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, Andy
Dingley writes
On 17 Dec, 11:02, Tim Lamb wrote:

Let us hope Andy gets his machinery layout right first time,

That's why I've got the whole place CADed up. Then printed it out,
stuck it to a steel whiteboard / magnetic cardstock for the machines,
and played with it as a scale model.

OTOH, I don't even have a couple of the machines yet. One advantage of
the new place is that I'm now in the market for 3-phase kit, which
will likely be an 18" planer-thicknesser and a spindle moulder. I've
left gaps for them, but can't do much more detail as yet.

Pity Wales is so far away. I could dump my big bandsaw on you:-)


there are
never any additions and that dust extract is by some form of magic:-)

I don't need much dust extraction on the big iron, as it tends to be
slower and throws bigger chips. Most of this is collectable by gravity
alone, as it's big and heavy enough to fall out of suspension. I'm
only working at a volume where hand-dumping the chip bucket twice a
day isn't a problem. The thicknesser needs chip extraction on a 4"
hose and the fast stuff like routers and sanders needs high-velocity
dust extraction (2" hose into per-machine cyclones) to keep it under
control. The bandsaw is somewhere inbetween, but they're easy as they
naturally have to have a "blind" side.

The main "island" tool is the cabinet saw. I'm contemplating overhead
access for guarding and dust extraction (there's a convenient roof
truss) but not for electrics.

If I go crazy with dust extraction I've got an isolated 6' square
shedlet alongside which is likely to get sound insulated and used to
house compressor, any multi-hp extraction kit and maybe even a
hydraulic power supply for a Moog. Running 20-30' dust collection runs
is no fun though: you're having to look at 6' metal pipes and that
needs an awful lot of power behind the fan. Seems simpler IMHO to
stick with a separate cyclone / fan on each machine.

I take it that was 6"? Mine runs OK with 2hp. The downside of remote
extraction is that you forget to empty the bags and destroy the fan
motor.

regards

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Tim Lamb