2011 upgrades complete...

[Rockfish9]

when I reworked the duct work for the lathe I removed 6' of flex hose going to the floor sweep... by adding a 4" t-Y anda length of 4' pipe I increased the flow dramaticly... it also provides a clean out if the duct should need cleaning... ( I didn't do the math on this one it was a no brainer) I also added a take off for a vacume hose.. this hose is great for cleaning up around the lathe but also serves as a hose connection for the table top band saw and any of the belt sanders...

I have a second lathe that is on casters.. I used to move it around the shop... I gave it a perminant home and it's own hose drop...

[Rockfish9]

I re worked the drill/saw station..originaly both units as well as the paint boothe fed off of a 4" PVC branch ... there were several issues with this... most with the saw... I tried several differant hoods, some mounted on the saw, others mounted on the table... all with the same result... saw dust all over the place and ionterferance with the drill press when I tried to cut angles... I resolved the problem by removing the plastic and re working the drops.. I also moved the drill press closer to the scroll saw giving the chop saw more room... I made a bracket to mount a small hood on the saw ... problem solved..

[Rockfish9]

I removed the paint hood from the main system and ran 4" PVC along the main duct work and out a blast gate i had used priviously to exhaust the hood.. only now it stands independant of the dust collection system...

lastly... I changed the termination of the ductwork on the jointer from a 90 degree elbow to a 30 degree T-Y so as to provide a clean out..

[piemma]

Really nice!!!!!!

[Rockfish9]

a few shots of the working area...Hopefully this will give some one an idea on improving thier set up... seeing I've allready done the trial and error..