Blast gates and Hose/ Place to Buy?

If you find a good gate let me know. They clog.

-- Failure does not stop me, it makes me try harder..... because I'm crazy.

http://www.blastgateco.com/Cast-Aluminum-Half-Blast-Gates.php
I found these guys. I am trying to work out a way to use half blast gates I feel they may be less of a problem with clogging.

If you dont need clear hose, got it from harbor freight. Use a 20% off coupon and you get 2 15’ hoses for the price of 1 10’ clear hose

Cole do you know what the thickness of the Harbor Freight hose is and is it smooth walled?

Of course you could always make your own. 14 gates? Are you sure? I’ve seen many dust collection systems that use dust “boxes” with several gates in a single box. Perhaps you could consolidate and reduce the number of hoses you have running through the shop? That’s my plan.

-- Beer, Beer, Thank God for Beer. It's my way of keeping my mind fresh and clear...

Black polyurethane flex hose is a good value and tough. It can
flex in tight bends. I used it on my panel saw.

I made some blast gates recently. They are self-cleaning
and not hard to fabricate.

http://lumberjocks.com/topics/41990

Pennstate is where I purchased our gates and flex. We got metal 6” gates and 6” flex hose. So far so great.

-- Jerry Nettrour, San Antonio, www.topqualitycabinets.net