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30th January 2011, 06:28 AM #1Novice
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Which Sealant
I'm half way through installing a dust extraction system in my shed. (3hp cyclone with metal ducting). I have a number of 'saddle elbows' to install. The nature of these elbows means that they require some form of sealing to make them air-tight. Can anyone suggest the best form of sealant for this purpose. I have been intending to use silicone but also have considered something like a large crack filler (which is also a bit elastic). I wondered if there is a specific product made for this purpose?
Thanks,
Bruce.
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30th January 2011, 08:05 AM #2
Wnidscreen sealant?
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30th January 2011, 11:00 AM #3
If you want to paint it use a mastic either water base or oil if you don't you can use silicon or anything else that will stay there.
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30th January 2011, 12:38 PM #4Novice
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Okay. Thanks. Pretty much what I was thinking.
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30th January 2011, 01:10 PM #5Member
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Sikaflex 11Fc..
Iam sure there would be others in the Sika range that would also be suitable..
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30th January 2011, 01:57 PM #6Novice
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Thanks Strom. I'm not familiar with Sikaflex etc. Anyway, I have already bitten the bullet and filled the first two with silicone.
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2nd February 2011, 11:18 PM #7Member
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Sikaflex Is available at Most of the hardware chains..
Great Stuff..
They have a product for anything you can think of..
Sika Australia Pty Ltd | Australia
I have no affiliation with the above...
Goodluck..
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3rd February 2011, 05:20 AM #8Novice
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OKay, thanks. I'll keep an eye out for it next time I go shopping.
Cheers,
Bruce
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3rd February 2011, 05:44 PM #9
G'Day Bruce,
I did a set up in a workshop recently in a maintenance workshop
and used 100mm heavy duty stormwater pipe plus
a stack of fittings from Hare & Forbes for connecting the machinery into the system.
The bloke at Hare & Forbes suggested that we use silicon sealant on all the joints & connections
as it would allow for alterations/modifications at a latter date;
so maybe you've done the right thing after all.
Cheers, Crowie
PS - Sikaflex is a top shelf engineering product we used to use in the maintenance dept of a large manufacturing plant; good product but too expensive for a home workshop dust system.
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3rd February 2011, 07:00 PM #11Russell (aka Mulgabill)
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3rd February 2011, 07:32 PM #12Novice
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Thanks Crowie and Peter,
I'm well on the way now and things are going very well. I have used only duck tape and tech screws on anything I think I may wish to undo later on and I have sealed up branches etc with silicon. This has been a long drawn out project (I built a special sound insulated shed to house the cyclone outdoors) and finally I can see a glimmer of light at the end of the duct. Can't wait to fire up the machines that I have connected it to.
Cheers,
Bruce.
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