Pictured here is the dust collector that will service my new shop. I have located it in the mechanical room across the hall so that I will not be assaulted by the din generated by such machines while I am working. It appears to be standalone but is actually suspended on the wall. The bin at the bottom is actually an inch off the floor and is lowered onto its casters when it is time to be emptied. Unlike my previous dust collector, this unit is based on a high-pressure three-fan air mover and is about half the size with ducting that is half the diameter. I spent a good portion of the day assembling and installing it. I had to remove the magnetic motor starter and rewire it to start when I turn on any piece of equipment in the shop connected to the system. Keen observers will note the absence of floor molding and a rather unusual construction detail at the base of the walls. Living so close to the river, it only seemed wise to anticipate that one day we could potentially have a flooded basement. With this in mind, the base of the walls and molding are constructed of a product made from rice hulls which is totally impervious to water and could sit in it for months with no ill effect. The molding has yet to be installed in the mechanical room and hence the 6 inch gap between the plywood walls and concrete floor. Today, little was left of the fire that we built yesterday to get rid of the fallen tree limbs from over the winter.