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  • burrellski
    Established Member
    • Dec 2005
    • 218
    • Saint Joseph, MO.
    #1

    Shop Built Blast Gates

    I recently picked up the HF Dust Collector and a new filter, now its on to hooking everything up. I have been looking (without much success) for ideas on how to make my own blast gates. I found this thread
    http://www.bt3central.com/showthread...ake+blast+gate with some good pictures of Scottydont's gates. Are there any other designs / ideas out there?

    Thanks
    Matt
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    • burrellski
      Established Member
      • Dec 2005
      • 218
      • Saint Joseph, MO.
      #2
      This is definitely a first. 24 hrs and 74 views later still no comments?

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        • Workman
          Forum Newbie
          • Feb 2006
          • 70
          #3
          Friend's shop (so I don't have pictures) - homebuilt gates like Scotty's but substitute plastic slider between felt pieces which have first been glued to wood surfaces where slider operates and substitute strip of wood with finger holes running the other way for the end block screwed to the plastic slider - otherwise, just the same. Works beautifully.

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            • JR
              The Full Monte
              • Feb 2004
              • 5633
              • Eugene, OR
              • BT3000
              #4
              Originally posted by burrellski
              This is definitely a first. 24 hrs and 74 views later still no comments?
              After Scott's pics, what was there to say?

              JR
              JR

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                • lcm1947
                  Veteran Member
                  • Sep 2004
                  • 1490
                  • Austin, Texas
                  • BT 3100-1
                  #5
                  I just use the cheap plastic ones from Woodcraft. They seem OK to me. Are you needing something better or just want to build your own? Which would be cool I guess I just personally have way to many other things I want to build - but that's me.
                  May you die and go to heaven before the Devil knows you're dead. My Best, Mac

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                    • jhart
                      Veteran Member
                      • Feb 2004
                      • 1715
                      • Minneapolis, MN, USA.
                      • BT3100
                      #6
                      Just use the metal blastgates from Rockler. Seem to work ok. Way too many things to do before making homemade blastgates. How do you improve on those made by Scotty??
                      Joe
                      "All things are difficult before they are easy"

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                        • burrellski
                          Established Member
                          • Dec 2005
                          • 218
                          • Saint Joseph, MO.
                          #7
                          I was just trying to see if there were any other ideas out there. Scotty's certainly look like they will work well. Then I found the JET plastic gates on Amazon for $1.99. I've heard others talk about them getting plugged with dust, but for $2 a piece, I think they're worth a try.

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                            • lrogers
                              Veteran Member
                              • Dec 2002
                              • 3853
                              • Mobile, AL. USA.
                              • BT3000
                              #8
                              I made of couple of Scotty's and they work great.
                              Larry R. Rogers
                              The Samurai Wood Butcher
                              http://splash54.multiply.com
                              http://community.webshots.com/user/splash54

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                                • JimD
                                  Veteran Member
                                  • Feb 2003
                                  • 4187
                                  • Lexington, SC.
                                  #9
                                  If you lived around here I would sell you my plastic gates for less than $2 each. They are useful to get you up and running but I think you will come back to making some. They are a good use for plywood scraps and one of those times that home-built is clearly better than store bought.

                                  Jim

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