| Project by khop | posted 22 days ago | 579 views | 1 time favorited | 8 comments |  |
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This is a Dust Collector Control Box I made for two new tools I hope to be buying soon. I ran a 5” line down the post and connected two 4” blast gates to it. I made the control levers on top and labeled them for when my memory gets worse. I made similar ones for my jointer and router table. It was fun to engineer and fabricate the parts for this project. I am waiting fior the Grizzly Christmas cataloge to come out next week. Maybe I can get them on sale or better yet, free shipping. I will update my shop pictures after all has been done. Thanks for looking,
KHOP
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8 comments so far
a1Jim
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posted 22 days ago
Wow You can’t miss those controls good job, kinda looks like the star ship enterprise.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
TopamaxSurvivor
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posted 22 days ago
Great idea. Get prepared for Santa to be good to you:-))
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RetiredCoastie
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posted 22 days ago
Outstanding switch! Nice job.
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stefang
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posted 22 days ago
Wonderful idea and very nicely done. Looking forward to seeing more.
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Jerry
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posted 22 days ago
Looks GREAT, can’t wait to see it in action!!!
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Skillet
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posted 22 days ago
You’re my kind of man. Ain’t got the tools, but the accessories. Sounds like me. Guess I’ll build this on the porch in preparation for my future shop for my future tools.
LOL
-- Skillet, Louisiana
CaptainSkully
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posted 22 days ago
Ah, Dust Collector. Working on boats, I was wondering what you needed to control in your shop that was Direct Current…
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Abe Low
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posted 13 days ago
I am glad to see you are serious about dust collection. Me too. How about posting some shots of the interior of your blast gate design?
-- Abe Low, Fine furniture, Sacramento, CA