The hose support I made in the last episode didn't look and work the way I immagined when I designed it. The DC Hose old and not as flexible as it was when I purchased it all those years ago. At the same time I also bought a flexible 4" flexible VentilationDuct and it is still as good as the day I bought it. It has Aluminium on the outside and plastic film on the inside. The plastic walls are very thin and that makes it very flexible indeed. This is not made for use as a dust collector hose and while I'm sure it will not be damaged by dust and woodchips I can't say the same about small peices of wood picked up by the DustShoe. The only thing I have gong for me in that respect is the Dust Ciollector I have is only 1hp and it doesn't pick up too many larger pieces of material. Only time will tell if it will survive but it could be destroyed on it's first time out. I do not recommend you follow my lead in this until it has proven itself one way or another.
I can kiss my 3 year warranty goodbye on it to start with and if it is still working in 3 years I will be astounded.
My Thoughts
I do like the look of the new setup and the cost of the Flexible duct is only $14 so it's worth a try. If it does bite the dust, (so to speak), then no big loss and I will pull the original hose forward down to the DustShoe as I should have enough length to reach. If not i will cross that bridge when I get too it.
I also need to find a way of storing the DustShoe when I don't want it connected to the machine as I sometimes video without it to give better visibility.
Static is a possibility with this hose as with any DC hose. The plastic isside and the metal outside might make an interesting combination. Fortunately if it does prove to be an issue grounding it will be very easy but i will wait and see what happens.
This is the flexible duct I have used if anyone is interested
Not much else I can say about this. I hope you enjoyed the episode and I will see you on the next one.
Cheers
Peter
Pete,
ReplyDeleteMuch better!! I actually used 4" pvc to run from CNC area to garage area where the dust collector is portable and used for other equipment also. Plus it's a little quieter. Nice video, thanks for sharing.
Dave
Hi Peter,
ReplyDeleteI agree it is much better that way.
For my machine I build a Box to switch between my dust shoe hose and a second one for cleaning up my machine after the work is done. If you are interested I can send you some images or my plans (fusion360). For me it is one of the best features of my machine, it just makes more fun if it is cleaned easily.
greetings from Austria
sascha