On 8/8/2019 3:27 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 4:09:41 PM UTC-4, Leon wrote:
On 8/8/2019 2:38 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 2:54:23 PM UTC-4, Leon wrote:
On 8/6/2019 8:28 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
I have a couple of these Woodriver blast gates in my shop:
https://www.woodcraft.com/products/2-1-2-abs-blast-gate
They tend to get clogged in the back corners such that they don't close
completely. More often than I'd like I have to get out the air hose and
blast the dust out of the innards to get them to seal. Once they are clean
they work great...for a while.
Is this common with blast gates or are there better ones that don't clog?
I need 2 1/2" gates.
Thanks!
I don't use nor will I probably ever use blast gates. I do not have a
multi man shop so I only need to use my DC for ONE tool at a time. I
have a 30' long flex hose that comes directly from the DC to any of the
6 machines that use the 4" connection. The ends are flared so hood up
is instant.
My set up is just toooooo easy and efficient for me to consider
complicating with Y's or blast gates.
My set-up is far from "complicated" One Y, two blast gates, right next
to each other.
Well, complicated enough that you are asking for solutions to problems.
Solution to problem. Singular.
One gate is dedicated to the miter saw, the other is for basically the same
hose set as you describe. It takes nothing more than a quick push-pull to
swap the air flow.
And to unclog jams.
On occasion, yes. But the air line I ran to the shop last winter sure
helps with that task.
I found that I use the miter saw so frequently for quick, one or 2 cuts,
even for non-shop related tasks, that it deserved a dedicated DC connection.
In addition, the miter saw's DC connection is on the left of the saw and
the entire rest of my shop on the right. The dedicated connection for the
miter saw is more efficient than just a single hose, even with the clogs.
Then you should not have any complaints,,,,, or do you? About those
blast gates.... ;~)
The set-up is still more efficient, even with the occasional need to clean the
gates. If I had to do it before every use, then, no, it wouldn't be more
efficient.
Has every improvement you've made in your shop/house/etc. been 100%
perfect the first time or did some require a bit of tweaking?
Nooooo. I finally went to the single 30' hose to cure issues with
clogs. ;~)
Actually your issue is a long documented problem with blast gates and
complicated runs. I decided to simply run the flex hose with the flared
ends to start with.
I was watching a YouTube video a few weeks ago, OMG, me too. The guy
had a Very complex DC system and had no suction. Probably 6~8 gates and
as many Y's. All sent from the tool to the ceiling and the system could
not pick up debris from his DeWalt planer. He thought it was because
the DeWalt planer blew out the chips vs. simply being sucked out of the
planer.
He clearly did not have an understanding of how all of this works.