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Garage Shop Dust Collection

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Garage Shop Dust Collection

Mike L

Well I have my garage in pretty good shape. I can get both trucks in it and all my tools. With that said all my tools are on casters so I can roll them to the sides of the garage so we can park. I have a Delta 60in table saw a Dewalt planer and 6 inch joiner, that all require dust collection. In my old house I had a 20 by 16 shop and piped dust collection.

The dust collectors I have is a small 1.5hp jet that I move from machine to machine. I finally got 220 run on all four walls of my garage so I can use my 3hp Grizzley.

So is there an easy way to hook up a machine and unhook it? I have seen some quick disconnects but I am not sure how well they work. Any other ideas?

My garage is 40 feet wide and 35 feet deep two twelve foot doors across the front. That should give you an idea of the area I am working in.

Thanks

Mike

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Curt Putnam

I have Rockler's Dust-Rite adapters and they work well, Bes ure of exactly what you need as they can get spendy

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Jim Dillon

Mike, I have found this type of hose clamp to be very convenient to allow disconnects between machines, more so than the typical keyed hose clamp. I have a permanent 6 inch to 4 inch reducer on my DC main pipe with this corrugated hose attached. I move this single hose between my jointer and planer. I can't remember where I bought this clamp, but Woodcraft carries something similar (link below). Hope this helps. Jim




Hose clamp

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Bruce Walton

I've used Rodkler Dust Right quick connects, too.

This product looks interesting https://www.lumberjocks.com/reviews/12018 , but I've never used it. Sorry I don't know how to make it a clickable link.

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Clickable link hint

Tom Dunlap

After you paste the link into the reply delete the 's' in https.

Another way is to first delete the 'http://' from the box below. Then paste in the URL OPtional Link URL.

drop down to the Title box and give it a name.

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3D printing one

Mike L

I had talked to the LOML this morning about 3D printing something. I like the idea of the Magport's. I might try and modify them to suit me better and use a 3D printer to make one and test it out. I found a place by me that will teach you how to use a 3D printer. The first class is building it, the second class is calibrating and testing it and the third class is using the software and making something. The best part is yo leave with the printer you built.

Thanks

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I might be a Woodcraft Saturday

Mike L

I am heading to Knoxville to do some other stuff, so I figure while I am there I will visit Woodcraft. I like these style clamps and will get a few for now. I also need a better DC hose so I might get a longer new one there.

Thanks

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Dust Right

Mike L

I will look into those as well.

Thanks

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Barry Irby

I have most of my tools permanently connected but I have a hose I move around to the sanders and planers. I have a four inch connector on the end and it just fits on the machines. I bought them at Woodcraft years ago. Be careful, they have four inch reducers to go to shop Vacs and there is an internal one and external one.

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