Dust Extraction

sploo · 21st March 2007, 10:11 AM

I'm relatively new to this forum, so I thought I'd make a positive contribution, before I start asking loads of questions!

I've been making wood dust for years, and started to realise it probably wasn't the best thing for my lungs. A bit of research confirmed the obvious, and gave me the kick I needed to sort it out.

I've just finished creating a dust extraction system for my workshop, and detailed it here: http://spikyfish.com/DustExtraction/

I hope it's of use to all those hacking MDF...

poynton · 21st March 2007, 10:28 AM

Excellent !!!!

I wish my workshop was as clean and tidy !!

Andy

pinkmouse · 21st March 2007, 11:29 AM

Very neat. I imagine the CNC was invaluable for making up all those sections of ducting. However it only serves to remind me how much I need to do to get my workshop in order...

EC8010 · 21st March 2007, 11:37 AM

Splendid work. I suspect my neighbour would like me to do something similar after I lightly dusted her car with MDF after doing some routing on my drive...

Netlist · 21st March 2007, 12:13 PM

Very very nice.
Being a woodworker myself by education, I can only confirm the importance of a decent dust extraction system.
You'd be a perfect horn builder as well.

/Hugo

c2cthomas · 21st March 2007, 12:50 PM

As my old ships Captain would say "Outstanding"!!

Seeing as how I'm just getting started you have inspired me to get things right from the beginning and get busy designing a "starter" system that can be expanded on in the future. For now I'm stuck outside on the patio with a dust jumper, good mask, and a shop vac for the sawdust.

Great design that shows a great deal of thought - thanks for sharing!

Cal Weldon · 21st March 2007, 04:14 PM

Boy, you weren't kidding when you said you had a dust extraction system!

A1 indeed.

sploo · 21st March 2007, 05:08 PM

Many thanks for all the positive feedback. To be honest, I'm very pleased with it, but more for the fact it's a workable solution in a small space. I've seen so many 'proper' system in big workshops (lots of people with old barns and farm buildings in this area) that I wasn't thinking of it as 'big' or 'impressive'!

The CNC machine was useful to cut out the flat parts, and getting accurate holes in the blast gates. However, with a decent circle cutting jig + router and holesaws, all of what I made could be done by hand.

As for horns, planet10 has mentioned frugel-horn cutting to me. It's certainly something I'll look at, though things are a bit busy atm. If anyone had done some 2D DXF files of the sides then that would speed things up somewhat.

21st March 2007, 10:11 AM	#1
sploo diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2007	Dust Extraction I'm relatively new to this forum, so I thought I'd make a positive contribution, before I start asking loads of questions! I've been making wood dust for years, and started to realise it probably wasn't the best thing for my lungs. A bit of research confirmed the obvious, and gave me the kick I needed to sort it out. I've just finished creating a dust extraction system for my workshop, and detailed it here: http://spikyfish.com/DustExtraction/ I hope it's of use to all those hacking MDF...

21st March 2007, 10:28 AM	#2
poynton Magneto the Gravity Man diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A life on the ocean waves when I'm not at home in N. Wales (but I'm not Welsh so no sheep jokes!)	Excellent !!!! I wish my workshop was as clean and tidy !! Andy __________________ If it ain't broke, break it !! Then fix it again. It's called DIY !

21st March 2007, 11:29 AM	#3
pinkmouse diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chatham, England	Very neat. I imagine the CNC was invaluable for making up all those sections of ducting. However it only serves to remind me how much I need to do to get my workshop in order... __________________ Al I conceive of nothing, in religion, science or philosophy, that is more than the proper thing to wear, for a while. Charles Fort

21st March 2007, 11:37 AM	#4
EC8010 diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Near London. UK	Splendid work. I suspect my neighbour would like me to do something similar after I lightly dusted her car with MDF after doing some routing on my drive... __________________ The loudspeaker: The only commercial Hi-Fi item where a disproportionate part of the budget isn't spent on the box. And the one where it would make a difference...

21st March 2007, 12:50 PM	#6
c2cthomas 49 - for the 16th time diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Near "Music City" (Nashville Tennessee)	As my old ships Captain would say "Outstanding"!! Seeing as how I'm just getting started you have inspired me to get things right from the beginning and get busy designing a "starter" system that can be expanded on in the future. For now I'm stuck outside on the patio with a dust jumper, good mask, and a shop vac for the sawdust. Great design that shows a great deal of thought - thanks for sharing! __________________ "You can't always get what you want" K. Richards/M. Jagger *** "Next time I will know some things better" Zen Mod


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21st March 2007, 12:13 PM	#5
Netlist diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003	Very very nice. Being a woodworker myself by education, I can only confirm the importance of a decent dust extraction system. You'd be a perfect horn builder as well. /Hugo

21st March 2007, 04:14 PM	#7
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	Boy, you weren't kidding when you said you had a dust extraction system! A1 indeed. __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting

21st March 2007, 05:08 PM	#8
sploo diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2007	Many thanks for all the positive feedback. To be honest, I'm very pleased with it, but more for the fact it's a workable solution in a small space. I've seen so many 'proper' system in big workshops (lots of people with old barns and farm buildings in this area) that I wasn't thinking of it as 'big' or 'impressive'! The CNC machine was useful to cut out the flat parts, and getting accurate holes in the blast gates. However, with a decent circle cutting jig + router and holesaws, all of what I made could be done by hand. As for horns, planet10 has mentioned frugel-horn cutting to me. It's certainly something I'll look at, though things are a bit busy atm. If anyone had done some 2D DXF files of the sides then that would speed things up somewhat.

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