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[Rockfish9]

next is the beast that started all the trouble, the planer..this thing always made a mess, and clogged the pipe... no longer, i made the hood from a forced hot air floor sweep..because of the volume needes ( 550 -600 cfm) I ran a 6" duct to the drop, a 5" blast gate and 5" pipe...

[Rockfish9]

beyond the planer, the trunk is 4" and services the jointer, it requires 250cfm and is feed by a 2 1/2" drop ( vacume cleaner hose) this drop has a quick disconect and eaisily reaches the router table..

the main branch is terminated in a T-Y that is capped for easy access as a clean out....

[Rockfish9]

att eh junction of the planer branch is a drop for the band saw... at the drop is a "utility" drop that can be used ( with adapters) for the table saw or craftsman lathe tha I use to drill with, the hose drop is a rigid colapsable one that can be folded away if the lathe table is moved ( it's on casters)..

[Grapenuts]

nice set up....I loved mine too, but with the amount of juice the thing sucks up and the high cost of elect. down here, the old lady won't let me turn it on anymore...so I'm back to letting the chip fall where they may and when they get to deep..out comes the broom,shovel and barrel.

[Rockfish9]

Originally Posted by Grapenuts

nice set up....I loved mine too, but with the amount of juice the thing sucks up and the high cost of elect. down here, the old lady won't let me turn it on anymore...so I'm back to letting the chip fall where they may and when they get to deep..out comes the broom,shovel and barrel.

I hear ya on the power draw.. this one has a sarting draw of 9 amps and runs on 6....less than a toaster...

[eskimo]

wow! that's extensive. I like the hood on the miter saw.
looking at your shop makes me feel lazyyy

[eastendlu]

Nice post on the dust collector and ducts.I noticed something also and show you how you can get another 150 to 200 cfm more from that dust collector .You are going to get a kick out of it.The hose connecting the blower to the filter if you change it out to piping it will improve the cfm due to static pressure. Here are two grizzly dustcollectors one with the bag filter is 2hp 1550 cfm and the other 2hp 1700 cfm see the differences not just the filters.

[Rockfish9]

Originally Posted by eastendlu

Nice post on the dust collector and ducts.I noticed something also and show you how you can get another 150 to 200 cfm more from that dust collector .You are going to get a kick out of it.The hose connecting the blower to the filter if you change it out to piping it will improve the cfm due to static pressure. Here are two grizzly dustcollectors one with the bag filter is 2hp 1550 cfm and the other 2hp 1700 cfm see the differences not just the filters.

exactly.. the yellow pipe that feeds the collector is smoothe bore, made by a company called flexaust... I have a piece ordered for the outlet hose to replace the factory one...

On the other hand.. the thing realy is over kill for everything I need, the excetion being the planer.... when running one machine, say the lathe for instance, if I open a second gate the motor speeds up .. quite a bit... the static pressure drops slightly, even though the motor/wheel has sped up.... I'm thrilled with the effciency of the system... a huge up grade over what I had before....

[Swimmer]

Originally Posted by Rockfish9

att eh junction of the planer branch is a drop for the band saw... at the drop is a "utility" drop that can be used ( with adapters) for the table saw or craftsman lathe tha I use to drill with, the hose drop is a rigid colapsable one that can be folded away if the lathe table is moved ( it's on casters)..

Your electric meter must set neighborhood records when you are running that system.

[Rockfish9]

Originally Posted by Swimmer

Your electric meter must set neighborhood records when you are running that system.

no sir... almost everything has been converted to 220 volts... I've put amp draws on most of the stuff.... draws very little....