dans
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Post by dans on Apr 16, 2018 12:12:05 GMT -5
I use a small Shop Vac for dust collection (mostly plastic chips). I don't typically generate all that much "stuff" so I didn't need a large vacuum, and the vacuum is on the same breaker as the Axiom mill so there were also some power considerations. Got tired of paying $$$ for all the filter bags so I wanted to install a dust separator. Unfortunately, the vacuum uses 1-1/2" dia. hose, which is kind of an oddball size. All the dust separator units I found were generally for larger hoses, so I built my own. Was happy to find that by using an ABS 'glue to slip fit' adapter and fitting a p trap drain shaft thru it, it perfectly fit the od/id of the hose. Ran a couple tests today and it works very well. I have an extra piece of hose leftover that I might mount to the inlet on the bucket to get a more cyclonic action to the air movement inside. Dan    |
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Post by dans on Apr 16, 2018 14:16:26 GMT -5
Forgot to show the top of the bucket where the hoses slip fit, which was kind of the point of the post    _ |
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Post by JohnnyBeWood on Apr 16, 2018 17:45:37 GMT -5
That looks like a great setup. Is that your garage!? I don't think I've ever seen a workspace that immaculate! I really like the floor!
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Post by dans on Apr 16, 2018 18:59:38 GMT -5
Thanks! It's my storage unit/man cave... I may have the only unit with a satellite dish  (also got a little carried away with the loft) The floor is Race Deck - nice stuff, easy to keep clean. Well... I keep it kinda clean, about the time I start tracking "stuff" home, the wife comes over and really cleans it!  Attachments:
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Post by ricphoto on Apr 17, 2018 0:33:10 GMT -5
so if I visit and start tracking some of the "stuff" from my shop through your house will she come over and clean my shop?
Pretty Please? ;-)
(btw: nice looking Pursuit...love the care in staging her ;-)
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Post by arsystems on Apr 17, 2018 9:29:11 GMT -5
wow. super jealous of that haha what an awesome space, I don't think I would ever leave.
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Post by dans on Apr 18, 2018 7:21:54 GMT -5
The boat should go back into the water the week of May 6th, but who knows - we had snow yesterday, sigh... I'd stay there longer if it had a bathroom |
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Post by stevem on Apr 18, 2018 11:36:03 GMT -5
Cool man cave, but where is the table say??
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Post by dans on Apr 18, 2018 11:51:15 GMT -5
The table? you mean the mill? If you enlarge the picture you'll see it's right under the front center of the loft.
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Post by zaxis4 on Apr 18, 2018 14:59:19 GMT -5
That is a great workspace! I like it a lot.
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Post by stevem on Apr 18, 2018 16:18:24 GMT -5
Sorry, I meant table saw
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Post by dans on Apr 18, 2018 17:37:19 GMT -5
Ah... got it.
Mostly I machine parts out of King Starboard, a marine grade HDPE, and I can pretty much order all my material cut to size (+0.25" or so) from Boat Outfitters, so I can get away without the table saw.
I do have a Grizzly band saw if I need to cut something out of an old drop of material or am working with plywood or MDF.
Also, have an old Black & Decker bench top drill press.
Thinking about getting a router table for when I need to radius over the edges of a part. I can do it on the CNC but it's slower due to all the re-clamping.
So... all in all, not a very well equipped shop, but it has just about everything I need.
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Post by traindriver on Apr 18, 2018 19:35:01 GMT -5
Sweet shop!
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(also got a little carried away with the loft)
