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  1. 8th May 2007, 07:00 PM #1
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    Default Sturdee's DC Booster Blower.

    I have previously posted on the thread of my MIDI cyclone that in my workshop the ducting leading to my cyclone is split into two main lines, controlled with a number of blast gates to maximise suction at the specific machine in use.

    About 1 year ago at the end of one long duct line, and near the TS, I installed a GMC 1hp motor and blower (without the bag) to act as a booster blower. This is similar to a long train having a loco pulling at the front and another pushing at the rear. It really moves the dust along this long duct very efficiently.


    Mini asked for more details so here are some photos to explain the setup.



    Photo 1 shows the flexible hose from the TS running under a timber ramp to the GMC unit.


    Photo 2 shows the GMC bolted to the wall and the flexible hose attached and photo 3 shows that hose connected to the main duct line.


    Photo 4 shows the switch to control the GMC (and the main workshop Sturdee mini cyclone). To make that work I had the original switch on the GMC DC bypassed and is plugged into the back of that switch.



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    As this was working so well I have now installed another halfway along the other main duct line. Noise of this one is reduced by mounting the blower outside the workshop but switched on/off from inside.


    Photo 1 shows the switch on the inside wall conveniently located near where the motor is located. The other switch controls a mini cyclone connected to my SCMS.


    Photo 2 shows the ducting going out to the back and coming back into the shop.


    Photo 3 shows the ducting coming through the wall to the under house area.


    Photo 4 shows the other GMC.



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  4. 8th May 2007, 07:05 PM #3
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    To complete the dust control picture I have 2 mini cyclones under the house, one for the sanders and the other connected to the SCMS.


    Photo 1 shows the one for the sanding area, made out of some old plastic paint drums, with the vacuum cleaner soundproofed in the adjacent timber box.


    Photo 2 shows the hose connected to the SCMS and photo 3 shows it connected to the original Triton mini cyclone and photo 4 shows the vac powering that unit.


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    and then he turned it on.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Gumby View Post
    What Peter has failed to show you is what happened after he turned it on.



    And that was only the Triton dust bucket mini cyclone.


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    Now called Sturdee's Super Sucker!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gumby View Post
    What Peter has failed to show you is what happened after he turned it on.



    Gumby you are worth bottling...

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    and Sturdee sucks!!
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    Peter
    Now that you've had this system for a year or so, have you had any trouble with the impellers in the gmc blowers getting dinged up because they cop the full unfiltered brunt of the detritus extracted from your tablesaw and or scms?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Caliban View Post
    Peter
    Now that you've had this system for a year or so, have you had any trouble with the impellers in the gmc blowers getting dinged up because they cop the full unfiltered brunt of the detritus extracted from your tablesaw and or scms?
    No problems at all, occasionally you hear a noise when something hits the fan but no damage.

    As the TS is the most likely culprit with long slivers falling in with planing cuts I did fix some 1 " chicken wire mesh between the TS opening and the ducting to stop this. Seems to have worked as every couple of months I have to remove them from this mesh.

    So I'm very satisfied with the setup.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Sturdee View Post
    No problems at all, occasionally you hear a noise when something hits the fan but no damage.
    Good question and response. But I couldn't help but say that around here, the noise when "it" hits the fan is "splat"
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