Hey all.
I would love some feedback from folks if you have any thoughts on workshop layout and dust collection ducting.
I have a 24' x 16' shed in my backyard that is set up more or less how it was when I moved the tools in about a year and change ago. I'm planning on finally getting a dust collector this summer and have decided to buy once and get the clearvue cv1800 (any thoughts on that would be appreciated as well). Thinking about ducting in the dust collector has forced my hand to think about the long(ish) term layout of the tools since re-ducting the space sounds like a terrible thing to have to do.
Main tools that need ducting:
- table saw
- miter saw
- band saw
- planer
- jointer
- sanding & drilling area
- maybe a floor sweep
(Don't currently have a router table or drum sander, but maybe at some point?)
I worked up a sketchup layout of the shop with a first pass at a layout for dust collection and tool placement. The layout in the doc is more an aspirational layout as I don't currently have the miter station, workbench, or outfeed table (that's this weekends project) yet. The miter station and workbench are not necessarily the design I will go with but wanted a placeholder for the model. The ladder goes to a loft above the space which is unfinished but may become a turning area or just additional storage in the future, but it needs to be accessible.
As for the ducting, I didn't model in the termination of the lines as I was just working on the overall branching at first before modeling in the ends. In general, they will most likely have a 6 to dual 4" split below the blast gate and both of those will be open despite most of my tools only having a single 4" port (thoughts on this approach? didn't want to starve the DC of air by putting blast gates where only a 4" port would be open).
Any feedback on tinkering with the layout, considerations on dust collection ducting for best efficiency, and any other thoughts are much appreesh.
I would love some feedback from folks if you have any thoughts on workshop layout and dust collection ducting.
I have a 24' x 16' shed in my backyard that is set up more or less how it was when I moved the tools in about a year and change ago. I'm planning on finally getting a dust collector this summer and have decided to buy once and get the clearvue cv1800 (any thoughts on that would be appreciated as well). Thinking about ducting in the dust collector has forced my hand to think about the long(ish) term layout of the tools since re-ducting the space sounds like a terrible thing to have to do.
Main tools that need ducting:
- table saw
- miter saw
- band saw
- planer
- jointer
- sanding & drilling area
- maybe a floor sweep
(Don't currently have a router table or drum sander, but maybe at some point?)
I worked up a sketchup layout of the shop with a first pass at a layout for dust collection and tool placement. The layout in the doc is more an aspirational layout as I don't currently have the miter station, workbench, or outfeed table (that's this weekends project) yet. The miter station and workbench are not necessarily the design I will go with but wanted a placeholder for the model. The ladder goes to a loft above the space which is unfinished but may become a turning area or just additional storage in the future, but it needs to be accessible.
As for the ducting, I didn't model in the termination of the lines as I was just working on the overall branching at first before modeling in the ends. In general, they will most likely have a 6 to dual 4" split below the blast gate and both of those will be open despite most of my tools only having a single 4" port (thoughts on this approach? didn't want to starve the DC of air by putting blast gates where only a 4" port would be open).
Any feedback on tinkering with the layout, considerations on dust collection ducting for best efficiency, and any other thoughts are much appreesh.