• Workshop
• Dust collection
• Closet
• Noise
• Painted
• Mdf

Dust collector closet

A pale mint MDF closet that swallows the loudest, ugliest thing in the shop: the canister collector stands on its bin dolly inside a felt-lined bay, its exhaust leaving through a louvred top section of the door, and rolls out to be emptied. A slim cupboard beside it keeps hoses, blast gates and spare filters, all in one metre of wall.

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At a glance

Overall W x D x H

1144 x 1458 x 2003 mm45 1/16" x 57 3/8" x 78 7/8"

Parts to cut

26

Build steps

50

Boards

1

Sheets

7

Solid wood

0.8 bd ft

Weight

800.6 kg1765 lb

Materials

• MDF
• Poplar (paint grade)

Finish

• Paint - pale mint, satin

Tools

• Saw
• Square
• Tape
• Router
• Drill
• Clamps
• Sandpaper
• Brush

Hardware and fittings

• 1 x Anti-tip furniture wall bracket, steel, with stud screws
• 1 x Acoustic felt panel, 12mm, charcoal
• 1 x Bar pull, 200mm, matt black
• 4 x Concealed cabinet hinge, full overlay, 110 degree
• 1 x Your 1.5kW canister dust collector (not part of this build)
• 1 x Flexible dust hose, 100mm, 1.2m, with clamps
• 1 x Flanged dust port, 100mm
• 1 x Remote-control power switch for the collector, plug-in
• 4 x Concealed cabinet hinge, full overlay
• 1 x Bar pull, 128mm centres, matt black

Cut list

The first 3 of 15 lines, in millimetres (inches below), finished size including joint allowances.

The 3D model

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