3-Way Blast Gate For Dust Collection System
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- Опубліковано 3 лип 2018
- This is just a quick video of the 3-way blast gate that I made for my dust collection system. It definitely makes clean up around the garage a lot simpler after I'm done cutting wood.
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Great idea. Looks like it does the job
A good idea. This avoids all the gates being closed, as one is always open.
Pretty cool!
Great idea man!
This is exactly what I need!
It needs a redesign, but it has been helpful. I still have it on the wall.
awesome Idea
This is a nice setup. I spend the afternoon making one for my shop. It turned out pretty good.i have my shop vac set up under my work Bench. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome! I’m glad it worked out for you.
Like the idea & plexiglass for viewing. If you add a draftsman's brush in interior to brush interior this will keep in clean (cut handle ect). As Christo mentioned mount up right with 90 degree elbows of varying lengths to attach hoses for each gate. I made a similar rolling vac stand with cyclone and love the idea mounting it on the wall. I like your thinking. Cheers.
Thanks a lot! I do plan on revisiting this and redesigning it eventually. Taking notes on all the suggestions.
BTDT but mine had connections for 5. Am presently working on one with more flow potential, no 90 degree sawdust build up problems.
Wow Great Job AJ. With having a wood shop in the garage this deftly helps with dust flying all over the place. And you mentioned the plexiglass being for show when actually it looks like it worked out for you to see if any dust builds up. So a win win!
Good point. Well, I’ll work on a redesign eventually. Thanks for the input sir.
AyyJayy02 ok!
@3:10, hehehe, gotta love static! 😁👍
Clean design. Nice work. Inspired to build one myself. Thinking the main intlet on top, in line with the other ports, instead of the 90° air flow restriction. Maybe bell shaped. Defintely keeping the clear cover. Thanks
Thanks! I did see another design that was more of a triangle shape with the main hose up top and the three ports at the bottom. Same slide design. Glad I could inspire you to build one.
Powertec 70122 Big gulp dust hood has a 4" vent opening. Orienting the hood with the reopening at the bottom and adapting down with a 4 to 2 1/2 " reducer would allow you to attach a 2 1/2" hose between the hood and a $30 dust cyclone. On top you could attach some 3/4" material to the hood and make individual gates for each tool and a gate for vacuuming your shop. I'd make the 3/4" top longer on one side to easily attachable to the wall, your bench or a stand. I used plexiglass gates and plywood standoffs to slide the plex through and on top of the standoffs I would use plywood or mdf bored to snug fit your hoses going to each tool. In use with the gates on top the dust would, by gravity, be pulled toward your cyclone hose and vacuum. Inverting the arrangement causes the dust to be sucked up against gravity, not good. I added a vacuum switch about $30(?) that each tool attaches to through a multi outlet. When your tool is turned on the vac switch turns on your vac automatically and doesn't cut the vac off till about 10 seconds after your tool is turned off. This gives the vac time enough to clear your hose and hood. Simple inexpensive downdraft system. You just have to open the correct gate and start your tool.
Really cool man. I might do something like but for a 4" system
Nice. You’ll enjoy it. It’s definitely a time saver.
Great project and video. Thanks. I'm thinking that the plexiglass needs to be electrically grounded due to the friction of air and dust. A small piece of metal tape or a bare copper wire glued on this inside connected to an external ground. It's just a hunch since plexiglass seems to generate a lot of static electricity.
Thanks for the advice! I’ll try that next time. I planned on revisiting this project and rebuilding to fix the issues I’ve had with it. It’s worked well enough, so it hasn’t been a priority. I’ll post a video of the new version whenever that happens.
Looks good, my only thought would be to recess the output pipe to reduce the turbulence there and allow smoother airflow and better clearing of the dust. ideally extend the left end with a conical/pyramid formed chamber to the output pipe. The basic design though is really good. love the clear front to see it working.
