Nice job Art. Every square inch of reclaimed space in a small shop is valuable. I'm still putting the finishing touches on my own cyclone setup. I put my shop vac up on a wall mounted shelf above the right wing of my table saw since it would be otherwise dad space. Then from there it goes to a dust deputy and 14 gallon eagle waste bucket.
Beautiful video. You have a great gift at explaining and showing things. And since we all love our shops, and since MOST of our shops are not a Taj Mahal, your videos are super relatable. Great job. Thanks for sharing.
Nice improvements... I have a similar sized shop and DC as you. I thought about putting in PVC ducting but then decided to go with the Rockler dust right system with one hose and quick connects for the big tools (jointer, planer, table saw, miter saw). It is a little more work to change the hose but it's not difficult and then I get better suction at each tool plus I don't have to waste space for the 4" pipe. My drill press and sanders are like yours. I have a shop vac with an extra long hose I move from tool to tool but I like your idea of a central line for sanders. Way less work and no real loss of suction on such a short run. I like that you are always looking to improve your shop's function. Little things like this can make a big difference. Great video!
Ahh the old school Craftsman shop vac! I had one very similar to that that lasted almost 20 years before the motor bearings gave out. I probably should have gone the Mathias route and replaced the bearings rather than replacing the whole unit.
The bearings are not great. I drilled an access hole on top so that I can dribble in some oil onto the the shaft when needed. I have a hard time throwing it out if it still works, but someday!!!
Art, one idea that might save some floor space. I moved away from a tripod for filming. I made a spring clamp on an arm, swivel and height adjustment all from scrap plywood. This system hangs from the rafters in the shop. I can place it in just about any position. I would find in editing that the camera was vibrating when using my power equipment. Hanging my camera from the rafters stopped the vibration issue not to mention I can walk about the shop with no issues. Also I can set up shots right over the workbench, saw or whatever. Like you my shop is cramped, the tripod robbed so much floor space. I can't tell you how many times I hit the thing with a long board or tripped on it trying to walk by the tripod. I did shorten the vertical arm, I would wack my head on it from time to time. So make it long so you can see it or just short enough your head will clear when walking under it. Boom bigger shop! Just a thought.
I have thought about a ceiling mounted camera... like this one from BALES from a few years ago: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tiHoWwuTM4U.html John Heisz also had one that I liked. I have a mobile tripod that mostly stays out of the way, so have not followed up on these ideas
Ideally, put your dust collector in the middle of your shop so that each hose run is as short as possible even if you use a Y-fitting to shoot them off in different directions. Having it at one end decreases it's efficiency all over because of the long run to tools at the other end of the shop.
This layout works for me. I've considered others but nothing has seemed to work like this. Tools need both infeed and outfeed so they don't work well tucked into a corner. the DC tucks into the corner. Until I get a bigger shop, (or DPmakestuff comes over and tears down my wall ;-) , doubt it'll change.
What works in one shop, may not necessarily work in another. Everyone's shop layout is different & tools are used in different ways. As you stated Art, it works for you. That's what matters at the end of the day, especially when you're in there, doing the work yourself. Great job on the video as always. More content would be my only "negative" comment I'd have to submit.... Happy New Year to you & your family.
Nice improvement. I have a similar sized shop (10x20) so I feel your constraints. Have you considered running the main 4inch line on the ceiling above the window to also free up that space by the floor?
Hey! Welcome! I've enjoyed your dust collection videos also! It's a basement, so I don't have a lot of headroom. There is no "above" the window, and I don't want to run it in front of the window. Thanks!
Not that every shop can do this, but have you considered just using your 4" vacuum/blower, disconnected from your collection bags, and vented outside into a vented bin? I am in the process of doing this in my shop. I've put the blower motor into my crawl space in the roof and working to get it vented to the outside. Looking forward to it working.
Nope. I live in town, and venting directly outside would not be nice to my neighbours. As well, I'd be blowing all my nice conditioned air outside. I can see it working in milder rural climates, but not here.
Have they improved those plastic blast gates since the last I tried them? Because they used to leak like crazy and always get jammed up so I tossed them and made my own.
I built the mobile tablesaw stand before I started on youtube, so I don't really have a build video. I have a web article about it: www.wordsnwood.com/2014/tablesaw-stand/ And there was a video where I had to fix it, but I hesitate to included it as it is from 9 years ago and not the greatest. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Tuipx0jorGw.html
Always appreciate your videos. BUT, not sure it's wise to have the disk sander switch horizontal.. Over time it's gonna collect dust and probably start a fire. Just a thought.
