Worked on a cutoff cart to store all my hoardings - the cart body is sitting atop my collapsible assembly jig
another few coats of red and it's assembly time
another few coats of red and it's assembly time
What did you do in your shop today?
- Thread starter woodtickgreg
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Getting there....
And a little further.....
Started to make the speaker box out of a block of cherry, for the rockler bluetooth speaker unit...
It needed a little chamfer inside the edge ...
It needed a little chamfer inside the edge ...
Man, those area all good choices for handle material - looking great!
And #4 makes me want to dig into the Buckthorn I have here from those slabs - looks really good with a finish.
A week or so ago I started on the base for my dust collection setup/redesign/modifications. Today I got nearly a full day in the shop and made some serious progress on it. Not much left to do on this portion. I'm waiting for a couple items I ordered from Amazon before I can continue. Need to install the new impeller (waiting on a drill bit of the right size so I can make it fit), leveling feet (waiting for those too), then the lid that goes on the garbage can that has the cyclone attached to it. Once this portion is all done and in place, I will plumb it to all the machines.
Did make the stand a little larger than needed - I will store a shop-vac under the clean-out bucket on the filter and have room on it to build in some clamp racks and regain some wall space.
Did make the stand a little larger than needed - I will store a shop-vac under the clean-out bucket on the filter and have room on it to build in some clamp racks and regain some wall space.
Nice filter!
That was a smoking deal you posted on them last year. Finally getting to put it to use!
That it was. Glad you got in on it.
Did you cut a hole in it for the bucket?
And how did you attach it?
Yup - drilled a starting hole and started to use my jigsaw to open it up. However my jigsaw is junk - I'd replace it but I use it, on average, about once every 2 years, so I'm not sure it's worth replacing. Went quicker and easier with a pair of tin snips.
To attach the bucket I used one of these. I got the idea from here, though their instructions are specifically for use with their own Wynn filters. I wanted a cleanout under the filter that was easy to access/empty and wasn't complicated to put together and I think this will work well. I can try and get a couple more pics of it tomorrow, if you'd like. The top portion of the lid that got cut away I used some self tapping screws to attach it and used some silicone between the lid and the filter to give it a good seal.
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Oh man, that is a great idea. I have a plan now. So no need for the pix. I wanted to get rid of the dust bag under mine for a while now....
Thanks Matt...
Thanks Matt...
Saturday Morning Project... Couple distress calls in Spectraply. Yotes are running rampant all over the hood hereabouts, sister and nephew-in-law wanted calls to try and call them in after my kill couple weeks ago. Not sure it's a good thing, but maybe they'll get lucky!
Pictures really don't do these justice -
Although I was not impressed with the lack of figure in the Spectraply on the first call, (this is the good side, there's nothing on the backside), the chatoyance in this one is simply mind boggling. The whole call changes colors when turned in the light. Loaded a double reed reed to it, tuned a little raspy and it rocks!!
Not a big fan of Pink, but this one is sharp! It was pretty before I put the finish on it!! It's definitely an eye-catcher, just gotta hope it'll catch a coyote.
Pictures really don't do these justice -
Although I was not impressed with the lack of figure in the Spectraply on the first call, (this is the good side, there's nothing on the backside), the chatoyance in this one is simply mind boggling. The whole call changes colors when turned in the light. Loaded a double reed reed to it, tuned a little raspy and it rocks!!
Not a big fan of Pink, but this one is sharp! It was pretty before I put the finish on it!! It's definitely an eye-catcher, just gotta hope it'll catch a coyote.
Marc, are you running a separator of any kind, like a cyclone or a Thien baffle? If you are not running a separator, I certainly wouldn't use just a 5 gallon bucket for collecting chips and dust - it would fill up way too fast. The 5 gallon bucket will collect what little makes it past the Super Dust Deputy cyclone I'm putting in that will separate out most of the sawdust and chips and drop it into a 32 gallon trash can under the cyclone.
No separator, I'm looking for a 3' or so cardboard can that will fit the screw top and use that.
Marc, I think I may have a set of the elbows to make a basic separator somewhere
Thanks, but I don't have room yet for a separator.....thank you though...
Marc, if you're willing to do a little work, I've seen dust collection setups that have been made with a separator that takes up pretty much the same amount of room as a standard DC on a cart. Using the elbows Colin mentioned, you could make a separator and set it all up like this, for example. The garbage can would collect nearly all your chips/dust, and your bag wouldn't fill up much or the bag could be replaced with a 5 gallon bucket. Based on the size of the original base of my HF DC, building a setup like in the link would give you the benefit of having a separator without taking up barely any more floor space.
Or, if feeling really ambitious, you could built a Thien Baffle for the top of the trash can - or even one that sits down in the top of the trash can. (If you look at the 5th picture in the above link, you can see the Thien Baffle he built as his separator that sits down in the top of the garbage can.)
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