DIY Dust Collector System with Homemade Blast Gates and Automatic Start/Stop Function 

Pretty sick man! I was thinking that it might get annoying having the system running all the time, and wondering how you were going to balance the system, and then BOOM! You added the sensors and relays! Mind blown, great job.

This is a valuable addition to my woodwork collection ru-vid.comUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO I still will rate this woodwork plan as the best in my reference library. It always seem to stand out from the rest whenever you go through the library. This is a masterpiece.

These builds I like, no talking, just the working sounds. I can figure out the dimensions and materials and adaptations to my situation myself. But this video is loaded with great ideas and I'm gonna steal quite a few of them!

I love this idea! I'm in the process of putting together my shop and a dedicated dust collection and air filter system is at the top of my list.

This is a great video! Good production. I really like the whole setup. Plus, it really showcases your ingenuity, and creativity. It truly shows the DIY in a guy. I appreciate that. Once again, great job man! 👍👌

BRILLIANT... 💪💪💪👏👏👏👏 One of de BEST Practice Vidos ever. I will show all my Friends. THANKS FOR THAT VIDEO!

Some great ideas there. Over the years I have ended up with more than five powertool brands. I have been trying to work out a system which uses a house vacuum with PVC and pool hose or something similar. You just helped solved some of my biggest problems. Great to see a channel that doesn't just use off the shelf solutions. Not all of us can find them in countries where small populations mean less consumer choice. My workshop can get damp so I will probably substitute perspex or acrylic for my gates to reduce the chance of swelling. You just gained a new subscriber by the way.

Don't know the last time you heard this. YOUR WORK IS AMAZING!! Thank you for sharing.

Finally!! A dust collection vid that shows something useful. The relay idea rocks. Also like the simplicity of your blast gates - some designs are total overkill.

The relay to switch the power on is freakin brilliant!

my favorite dust collector video, love that you have flip flops on too. man after my own heart.

Holy buttermilk biscuits. That switch system at the gates was an amazing touch. I have 0 skill in general things but would like to start a hobby. Seeing ideas like this really ignites a desire to do more. Thanks for the video.

Great build! I've gotta say, the editing of this video is A++

great video! thanks for the many details and solutions and keeping the pace rapid, informative with no droning narrative!!

Awesome vid/tutorial. No yammering like so many other vids. Just quickly showing the world how to do this yourself. I'm gonna have to make one of these myself. Thanks!

Someone give this man a damn metal. That's the best collection system I've seen. 👍👍

Great project! Excellent quality video as well! There's so many videos on YT with some guy mumbling, rambling, stuttering and stammering their way through the mostly-unnecessary explanation AND terrible camera work. A+ for this video!

Man that was awesome👍

That is by far the best DIY dust control system I ever seen on you tube. You did a great job on a scale of 1to10 I'd give you a 100. Great job

Innovative and well thought out. Loved the homemade blast gates. Was thinking of doing something like this in my shop. Would also have to include the relay power switch. It's been said before. BRILLIANT.

Well gotta say one of the best dust extraction systems i have seen, and the video was well edited. don't know why the thumbs down be nice if they left a comment saying why. All the best.

Someone has probably already said this... The irony is how much dust you had to create in order to build a dust collection system! :P Great work!

Best dust collection video on RU-vid! Probably watched it 5x.

Brilliant, especially the low voltage switches on the 'doors'. I will improve my DIY cyclone system. Thanks!!!

Only thing I would have done differently would be to make as many of the 90 degree fittings, as you could, by using two 45 degree fittings instead. Much better air flow. Great job.

I need a v8 and a 🤦🏽‍♀️ lol I just realized you eliminated the need for stressing over pipe fittings and connections by screwing and cutting out the correct size pipe needed for a specific tool in each blastgate! Duh, I’d never have thought of that and after procrastinating on setting up my very own minor dust collection I feel like this way allows me to problem solve easily by drilling or cutting out the correct hole size of each connection into my own built blastgates. Thank you and I wish more builders would try this rather than melt a bunch of pvc pipes and break their wrists trying to shove pipes together lol

Canadians love mastercraft! I moved from Canada to Seattle and made sure to keep every mastercraft tool! Canada!

