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Dust collector woes

#1

Jerry Maske

Dust collector woes

Jerry Maske

Just bought and hung a Grizzly dust collector. I didn't need a big unit and this one had good reviews. Bought a box full of accessories, 4" and 2" stuff, blast gates, Y connectors only to find NOTHING FITS.

The Y connection will NOT fit the intake opening. The 4" blast gates take a three man working party to get them to open. And I bought a "Stays Where You Put It" hose to connect to a lathe hood that, of course, will NOT stay where I put it.

Did I do something wrong to offend a dust collector overboard? Grizzly is a good product line, but the accessories are trash. I had to use a hand held sledge hammer to get the 4" blast gate to open. And then not being able to get the Y connector to fit, well, that really upset me.

Thoughts?

Jerry

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#2

George Balock

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George Balock

Jerry,

My first call would be to Grizzly customer service. I always thought those sizes were pretty standard.

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#3

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Don Evans

Jerry - gonna take a guess here that you are trying to connect the "Y" to a machine? If so, you have to use a piece of flex pipe between the Y and the machine to mate them together also using a couple of bands to secure them on snug.

Don

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#4

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Barry Irby

When I installed my DC about ten years ago I was too poor/tight to buy a complete kit of parts that matched and were designed for the job, so I kluged a system together out of a weird assembly of odds and ends. Having no expectation anything would fit together helped, but if you are not willing or able to pay for a system, you will pay in time and head scratching. I have fittings I turned on the wood lathe and others that are shimmed with tape, but it works.

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#5

Jerry Maske

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Jerry Maske

Don,

By "Flex Pipe" are you referring to the black stuff used on PVC? If the sizing is correct, I can see where that would work. Probably need two hose clamps.

Please let me know if I'm thinking about the right stuff.

Jerry

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#6

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Don Evans

Here is an example of the pipe you need and yes you will need clamps. This is sold by most all woodworking specialty stores. I don't know where you are so I put this linke for you to check out and see the flex pipe I refer too. I also don't know what size Y you have 4", 5", 6" etc. You buy the pipe and clamps based on the size of what you have now.

https://www.woodcraft.com/products/4-inch-diameter-x-10-foot-length-light-duty-semi-clear-dust-collection-hose?via=573621bd69702d0676000002%2C576455d369702d2f2f0013a2%2C5764564269702d2f2f0013a7

Link to the flex on Woodcraft.

Don

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Robert Lalonde

Jerry, I ran into the same problem with my Laguna 2HP collector. I used the black PVC connectors you can buy in the plumbing section of your local hardware store. They come in many sizes and include two clamps. This system works very well. You might want to pick up a roll of duck tape while you're there.