Thread: Trying my New Toys

Yep I'll vouch for the peckers too, just spent near 1K on router table parts had them here in 4 days... over the new years!

G'day Stubchain,

I know the agro trying to get PVC to fit for the dusty.

I got around it by gluing 6mm rubber strips around the dusty y and blast gates so that it all fitted to the PVC, fidly but I got there in the end.

Originally Posted by Stubchain

I was also bought a dust exptractor from Carbatec, I put it all together and that was quite painless. Trying now to get some fitting for it, easier said than done. Particularly when the plumbing industry is as bad as the timber industry for specifications, for instance 100mm pipe, the ID is 104mm and the OD is 110mm, where the hell does the 100mm fit in. Same for 40mm pipe, ID 38mm and OD 44mm, where's the 40mm measurement taken from.

It's because the standard has been a standard for so long that you have cause to complain. They were established standards from before metric times and, if you look at a tape were 4" & 1.5" ID. Calling 'em 100mm and 40mm is only the result of people being to lazy tou call 'em 104 and 38mm, nothing at all with the established standard.

All that aside (and thank god, he says) I found the the flexible duct as sold by C/Tech will fit nicely into the female 100mm PVC couplers so, to make droppers, I cut the flexible pipe to length, glued a female coupler to each end et voila! Plugs straight onto PVC pipe. No need to glue to the duct-work, just a lock-screw for access.

The plastic CT blastgates (which I wanna get replace anyway) were fitted the same way. About 18" of flexiduct, a coupler on each end. Cut it in half and then hoseclamped the gate straight in.

The best thing about this method is that it makes for far easier access/maintenance in case of a blockage or you want to change the layout.

Originally Posted by Stubchain

My wife got me an INCRA v27, and was extremely pleased with the prompt service from Woodpeckers, just 3 days to deliver to Tasmania. I works really well, fits nice and snug and cuts to pefection.

G'day Stubchain,

I also have the V27 (plus telescopic fence), and agree that it's a nifty little gizmo, so much better than the mitre gauge supplied with the T/S.

I am confused by one thing in your post, though: I've never used mine to make cuts, how do you do that

Stub, you can stretch or shrink PVC to a degree by heating it evenly with a heatgun or some other method.

Stretch it by heating it evenly 'til soft and persuade it over a "form" of the required size, this can sometimes be the fitting you want to attach it to. Hold it in place on the form until cooled down.

Shrink it by having a worm drive hose clamp adjusted to the right size and a cordless drill handy, heat it as before, then place over "form" and screw down the hose clamp to the required size.

Heating evenly and thoroughly is the go, and do it in a well ventilated area, it stinks and the fumes are no good for you apparently.


Good luck..............cheers..................Sean