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Sawdust is a serious hazard for woodworkers. The image of the gray-haired craftsman toiling away in his workshop, up to his knees in shavings and sawdust, might evoke a romantic nostalgia, but the reality is rather different. Not only does sawdust make a terrible mess of your workshop, it can also affect your health. Inhaling the dust produced by hardwoods and manmade boards such as MDF will cause irritation and can lead to serious illness. Try to remove as much dust as possible at the source, by connecting your power tool to a dedicated workshop vacuum cleaner. These machines are specifically designed to cope with fine dust and also often incorporate features such as automatic switching, which means that the vacuum operation can be controlled with the power switch on the tool.