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I was a woodworker long before I began dabbling in machining. I'm fortunate enough to have a segregated space for my woodshop which I did specifically in an effort to contain the dust.
I've seen threads where some complain of the mess and clean up that machining creates, but I would rather clean my oil and chips any day as opposed to attempting to get the sawdust out of EVERYTHING in my woodshop. Even with decent dust collection and an air cleaner it's impossible to avoid that fine layer of dust that finds it's way to every nook and cranny. Just one reason that I've started to lean more and more in the direction Mikey mentioned. I'll grab a hand plane for a small item before I fire up the jointer or the router.
I've seen threads where some complain of the mess and clean up that machining creates, but I would rather clean my oil and chips any day as opposed to attempting to get the sawdust out of EVERYTHING in my woodshop. Even with decent dust collection and an air cleaner it's impossible to avoid that fine layer of dust that finds it's way to every nook and cranny. Just one reason that I've started to lean more and more in the direction Mikey mentioned. I'll grab a hand plane for a small item before I fire up the jointer or the router.