great pains to limit it’s dust dispersion (like Festool does with their track saw).