Hi all. in the recent post about dust collectors, the issue of dust monitoring was raised. I looked into purchasing a dust monitor sometime back and came to the conclusion that the cheap ones were rubbish and cheapest usable??one was the Dylos. Unfortunately the time I was unable to purchase one in Australia. I recently found a brand called Aithings on special for a reasonably low price. When I looked into it, they seem to have good reviews from reputable websites. The websites were ¡°tech review¡° websites, and I¡¯m not sure they had any particular expertise in dust monitoring.?
I purchased the monitor and was initially a bit concerned when the instructions said that you have to leave it for a week while it ¡°calibrates¡°. This sounds dodgy to me. The monitor changes readings over time. It mostly shows really good quality and occasionally goes into moderately bad. However, when I put it in the workshop and do some woodwork, it doesn¡¯t seem to change much at all.
So he¡¯s a question for anyone who has??a Dylos or other reliable monitor. What happens to the readings when you start say planing or sawing or any other task that produces significant dust? How do??the readings change and how fast ?
Thanks.
Murray?
