Fangar
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As of late, I haven't had too much time for pens. I was able to find a new home for my new lathe (Jet 1236) and get my dust collection routed. I ended up going with the 4" flex hose which I know is not the best, but actually works quite well with the short runs that I have. I still need to get some better bags to knowck the particle size down to about 1 micron since I can't have the collection unit outside the shop. The bottom line is that it has some strong suction. My band saw emits almost nothing at the unit. The lathe still needs some sort of intake, but even with the bare 4" hose it works well. I am heading to the plastic shop on wednesday to get some plastic for a custom idea I have.
I ran a dedicated 20 amp line to the DC with a spare wire for later upgrade to 240. I installed a 20 amp toggle to turn on the DC from a central location near the lathe. I was going to go with the remote, but this worked out better for me (and was only 3 bucks instead of 60).
Here are some photos:
The band saw has a 4" that gets reduced to a 2" at the body back (Jet should have made this a 4"). The black hose is 2.5" and cathes the dust from the bottom of the table. The two hoses are controlled by a single blast gate.
My new Jet lathe.
This point goes to the lathe (4" clear) and to the Drill press (2.5" black). There are two blast gates here to control each port.
Thanks for looking.
Now if I could only find time to use it. Wednesday morning I start 400 sqft of laminate flooring in our kitchen...[xx(]
Fangar
I ran a dedicated 20 amp line to the DC with a spare wire for later upgrade to 240. I installed a 20 amp toggle to turn on the DC from a central location near the lathe. I was going to go with the remote, but this worked out better for me (and was only 3 bucks instead of 60).
Here are some photos:
The band saw has a 4" that gets reduced to a 2" at the body back (Jet should have made this a 4"). The black hose is 2.5" and cathes the dust from the bottom of the table. The two hoses are controlled by a single blast gate.
My new Jet lathe.
This point goes to the lathe (4" clear) and to the Drill press (2.5" black). There are two blast gates here to control each port.
Thanks for looking.
Now if I could only find time to use it. Wednesday morning I start 400 sqft of laminate flooring in our kitchen...[xx(]
Fangar