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5th August 2018, 08:45 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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The worlds most expensive dust adapter
I have needed some custom dust port adapters for a while now.
Let me just post the pics and a brief photo because this is to hard on a phone. I will edit this post or follow up.
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For a while now, I have been chasing a way to make custom parts for dust extraction. Its not real high on my priority list, buts its up there because I hate dust and I hate cleaning up. The one thing that bothers me is that the 2 Hammer machines I own (bandsaw and table saw) both have 5" ports, and my CV dustie is 6". Also on my list of wants was a 3d printer, so I lashed out and bought one recently. OF course the first thing off the list was a 6" to 5" dust port adapter!
So here it is, $1000 machine and a 6" to 5" reducer!! More to come below pics.
The adapter I built is only temporary. Its something I needed for a while to help with dust, but now I have this tool at my disposal there is a lot better ways to deal with dust. The pic above is from my bandsaw, but DC from the bottom is all but useless (Hammer N4400). So the next step is to design and print a part that fits up under the table, and a part that sucks up waste from above. Given this is just a hobby, it will probably take me 2 years, but anything is better than nothing!
If anyone one local (I am brisbane northside) wants to 3d print some dusty parts, then send me a PM. The only cost will be the plastic fillament, be it yours or mine.
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5th August 2018, 09:12 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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The photo does not show the design well, but here is better image from Fusion 360.
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5th August 2018, 09:12 PM #3.
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Good repurposing there Pearo.
For larger size ducting, $5 tapered plastic pots for pot plants are quite useful. For one application I just went out behind my shed and found a bunch of them that SWMBO had stored out there.
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Some could also be used as hoods although they are are not as efficient as bell mouth
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5th August 2018, 09:34 PM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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Sigh BobL, you could have made an excuse to buy another toy!
I have been doing some yard work recently (for the last 5 years since buying this place) and one of those jobs was dealing with storm water plumbing. After walking back from the shed after testing my $1000 dust port adapter I looked down and saw a pipe adapter for a storm water pit made by everhard that I bought 12 months ago...
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4th September 2018, 03:22 PM #5Senior Member
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As a matter of interest, how expensive is the filament?
e.g. the 5-6" adapter you printed used how much filament?
My adapter solution is to have a bucket of miscellaneous pvc fittings I've collected over many years and so when I need an adapter for a new tool it is usually an hour spent trying different fittings and combination of fittings.
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4th September 2018, 10:53 PM #6SENIOR MEMBER
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5th September 2018, 02:03 AM #7GOLD MEMBER
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Nice toy to have. I would think your real gains will come from being able to make the custom pieces like the ones you mentioned for your bandsaw. Does the filament come in a clear? Or at least translucent? The reason for asking is that blade guards for table saws with the shapes optimized for airflow would be welcome especially if they were quick changeable to suit the work. Narrow rips where you might want one side cut away to clear the fence and a general one for cutting plywood as examples. The specialized parts might allow you to recoup some of the cost of buying the printer.
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5th September 2018, 07:53 AM #8GOLD MEMBER
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Do you know about Thingiverse.com and similar sites?
https://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=dust+collector
The parametric design might save you a lot of work, and I also noticed a tablesaw guard.
Costwise, most slicers will give you an estimate of the cost of the filament used, and may I suggest that you look at OctoPrint as well...
Cheers,
Andrew
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5th September 2018, 08:31 AM #9SENIOR MEMBER
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You can get translucent filaments.
BTW. This thing is not just for dust collection, it was just an added bonus!
I am aware of thingiverse. Also aware of parametric design. Being a programmer I latched straight onto the parametric design concept. Its probably the first thing I picked up.
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5th September 2018, 08:42 AM #10.
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Given you can more or less make any shape, what about having a go at a bell mouth hood/Bell mouth port?
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How Wide a piece can you make. The 4" hood is 150 mm wide the 6" is 225mm
Bell mouth ports are more efficient at extracting from cabinets but you will need to open up the port.
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5th September 2018, 01:57 PM #11
I've used plastic pots with the bottom cut out as adapters & as flex hose joiners, they work great.
Cliff.
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6th September 2018, 12:38 AM #12GOLD MEMBER
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If you could make this, https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2813983 I'll buy one and I'm pretty sure there would be a few others that would get one as well.
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6th September 2018, 08:57 AM #13Senior Member
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Hi there
How much did the printer set you back and which machine did you get? It looks like it has a decent build volume so I am guessing its not one of the cheaper ones.
Regards
Graham
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6th September 2018, 10:03 AM #14.
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That's not the best shape for fine dust extraction from a BS.
This is more like what is needed.- the hoods haves to allow as much air as possible to flow into it otherwise it will not capture all the fine dust
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6th September 2018, 02:19 PM #15SENIOR MEMBER
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@BobL - I am going to be using it at some point to make bell mouths. I cant see any reason as to why it cant do it.
@Graham99 - The machine is a Prusa i3 Mk3. I bought the kit, so it was $749 US, then I got hit with GST and Import duties making closer to about $1200 AUD at guess.
The build area is 250 x 210 x 210.
Interesting how the bandsaw dust extractor came up. Its actually one of the first custom dust ports I am going to make. My plan at this stage is to replace the lower blade guard on my N4400 with a printed part that also incorporates a dust port. That was I can hopefully get it to cover both the front and back of the blade. When I get the drawing done (going to be a few weeks away yet) I will post here for comments and suggestions.
@Kryn - happy to print one of the units from Thingiverse. I reckon we can do better though! If you are interested, I'll print one of the thingiverse ones now, and later on down the track we can do a mk2 incorporating bobL's suggestions when I have a bit more time that I can devote to Fusion 360.
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