I bought the $85 dust collector from Harbor Freight, and added this to my router setup. It makes a big difference to the amount of “airborne particulates” that get thrown up by this set up.

I also borrowed an adapted the technique described on the www.buildyourowncnc.com site about using bookshelf pins and driven wedges to hold the work-piece down.

If it’s good enough for building the pyramids, then it’s good enough for me…