It doesn't matter what you're making. It doesn't even matter if I plan to make it, it's just always enjoyable watching your videos on Saturday mornings. Loved the cuts between past Mark and hindsight Mark.
@startmaking1 trouble is (was)... I wanted to be first to comment, but still needed another comment during the video. Yes, I'm old enough to know better 🫣
Your timing is serendipity, I’ve been slowly redesigning my limited space with dust collection my main focus. More to think about but as you say, the journey is sometimes more fun that the destination!
I sometimes wonder if you are reading my mind… I’ve got a cheap shop vac and a cyclone that I’m always tripping over but recently I’ve realised that I really need to get my dust management sorted in a more practical and sustainable way. I’ve been saving my pennies and have been eyeing up the Axminster AW118CE dust extractor to use as my main dust control for the workshop. I look forward to seeing what you go for and how you go about the install. One thing made me smile at the beginning of your video, when you used the ubiquitous line “using some old scrap pieces I had in the workshop” (or words to that effect), but then you actually DID put old scraps on the table rather than pull out a fresh sheet of 18x1220x660, that so many others seem to have ‘laying around’. 😂 Good on you for keeping it real. Always a pleasure, Mark. Keep making.
Great video and solution to your problem. My workbench is against the wall and I luckily found a small chain with a hook on the end in my shed (from where I know not) and just screwed that to the ceiling 😃 talking of ceilings, I've started sorting tools on it so saving space up there is useful 😂
Nicely done. Love the prototype to final version concept and I have several of them. A clean shop is a happy shop for sure. Shame mine is such a mess. LOL.
I hope this design works for you. I have a similar design for the long hose and a network of 40mm waste pipe and blast gates underneath my workbench, connected to my stationary tools. That part works pretty well & I like the quick connect of the hose for tools like my router, sander & tracksaw. The problem I found was when I used the long hose to clean up the workshop. Instead of dealing with fine dust, I was picking up lots of larger chips, stringy bits etc... and this was causing blockages on a weekly basis, which meant I had to work out where in the system it was blocked, undo connections & gaffer taped joints etc... A real pain in the arse! In the end, my solution was to only use it for the stationary tools & sander etc... but not to use it to tidy up the shop. Instead, I brought a Evolution shop vac (the box-shaped one) which I use for the regular cleanups. Yes, it means having to find space for another tool, but I've not had a blockage since. I can also take the Evolution vac out an about with me when needed. Just a heads up for a possible issue which you hopefully won't encounter :)
It's funny how we end up in similar situations as woodworkers. I had a similar thing but as my shop is tiny I have taken to having a quick sweep around the workbench and then vacuuming with the boom arm. That seems to have stopped the blocks. Now it is just my take saw that blocks the cyclone with thin strips. Easy fix for that I hope with a zero clearance insert. I too have bought a shop vac though and I now need to find a way to replace or compliment my extractor with it as it is far more powerful for smaller hand held tools. It's a constant battle but a fun one. Thank you for the advice btw, much appreciated.
Cracking video mate looks like your sorted out then and new extractor system that's just a bonus. I was about to comment saying for the length of that hose to a shop vac might wanna look at upgrading then you dropped that. 😂 Catch up soon mate 👍🏴
Hey bud. Yeah, the upgrades are awesome. Though I now have the fun game of getting the connectors to works again lol. Though this time I may just get them 3d printed.
@@startmaking1 yea that' might not be a bad shout or laser cut them potentially although the cheaper option I suspect would be you can get different sizes of downpipe clips that wrap round pipes that might work and there pennies if you need any help I no a guy with a 3d printer 👍🏴
now you just need to run air and electricity to the arm:) when i get my shop set up i hope to do something like that for it for now i put my vac and cyclone on a harbor freight furniture dolly :) have fun with your new toy!!
The length of the arm puts a lot of downward torque at the pivot point. This may be what is increasing the friction when hung. If you extend the arm to the rear by a few inches, and put a counter weight on it, that may help the torque. This assumes the dowel connection can handle the extra weight (I believe it can). A small wooden box made from scraps, filled with scrap hardware, makes a decent counter weight.
Gosh, I wish Ray. Time is a big issue for me and I desperately want to get to some of these shows but until April I am working every other weekend and just cant get away. I hope you enjoy it . I will definitely be getting long to some next year.
Brilliant! I now thumbs up your videos before watching 'cos I know the'll be good, all seemed a bit overkill to me, I'd have gone the cable tie, string and gaffer tape route!! Thanks for another good 'un, keep 'em coming and stay lucky
I'm allergic to sawdust, so when I have my own space to make a workshop, I plan to turn the entire shop into a cyclonal dust extractor so that it will be completely dust free with a push of a button. Definitely gonna invest in the best dust extraction that I can afford.
Although I would love to see a workshop made into a cyclone as I think that is just up my street. And an amazing idea. Maybe take a look at the masks that cover your entire head with a breathing hose into a unit on your back. IT may well save you a fair amount.
Lol brilliant. Thank you for making me chuckle Anthony. You know, in my shed before where I am now, I had the same thing and weirdly I miss the quiet of not having extraction going the whole time.
