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Workshop Tools & Calculators

Interactive calculators that turn your specific tools, shop size, and usage pattern into concrete numbers — CFM, gallon ratings, load requirements. No guessing, no generic charts.

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Free Workshop Calculators

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Dust Collection Shop Vac Size Calculator

Enter your primary tool, how many tools you run at once, and your workshop size — get the minimum CFM, recommended tank capacity, and a product tier matched to your load.

CFM Gallons Product Tier Shop Vac vs DC
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Pneumatics Air Compressor Calculator Coming Soon

Match your air tools to the right CFM and tank capacity. Enter the tools you run and get a specific compressor size recommendation.

CFM @ 90 PSI Tank Size Duty Cycle
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Electrical Workshop Load Calculator Coming Soon

Add your tools and get a total amperage load, circuit recommendations, and a list of what can share a 20A breaker vs. what needs a dedicated circuit.

Amps Circuits Dedicated Lines
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Workshop Setup Guides

Guides Behind the Numbers

The calculators give you a result. These guides explain the reasoning so you can make the right call for your specific shop.

📐 Workshop Blueprint Complete setup framework — layout, power, dust, and storage. 💨 Shop Vac CFM Guide Why CFM matters more than horsepower, and how to read specs correctly. 📏 What Size Shop Vac? Gallon capacity vs. suction power — the tradeoffs explained. 🌀 Dust Collection Basics How to design a system that captures dust at the source.
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