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Zouave Wed 07 July 2010 00:13

Dust Collection Through Stiffener Tube?
 
I was curious if anyone has worked with using the stiffening tube for the purpose of routing dust through it, instead of what seems to be the traditional option of using the back side of the spider.

Comments/suggestions?

sailfl Wed 07 July 2010 03:07

You want the dust tube to be at least 4" in diameter. If you plan to make the stiffening tube as you call it 4", then that will work fine.

smreish Wed 07 July 2010 08:04

Are you talking about the 1" x 2" vertical back bone to the 4" ground steel vee grooved plate?

Sounds problematic. (small cross section, not smooth)

Zouave Wed 07 July 2010 10:20

It was more something I was curious about. Having a 4" hose leading to it would give it rather significant airspeed, which I think is probably more important than air volume, given the application. I am going to experiment with some different setups and see what happens.


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