How does your shop look at the end of a project?

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 10:30 pm

shipwright wrote:Cyclone.

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Paul M

I was questioning the quantity of 5!;)

shipwright · Post by **shipwright** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 12:24 am

[quote="JPG40504"]I was questioning the quantity of 5!]

Sorry, failed to notice the colored text.

Paul M

mbcabinetmaker · Post by **mbcabinetmaker** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 7:15 am

JPG40504 wrote:Cyclones???????

No JPG mine are not cyclones. I have edited my original post to eliminate the confusion.

robinson46176 · Post by **robinson46176** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 8:53 am

dusty wrote:I must 2nd that. This is a really nice shop and we already know that it is truly a "working shop" even though there is no apparent evidence of that in these photos. This shop would easily pass an OSHA inspection.

This shop would also probably pass a health department restaurant inspection.

I have eaten a lot of meals in places not nearly so clean.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 10:46 am

mbcabinetmaker wrote:No JPG mine are not cyclones. I have edited my original post to eliminate the confusion.

Ah so! One 2hp unit AND some others!

burkhome · Post by **burkhome** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 10:16 pm

So...If I were to put in one dust collector and hook it to multiple tools and the unit was in a separate room, how would you switch it? Another remote control?

shipwright · Post by **shipwright** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 10:26 pm

burkhome wrote:So...If I were to put in one dust collector and hook it to multiple tools and the unit was in a separate room, how would you switch it? Another remote control?

I don't think it needs to be in another room. Mine posted above (#20) is in my main shop. It has a 1 micron filter bag and it works very well and I don't notice any dust escaping. It is piped under the floor and has outlets near all my tools. I use modified plastic blast gates and have one pipe that ends up under a downdraft sanding table under a hinged trapdoor in my bench. The one thing that I find useful that no one has mentioned is that if the farthest gate is open, or at least one farther from the collector than the one you are using, the system seems to work better. It's like otherwise it's trying to suck against a vacuum in the residual pipe.
Just my observation.

Paul M

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 10:59 pm

shipwright wrote:I don't think it needs to be in another room. Mine posted above (#20) is in my main shop. It has a 1 micron filter bag and it works very well and I don't notice any dust escaping. It is piped under the floor and has outlets near all my tools. I use modified plastic blast gates and have one pipe that ends up under a downdraft sanding table under a hinged trapdoor in my bench. The one thing that I find useful that no one has mentioned is that if the farthest gate is open, or at least one farther from the collector than the one you are using, the system seems to work better. It's like otherwise it's trying to suck against a vacuum in the residual pipe.
Just my observation.

Paul M

Both CFM and velocity are required to get the 'stuff' sucked away. I am guessing the added open gate increases the velocity! It would also tend to create a venturi effect especially if 45 degree 'T' joints are present.

p.s. It may also put the blower in a more effective pressure situation.

burkhome · Post by **burkhome** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 8:25 am

shipwright wrote:I don't think it needs to be in another room. Mine posted above (#20) is in my main shop. It has a 1 micron filter bag and it works very well and I don't notice any dust escaping. It is piped under the floor and has outlets near all my tools. I use modified plastic blast gates and have one pipe that ends up under a downdraft sanding table under a hinged trapdoor in my bench. The one thing that I find useful that no one has mentioned is that if the farthest gate is open, or at least one farther from the collector than the one you are using, the system seems to work better. It's like otherwise it's trying to suck against a vacuum in the residual pipe.
Just my observation.

Paul M

Interesting. The main reason I am thinking of another room is space. Shop space is tight.

shipwright · Post by **shipwright** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 10:55 am

burkhome wrote:Interesting. The main reason I am thinking of another room is space. Shop space is tight.

If you can put it outside, you can use a less restrictive filter (like 4 micron or in some locations, none at all) which will make less back pressure and the system will work even better.

Paul M