259 days ago
by GaryK |
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Well, this is the second and final part of my dust collector retro-fit.
Here you can see the two boxed as I recieved them:..
Here they are unpacked and stacked. I removed the Dust Dog label. I figured that it didn’t do anything but restrict air flow. It came off easily..
Here you can see the handle that created some confusion in the first part of this blog...
As the handle is rotated it makes these “paddles” brush against the pleats of the filterknocking off the ...
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125 days ago
by Mark A. DeCou |
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Another short Blog entry to post a concept sketch of a Barak Obama for President 2008 Walking Cane. This cane design has been inspired by several historical examples of Election and Political Figure “Bust Top” collector walking canes.
Disclaimer: I am not attempting to make any type of Political Statement, or to purport that Obama is “my” candidate, with this cane design.
On the other hand, it looks like a fun one to carve, and I hope the project goes through f...
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122 days ago
by CraftsmanCollective |
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So in my first blog entry I touched on my dust collection progress. I’ve recieved a bit of interest with it so I thought I might share some of what I’ve learned to help others get a head start on thier system or to improve the system they already have. I’ve spent a ton of time researching and testing this stuff and can geniunely say that what I post here works exceptionally well. I do alot of work with MDF and we all know of the hazards of wood dust, especially MDF. Im ...
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145 days ago
by PurpLev |
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So for the longest time I’ve heard how much a Shop-vac doesnt quite cut it when it comes to larger machines, and how much quieter “real” DC machines are compared to a shop-vac, but being a weekend warrior, my budget is limited, and space was a big issue for me until recently (we just moved, and I have a full garage to work with now – will be blogged soon as well).
Lately I was eyeing some Delta AP400 machines that float on craigslist once in a while for very attract...
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