RE: How do y'all control balsa dust?
The furnace filter on a box fan is a cheap way to go, works alright. I have an old air purifier that works basically the same. Instead of changing the filter, I can vaccum the prefilter out and it's good to go again. Usually do sanding in front of it so the dust gets sucked up right away.
Like having it run when working with CA too, helps to deal with the fumes.