Hello Here is France. Very nice subject in this vidéo. I try to put this in my workshop. And very nice music too, I love it. See you soon.

Another fantastic build/video/idea...thanks for posting this.

my only question is, how could this genius video receive thumbs down? they’re probably mad because they couldn’t do something like this...this was amazing

Great job! Some company's wish they a vacuum system so good! Thanks for sharing.

2020. I like your design, especially the shutoffs, BIG THANK YOU.

Great content & verbal clarity keep up the great content.

Great idea so everything is dust free lg Rene

Holy crap that so well thought out! Excellent job. Love the on/off switch.

This was the coolest thing I've seen in a long time! Excellent!

That was awesome . Need to do that to my shop

I like the low voltage relay start. Showing the details of that system would make a good video. Glad to see you aren't venting the dust inside! Take a look at Bill Pentz website about dust collection. He has more information there than anywhere else I've found. He's wrong about not being able to safety vent inside through a filter but his website is a great resource for information and ideas. For your system, if you switch from 90's and Tees to larger radius bends and Y's, your flow rates will increase significantly. I tested a system that I built with a 90 degree fitting and it was dropping half the pressure of the entire system. I got rid of the 90 and my flow rate went up 30%. If your system is really capable of pulling 1700 cfm (it would have to be 220V 3hp or more to do that, most collectors way over rate flow rates) then you need 8" ducts to not reduce flow. I doubt the system is flowing over 500 cfm as it is. but if that's enough then it doesn't hurt anything to leave it as is. The motor draws less current with more restrictions (that's not intuitive but you can prove it's true but checking motor current with a clamp meter and changing the amount of restriction) so it just saves power. I hope that is helpful information. Reading through Bill Pentz site is a great way to learn what works best and what your options are.

Super simple design. Effective. I'm sure some people will say all kinds of things about static/sparks/flaming death... Not me. I'll be doing the same soon with my new workshop when built.

That was brilliant!! I'm in the process of building my dust extraction system. You have inspired me : )

Love the video man! Really clever use of materials and methods. Smiled mercilessly at the three headed hose adapter you made, damn ingenious.👍

Next time your in CT just swing by my garage and throw the same set up in real quick. Thanks!!!

Excellent implementation of several clever ideas and use of materials. Great editing, too. For once, I appreciate all of the positive comments. They are spot-on.Thanks everybody.

What a great video. Well put together - not a lot of talking. I love the low tech no tech simplicity yet high functionality of your design. Thank you - subscribed.

Awesome work. But my Shop is Not big enough for something like this. I use a mobile cyclone cart. Got here by your comment over at John Heisz scrap bin Channel. 😉

You just earned your "Professor Dust Collector" Badge.

One of the best executed dust collection builds I've seen. Well done, thanks for sharing.

love it - and nice to see two things - that i'm not the ONLY one that cuts metal without gloves and THANK YOU for using the right tape... not 'duct' tape on the ducts. i'm just in the process of putting a ceiling in my workshop... the growop guys put heavy plastic on with bat insulation above, so just putting OSB under that to close it in... i'm using 4" PVC, and grounding it to outside - heard all the stories of explosions and shocks and stuff, so worth at least putting a safety in place. awesome video - thanks for the taking the time to share!

Holy crap that's useful. Just built a platform bed and now I have to sweep and vac a redwood out of my shop

I was going to exhaust my dust collector outside like you did, but I didn't want to lose the heat in the winter and my meager air conditioning in the summer. The turnover for the volume of the space is pretty surprising.

Endlich ein Video, das jeder versteht. Auch ich, welcher der englischen Sprache nicht mächtig ist. Ohne überflüssige Erklärungen und Kommentare. Die Bilder sprächen für sich selbst.

Very nice job! One of the best i've ever seen on the net. Congratulations.

I love the editing you did - oh, and the dust collector was cool too. What software did you use for the editing?

The switches to power on the dust collector is great, where did you get everything you need?

That's brilliant, you've given me some ideas for my own sawdust collection.

