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14th May 2012, 10:37 AM #1
Blast Gates DIY
I was reading somewhere about making your own blast gates but I cannot find it.
Anyone knows where it is, please?
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14th May 2012, 03:12 PM #2.
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What size are you looking at? Here is a link to my 150 mm gates.
The detail in that post shows them being made from 150 mm PVC adapters and PVC plate using a metal working lathe and a metal working mill, but I have since made some from MDF using just a jigsaw and a wood working lathe.
One advantage they have over most conventional gates is that they are female and not male fitting so they do not take up space inside ducting. The other thing is to make them as smooth and lip free as possible.
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14th May 2012, 04:35 PM #3
Thank you Bob.
Not much chance of getting near a metal workshop or a lathe.
We were thinking of fixing 100 PVC pipe to the walls with Y-fittings for the hoses but without having to change hoses every time we change machines, we definitely need some blastgates.
I think we can adapt your design.
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14th May 2012, 05:04 PM #4.
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14th May 2012, 06:04 PM #5
When I made mine, I made them similar to this plan which is linked to Bill Pentz's site-
Building a Dust Collection Blast Gate
I used MDF and 1/4" ply, they work quite well.
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14th May 2012, 07:22 PM #6.
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That is basically what I did except my gates use a pvc coupling as their two end pieces.
If pipe is used then one side can plug straight into a Y coupling which is where blast gates are commonly used but then the other side then requires a coupling.
What would be better would be to make one end using half a coupling and the other end out of pipe.
I need to make two more gates for my system and that is what I will use for these.
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Try this, a rocking blast gate that can be mounted overhead and operated. If I actually get the pic to upload it will be a
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21st May 2012, 01:15 PM #8
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Can be remotely mounted and operated without additional mechanism other than two cords, I thought that was obvious.
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Bob, I give up, you always know more than anyone else.
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