A bench-top dust collector has a front or intake side where air is directed by a cowling into a pre-filter and then a final filter that are held in a frame. A rear compartment holds an array of small high velocity fans that pull the air through the filters to a plenum in the rear compartment. The filtered air in the plenum is discharged through a grill in a downward and rearward direction. The unit is compact and configured to be about the size and shape of an attaché case.

A bench-top dust collector has a front or intake side where air is directed by a cowling into a pre-filter and then a final filter that are held in a frame. A rear compartment holds an array of small high velocity fans that pull the air through the filters to a plenum in the rear compartment. The filtered air in the plenum is discharged through a grill in a downward and rearward direction. The unit is compact and configured to be about the size and shape of an attaché case.

A semi-automated wood-cutting machine includes a receiving/alignment stage adapted to receive a piece of wood, the receiving/alignment stage having an alignment aid adapted to facilitate manual alignment of the piece of wood, and a cutting stage spaced from the receiving/alignment stage, the cutting stage being configured to cut the piece of wood along a predetermined cut pathway.

A semi-automated wood-cutting machine includes a receiving/alignment stage adapted to receive a piece of wood, the receiving/alignment stage having an alignment aid adapted to facilitate manual alignment of the piece of wood, and a cutting stage spaced from the receiving/alignment stage, the cutting stage being configured to cut the piece of wood along a predetermined cut pathway.

A deduster is comprised of two sets (pairs) of counter-rotating dedusting brushes in co-operation with a vacuum system for saw dust removal from wooden lumber. In addition to these features, the deduster may feature a separate, movable, top brush assembly that can be easily adjusted for different board thicknesses and raised up to allow for clearing board jams and for pass-through if boards were to be run without dedusting. This deduster apparatus is modular, thereby allowing it to be positioned over an existing machine or a lumber board unscrambler machine such as a lugged unscrambler machine.

A deduster is comprised of two sets (pairs) of counter-rotating dedusting brushes in co-operation with a vacuum system for saw dust removal from wooden lumber. In addition to these features, the deduster may feature a separate, movable, top brush assembly that can be easily adjusted for different board thicknesses and raised up to allow for clearing board jams and for pass-through if boards were to be run without dedusting. This deduster apparatus is modular, thereby allowing it to be positioned over an existing machine or a lumber board unscrambler machine such as a lugged unscrambler machine.

A thickness planer has a housing, a motor housed in the housing, a controller having a control board configured to control driving of the motor, at least one intake port provided in the housing, at least one outlet port provided in the housing, an air flow passage that is provided within the housing and configured such that air taken in from the at least one intake port flows therethrough toward the at least one outlet port via the motor , and a fan that is configured to generate flow of air from the at least one intake port to the at least one outlet port through the air flow passage. A particular region of the controller is arranged on the air flow passage.

A thickness planer has a housing, a motor housed in the housing, a controller having a control board configured to control driving of the motor, at least one intake port provided in the housing, at least one outlet port provided in the housing, an air flow passage that is provided within the housing and configured such that air taken in from the at least one intake port flows therethrough toward the at least one outlet port via the motor , and a fan that is configured to generate flow of air from the at least one intake port to the at least one outlet port through the air flow passage. A particular region of the controller is arranged on the air flow passage.

A deduster is comprised of two sets (pairs) of counter-rotating dedusting brushes in cooperation with a vacuum system for saw dust removal from wooden lumber. In addition to these features, the deduster may feature a separate, movable, top brush assembly that can be easily adjusted for different board thicknesses and raised up to allow for clearing board jams and for pass-through if boards were to be run without dedusting. This deduster apparatus is modular, thereby allowing it to be positioned over an existing machine or a lumber board unscrambler machine such as a lugged unscrambler machine. There is also a deduster for a board handling hopper.

A deduster is comprised of two sets (pairs) of counter-rotating dedusting brushes in cooperation with a vacuum system for saw dust removal from wooden lumber. In addition to these features, the deduster may feature a separate, movable, top brush assembly that can be easily adjusted for different board thicknesses and raised up to allow for clearing board jams and for pass-through if boards were to be run without dedusting. This deduster apparatus is modular, thereby allowing it to be positioned over an existing machine or a lumber board unscrambler machine such as a lugged unscrambler machine. There is also a deduster for a board handling hopper.