Tracker18
Member
What do you use for duct work? I need to pipe my system. I was looking at the web site http://www.nosawdust.com/ . Thanks Doug
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artistwood
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i use a flexible duct from grizzly. i wrapped bare copper wire around it and attached that to a ground. it keeps the static from building up and possibly causing a fire. if i had a large shop with saws, planers and such, i would use metal ducts.
Monty
Group Buy Coordinator
Spend some time reading Bill Pentz's site - http://billpentz.com/woodworking/cyclone/ducting.cfm and it will tell you more than you ever thought of about dust collection systems.
wdcav1952
Activities Manager Emeritus
Perfect answer, Mannie!!
MesquiteMan
Retired Head Moderator
I used 6" pvc without any kind of ground in a full shop have not had any issues at all. I have never been shocked from static either. Mythbuster did a segment on static and explosion and found that in anything less than an huge industrial system, it is a myth.
Monty
Group Buy Coordinator
I use 4" PVC for mine. But here in Houston, there is a lot more humidity to keep the static down than in Arizona.
stolicky
Member
I use mostly the 26-gauge metal ducting from the BORGs, and flexible pipe. I do occasionally get a small zap during the winter, but it is highly unlikely there will be any kind of incident. [ I said it now!]
Be aware that Bill Pentz is a great resource (I learned a lot), but he is also an example of a person that will go to the end of the earth to get rid of the smallest micron of possible dust, and then still be paranoid (IMHO). I recommend gather the basics and build a system that is efficient and works for you. If you worry yourself too much and work hard enough at it, you'll end up with a clean room and wearing astronaut/hazmat suits! Just be smart, is my recommendation.
Good luck.
Be aware that Bill Pentz is a great resource (I learned a lot), but he is also an example of a person that will go to the end of the earth to get rid of the smallest micron of possible dust, and then still be paranoid (IMHO). I recommend gather the basics and build a system that is efficient and works for you. If you worry yourself too much and work hard enough at it, you'll end up with a clean room and wearing astronaut/hazmat suits! Just be smart, is my recommendation.
Good luck.
Tracker18
Member
Thanks for the advice. I will read more. I was given a 2 HP HF model.
sbell111
Member
That is the very dust collector that we use in both shops. We upgraded them with the canister kit that they were selling a while back. They work great.
We use 4" PVC runners and dropdowns ('dropups' in our home shop) terminated with blast gates at each machine and then the appropiately sized flexi tube to the machines themselves.