Thanks for the input. I planned on revisiting the design later down the road to make it more efficient. It’s just hard to find time to work on projects and also work on videos.
I thought the same thing. Maybe making the inside a bit more round, sort of pipe shaped to help a bit more with the flow. Just a thought.
The design is pretty cool, I'd suggest a 90 or 45 degree elbow on the slider to point the dust to the auction side.. But damned cool anyway...
elfpimp1 I’ll keep that in mind. I plan on redoing the design sometime. I’ve just been busy with other projects. I’ll definitely make the next one slimmer.
Well done. I'm wondering if you mounted it rotated 90 deg. counter clockwise if it would self clear. Of course you'd probably have to figure a way to lock down your slide somehow.
Thank you. I plan on redoing this in the future. Slimming it down for sure and finding a way to soften the corners inside. I’m sure that would help. I’ve got so many other projects pending and it’s functional at the moment, so there’s not telling when that’ll get done.
Great idea! Nice to see it working through plexiglass. I don't think it matters if there's build-up... only affects your view of it working! I have a question, what power does your vac have, it seems quite powerful for it's size. Also, does it reach well to the machines you have further from it? Thanks for the good video.
TinyCuisine it’s 3 hp I believe. I think the router lift is the furthest from the dust collection, and the suction is really good for what I do. I don’t have anything else to compare it with because it’s the only one I’ve used. I do plan on redoing this project eventually.
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Great idea! I have seen a few that were similar, but yours seems to be the simplest. 👍 I know the video is old, do you still have it? How did it perform/hold up over time? Seems to be a solid seal as I saw the hoses jump when you slid the transfer plate across them.
Thank you! I do still have it. The only problem I had was with the plexiglass coming loose. All I had to do was seal it up again with some better double sided tape. I have thought about redoing it to make it flashier, but for now, it still does the job!
Hi AyyJayy02 great design! Do you get much loss of suction around the joins/gaps?
Thank you! I’m sure it loses a little bit around where the slider is, but it isn’t noticeable to me. It gets the job done.
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Neat idea. Had some reservations about performance, but it seems to work reasonably well. How has it held up? Any follow-up, lessons learned, etc?
Thanks a lot! Since I only put it together with wood glue, the side pieces of the slider came off. The double sided tape holding the plexiglass also had to be redone. Other than that, it’s stayed solid. I plan on redoing it eventually with a modified design. I’ve got so many other projects going on, I just haven’t gotten around to it.
@@AyyJayy02 Just curious - what kind of modifications do you have in mind?
@@AyyJayy02 Also, are those 2 1/2 hoses? And what fittings were used?
They are 2 1/2” hoses. I just used PVC pipe fittings. I’m definitely going to slim down the size of the whole thing. I’ve seen some posts on Pinterest where the blower port of the shop vac is used to increase airflow with dust collection together with the suction end. I want to experiment with that. I have a small work area, so I don’t need to make anything super crazy.
Question for you, at 2:00, how did you connect the black dust hose to the pvc?
For each opening, the hose is just wedged into them. I had to use some tape around the connecting part of the hose to make it tighter because it’s a bit too small to stay in the pvc connector. Kinda primitive, but it works. I plan on revisiting this project to fix some of the flaws, but it’ll be a while before that happens.
@@AyyJayy02 Thanks! I presume you cut the hose and then jammed it into 2" pvc? You should do a video on that. Sounds pretty cool.
That’s correct. It stays pretty snug as long as you don’t move it around too much.
just change the direction of your vacum hose facing up, it will fix the cloging
Thanks for the input. I may do that. I want to redo the whole thing, but I just haven’t found the time for it.
@@AyyJayy02 you're welcome, btw that's a nice idea dude
Use magnetic for each section
If it works why change it looks pretty good to me
Mark Williams... I always like to improve and make things better. How long it’ll take to get around to that, is a different story. It does the job for now.
Would probably work really well with a legit Dust collector sucking.