Hi guys,
As mentioned on another thread I am looking to buy a Hafco DC7 this week.
I will then have to get a new power line run out to the shed to actually use it.
I have a single car garage shed with a carport at the front. We hope to be able to move somewhere else within a few short years. The sooner the better in fact. It is already workshop tetris every time I want to do work.
I roll the assembly table out into the car port to work unless it is just a quick session.
I also roll the air compressor out into the car port when I use it.
I roll the jointer half way out. This is because the carport floor is not flat so I can't really have the jointer out there.
The SCMS is also on wheels but I'm yet to roll that outside even though it makes plenty of dust.
The thicknesser and router will be in a table which also gets rolled outside most of the time.
This is mostly to reduce dust risk but it is also more pleasant working outside under the carport anyway.
I could buy a 2hp dusty like others have but it seems to me that the biggest cost will be in the ducting and housing it, so the extra cost of a 3hp dusty is not so much.
Also BobL advises that the 2hp dusty can be made to work but is not ideal. Hence I figure I'll go with the DC 7.
The drawback is that the dusty is going to be in the way. To be honest it is going to be a struggle to get the shed door closed if I add this DC7 into the floor space.
I believe he shed is clad in asbestos, so modifying it to have the dusty outside is not so simple. I think I might be able to do it through the eves. Maybe. Or more likely through the back window. Then I need to build a lean to which has all kinds of set back issues. Plus we don't want to spend a lot because we would prefer to move. I'm trying to devise a plan for some sort of housing for it. Might have to 'bend' a few bylaws. (More like savagely deform a few bylaws to be honest). :o
So while I'll grapple with those issues, initially I'll have the dusty in the carport. So I'll roll it out of the shed into the carport every time I want to do anything. This is far from ideal because although it will be out of the shed, it will not be far enough away from the entrance. I can move it so that it is not right in front of the shed door but basically it's too close to the door to be a long term solution. Some of the dust is going to waft back. Plus there is the issue of the dusty needing to move just so I can get into the shed. That is going to be a major annoyance.
Anyway for me, it's all about incremental improvements. So a dusty in the carport is better than no dusty at all.
I suppose I could view this machine being in the way, as an incentive to make sure I develop a better solution rather than have it rolling out to the carport for too long.
My question is, should I go for a smaller dusty than the DC 7 to save some real estate until I have more space?
