Brian Endres Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 over the winter months all of my woodworking tools were shoved in the corner of the garage to make room for other stuff. So over the past couple weeks I have started moving stuff back out and getting everything set back up. I have also decided to make some upgrades. I was playing with sketchup the other day and deiced to do a rough layout. I have done a couple small shop furniture projects since i arranged everything. I am pretty happy with the layout so far. I stalled new pvc duct work for my dust collector. I am pretty happy with the amount of suction the HF dust collector is providing. I am now in the process of building a control system for my Dust collector so I can start and stop it from multiple places in the shop. I am using a contactor with aux contacts. for now it will switch power on and off to the HF dust collector but one day I hope to upgrade to a larger cyclone and I have built the controls to handle this. The controls are all 24vac. I also built a wall cabinet (still need to put a door on it) over the weekend that will hold all my router bits and ROS/paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 I use a remote control for my DC.. Looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Looks great! x2 on the DC remote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Shops looking good Brian keep it up!!! I use a remote also for my DC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Endres Posted May 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 I got a little more time to work in the shop over the weekend. Only have time for small projects in between trying to clean and organize the rest of the garage and trailer we use to work on our rentals. and get ready for the Wedding which is now only 39 Days away. Last weekend I swapped out the electrical sub-panel from a 6 slot Square D panel to a 24 slot Square D panel I didn't get any pictures of that work but it is Done. Also last weekend I made a clamp rack for my Irwin quick grips because I was tired of them laying in a pile (still need to make some kind of hanger to hold all my wooden hand screw clamps). This weekend I Installed (2) - 20amp 220v outlets in the ceiling for my Table saw and jointer (I actually ran 12-3/wg for both of them so I could run the jointer at 120v and then i realized that my jointer could be easily switched to run on 220v so I have an extra). The last thing I completely finished was the installation of controls for the dust collector. There are 3 buttons spaced along the wall so I can easily hit the start/stop from basically any tool. I also installed a stop button on the other side of the 3 car garage so I can kill the dust collector as I leave the building if for some reason I left it running. Next weekend I have to run about a mile of electric fence and move some horses around so I doubt I will get any time in the shop. Buy maybe I can sneak out there a couple nights though the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Brian that looks like a very nice shop, and I like the clamp rack. Have you considered adding a separator (thein baffle, or cyclone) to you dc and then exhausting it outside? I did that a couple of months ago and I am very glad I did. And 4 hours ago, Brian Endres said: get ready for the Wedding which is now only 39 Days away. Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Endres Posted May 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 13 hours ago, Just Bob said: Have you considered adding a separator (thein baffle, or cyclone) to you dc and then exhausting it outside? That is on the list of the stuff that I would like to do. I would like to setup the collector to go into a drum with some kind of level sensor so I know when it is full. I Have plans to add onto my 3 car garage (~half of which is my shop) with another 1000 sq.ft. most of which will be dedicated to being a shop. Unfortunately it will probably be a year or two before I can even consider laying out that kind of cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Nice shop! I'm glad i read all the way through this because I'm hoping soon to buy the HF DC and use PVC piping to bring collection to my tools. Do you notice any issues with static buildup in your lines and shocking yourself a lot? I was thinking of running a copper conductor and grounding it at both ends to reduce the static build up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 49 minutes ago, Brian Endres said: That is on the list of the stuff that I would like to do. I would like to setup the collector to go into a drum with some kind of level sensor so I know when it is full. I used a metal garbage can, the super dust deputy, and some ply. I put a sight glass on the lid to check the level. I have some pics if your interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Endres Posted May 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 The most dust I have ran through the collector right now is a couple boards through each of my machines. I didn't find three was any build up of static. The real test will be when I start running a large volume. my take away from the various threads I have read on grounding the PVC ductwork is that is doesn't really make that much difference. since PVC is not a conductor the static charge on one "side" of the pipe does not readily travel around/along the pipe so by running a ground wire along the pipe you still are leaving most of the static on the pipe. I'm not sure if it will work or not but I do have a plan if I start getting shocked at the blast gates to take some foil tape on the handle and ground that. so where I am grabbing is grounded. 6 minutes ago, Just Bob said: I put a sight glass on the lid sight glass....where do you hook up the indicator lights and buzzer? Sure I wouldn't mind seeing some pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 On 5/3/2016 at 7:53 AM, Brian Endres said: Sure I wouldn't mind seeing some pictures. I added the pictures over here: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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