sorcerertd
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I am looking to make an articulating arm for a 4" dust collection hose. The arms should be easy, but does anyone have suggestions for moving, lockable joints?
I was looking at that just before I posted here. It looks pretty nice but I was hoping to finesse something that would just use my existing 4" hose and fittings. I'll zip tie the hose on, but I can't wrap my brain around how to put a joint in it that will secure in various positions.I just bought this system a couple months ago but have not yet got a chance to set it up. I mainly bought it for my lathe as well as my scrollsaws. I will be drilling some dust acrylic projects on the lathe and need to be able to add more direct dust collection.
https://mullettools.com/?msclkid=64e4e15933a91567df5287b1af5d144d
That is when you buy something to see if it works. If it does, you are a genius. If it doesn't it wasn't your fault! AND you would not be the first on on this forum to do that!. . . but I can't wrap my brain around how to put a joint in it that will secure in various positions.
Again because I am a tool nut years ago I bought a system that was designed for over the tablesaw. Now my memory is not what it use to be and I can not even remember where the parts are these days because I never put it together. But it is designed to collect dust on top of tablesaw. May want to look into those type designs. There are different devices out there that can support a 4" hose if you do a search and select images.I was looking at that just before I posted here. It looks pretty nice but I was hoping to finesse something that would just use my existing 4" hose and fittings. I'll zip tie the hose on, but I can't wrap my brain around how to put a joint in it that will secure in various positions.
This is the one I bought for my tablesaw.I bought me of these from the returns section at a Rockler and mounted it to my ceiling. Swing to the left and connected a 4" hose for the lathe. Swing to the right and ran a 2" hose through the baffle for my CNC Router/Laser. Will use it again in the new shop next year.
Dust collection arm
That flextraction looks nice, but sounds expensive.Again because I am a tool nut years ago I bought a system that was designed for over the tablesaw. Now my memory is not what it use to be and I can not even remember where the parts are these days because I never put it together. But it is designed to collect dust on top of tablesaw. May want to look into those type designs. There are different devices out there that can support a 4" hose if you do a search and select images.
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=mullet+articulating+dust+collection+arms&form=HDRSC3&first=1
https://www.flextraction.co.uk/id/hood-positioning-device-articulated
They did. I believe it was a secondary to catch dust over a table saw in addition to the standard dust port, but I could be wrong.Am I dreaming or did Sawstop offer this setup as an option?
It is very expensive.That flextraction looks nice, but sounds expensive.
They did. I believe it was a secondary to catch dust over a table saw in addition to the standard dust port, but I could be wrong.
I was looking for something similar to this, but heavy duty enough to hold the dust hood and hose in place securely and that I can mount to the ceiling. I'm lazy enough that the monitor arm will probably stay there for a long time if it works well. The shop (corner of the garage/basement) is a perpetual work in progress and small enough that I need to move things around to work on different projects.Machinists use an arm with a locking knob in the center. It has two bars, and swivels at the top and bottom. It locks very securely at BOTH the top swivel, bottom swivel, and center joint. It doesn't flex at all. It is used to hold dial plunger micrometers. The mechanism is simple and you can take the thing apart to see the way it works.
https://www.littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=4521&category=1310310429