Homemade Blast Shields - Plans Sought

Here’s a good plan: Shop-Built Blast Gate

-- The days are long and the years are short...

I also found an interesting set up in Shopnote, then I was wandering around in Tool Warehouse (big boy toy store) and found hard plastic ones for $5 each. Can you say “with a stick”? ;-)

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

The fellow I bought my BT3100 from shop built his blast gates from Plywood and S&D pipe. Self cleaning design.

I think I have a copy of Wood Magazine from last year that has a plan as well…

The gates looked VERY similar to the one linked above, but the gate part itself was “double long” with pieces to keep them from sliding out. The hole in the plywood body and gate was cut at the same time. I think he used one of those cheapo adjustable hole saws to do it…

I spent the extra $$ and got Lee Valley self cleaning aluminum gates…

I think his wooden ones seal better :-P.

-- Trying to follow the example of the master.