A couple of specific to me questions about some dust collection, things I want to try and improve.
One of the best upgrades to my shop has been the Shark Guard. I ordered one with a 1.25" port up top, and without it being connected to anything I get this nice little geyser of dust that shoots out when I saw something. It's fun, but it needs to go away. I was thinking about an overarm setup, but wasn't sure what to use and what diameter to use to make sure the stuff gets to the vac. I'm thinking the right way to go would be to route it to the right of the saw, but that means I'm looking at probably 9-10' feet of run to get to the back of the saw where the outlet is.
I'm using a Ridgid WD1450 vac, with a 5 gallon separator and Woodstock lid. The other question I have is what to use for some custom length hose for this. I'm using two lengths of 2.25" vac hose, probably 6' and 7' to run between the vac, separator and tool/attachment. I get good enough suction to clean the floor, but obviously I have the opportunity to improve the efficiency here.
I estimate I really only need about 3-4' to the separator, and then a couple of lengths to whatever tool I use. I need about 2-3' from the separator to the table saw. Everything else could be done with my current hoses, which I would like to keep unmolested.
I'd also like to have a semi-permanent run over to the miter saw, which I was thinking about using Rockler's 2.5" clear tube for most of it. I wonder if I should just pipe the overarm into that run and use a gate.
This is basically the layout. Vac is to the right of where the table saw is, separator is under and to the left of the saw. Would also love to hear a suggestion as to a better place for the separator. Right now it's between the outrigger legs of the saw, and it's the best place I can think of right now.
One of the best upgrades to my shop has been the Shark Guard. I ordered one with a 1.25" port up top, and without it being connected to anything I get this nice little geyser of dust that shoots out when I saw something. It's fun, but it needs to go away. I was thinking about an overarm setup, but wasn't sure what to use and what diameter to use to make sure the stuff gets to the vac. I'm thinking the right way to go would be to route it to the right of the saw, but that means I'm looking at probably 9-10' feet of run to get to the back of the saw where the outlet is.
I'm using a Ridgid WD1450 vac, with a 5 gallon separator and Woodstock lid. The other question I have is what to use for some custom length hose for this. I'm using two lengths of 2.25" vac hose, probably 6' and 7' to run between the vac, separator and tool/attachment. I get good enough suction to clean the floor, but obviously I have the opportunity to improve the efficiency here.
I estimate I really only need about 3-4' to the separator, and then a couple of lengths to whatever tool I use. I need about 2-3' from the separator to the table saw. Everything else could be done with my current hoses, which I would like to keep unmolested.
I'd also like to have a semi-permanent run over to the miter saw, which I was thinking about using Rockler's 2.5" clear tube for most of it. I wonder if I should just pipe the overarm into that run and use a gate.
This is basically the layout. Vac is to the right of where the table saw is, separator is under and to the left of the saw. Would also love to hear a suggestion as to a better place for the separator. Right now it's between the outrigger legs of the saw, and it's the best place I can think of right now.
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