Thanks. I just want to say, YOU ARE PRO!

[southern accent] "Them are some pretty pilot holes you got there boy"

I do like the low voltage dc relay control operation. Does your entire system operate only by this method?

Great video/build~!! Just when I thought I had my own dust collection mapped out, I come across your video. Love the blast gate control of the DC motor~! Back to the drawing board for mods... ;-)

That's fantastic. I totally need that in my shop!

Well done. One question though: The DC sucks air from the shop and presses it outside. Did you make a hole somewhere else in the shop so fresh air can get into it or are there already enough holes (=air leaks)? Because if there is no such opening (or number of openings), you would create a vacuum inside your shop and the effectiveness of your DC is lower as it could be. Just a thought.

Nice work and great video, I really enjoyed it. One question for you, where did you get the hose for the dril lpress? Thanks

Great job! Thanks for taking the time to film and edit!!!

Super build. Well presented, too. Thank you for the good work example.

Great video, Brad! How are you finding the 4" (?) PVC? Is it fine or do you get any blockage in the system. Keep up the good work!

As a wannabe employer, I need to figure out how to hire time-lapse workers.

Gotta love a thoroughbred Canuck! Awesome vid bro 👍

awesome stuff, just about to start work on upgrading my shop, that relay switch thing is a wicked idea

siliconjob 1/10. rest very noice!!

Bad idea cementing all your joints. I would have just taped them it means you can re use them if you ever shift shops.

The idea was very good, the suction was working . INSTALLED a directional flap to open & close whichever machine that operates so that suction will be strong enough.. BUT then he can have a better distribution of air volume with constant FLOW rate if the diameter of the pipe is reduced as it goes further by using the formula Q = VA.. This is just to share my technical knowledge & experience. GREAT. very useful for wood working home industry

I think I like your blast gates better than anything else I've seen on YT!! I'm in the process of adding duct work throughout my garage/hobby shop now, and have been looking for a simple, effective design.

Outstanding...I am just building my shed and found this really interesting and relevant.

You're a real Craftsmen I really enjoyed watching this you earned but I respect ,their for , I subscribed and thumb up . As soon as you HAVE THE MEANS ie...dont go in debt, please buy a sawstop table saw, I purchased one 5 years ago worth it .Good job buddy good job.

Great video, great editing. Love the magnetic switches on the blast gates for the dust collector relay.

Installing the DC coil relay is a brilliant idea. Very nice video. You did a great and inspiring job.

Great video! Good idea on the on/off relay; I need to build something like this in my shop.

Pretty dang nice! That's exactly what I want to do - switch the DC on at each blast gate. I know remotes are popular, but I want to remember to close each gate after using it, so combining with a switch makes a lot of sense to me. Gotta say, though, that takes commitment to glue your PVC pipes together!

Bruh! Those relays just blew my mind!

This is perfect. I plan on using a similar system to add to my mobile workbench that I made

Absolutely amazing. Great job.

holy crap I am amazed. Dang, gonna have to save this.. great job.

Love the "on" switch, great idea. SUBSCRIBED!

Great video! A LOAD of content packed into 11 minutes.

GREAT job, very well thought out! !! !!!

Inspired and very inspiring! I gave it a thumbs up just based on the title, wish there was a way to give it two thumbs up after watching.

Great, love the way turning on and off

I think it was very well done. i bet it would last forever. I am buying a Shopsmith dust collector this weekend.

badass build! especially love the relay autostart on the blast gates

Love how its so fast! and also stickers everywhere haha! Thank you for your video!

Pretty impressive dude! Thanks for the video and for some ideas.

Excellent ideas! Thanks for posting this.

Superb fella! Just installing my own, and so glad I viewed your set up, and great ideas. Thank you for posting.

Loved it!!! Need to do that in my garage......I hate sweeping up all the sawdust!!

Der Videoschnitt ist perfekt. So machst es Spass beim zuschauen.

It's calming and amusing to watch

Yup, subbed. This is exactly what I wanted to do. Thank you.

Great job.best system I've seen yet

Very nice job, love the low voltage relay switch idea

A really very good idea and implementation! Respect.