Comments on: Waiting on Ductwork…

By: JWatriss

JWatriss — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:38:47 +0000

Simple discrepancies.

Dust collectors only have so much suction, so part of laying it all out is figuring out where the thing will hang.

After that, you also want to make sure the whole system is adequately grounded, so static charge doesn’t start a fire in the pipe. Aerated sawdust burns pretty fast.

By: a49model

a49model — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:10:23 +0000

Try slipping the inspector an envelope with some sawdust in it. If he is a hard nose use exotic wood saw dust.

By: Megan Fitzpatrick

Megan Fitzpatrick — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:51:50 +0000

I dunno. But we were told the final inspection can’t take place until it’s installed. Hand tools for everyone!

By: gamelon

gamelon — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:24:49 +0000

Maybe I am a dunce, but what is the dependecy between ductwork and wiring? Seems to me you can wire a shop and an outlet (220) for a dust collector without having such a machine and the associated ductowrk, or, for that matter, any other planned piece of equipment and still get the electrical approved.

By: Megan Fitzpatrick

Megan Fitzpatrick — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:19:15 +0000

At the moment, I have mine at home! Next step is to design hand tool storage next to or above my bench – the racks from the old shop don’t fit.

By: chodgkin

chodgkin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:59:22 +0000

Don’t see any benches for hand tool work. Lots of power, but where do you have the plane rack, dovetail saws, etc.?

By: Megan Fitzpatrick

Megan Fitzpatrick — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:26:01 +0000

Sorry not to respond more quickly. I’m not sure if there’s an “official” reason we don’t have a shaper, but I hear we used to have one before I joined the staff in 2005, and it was used but rarely. I don’t think too many of our projects call for shapers for an operation that we can’t do with a router.

Or maybe it’s because we have enough trouble already just keeping track of the router bits…

I’ll ask around the office, because now I’m curious, too.

By: Dusty

Dusty — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:20:04 +0000

Some one else always did that.

By: Fred West

Fred West — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:49:58 +0000

Aren’t you supposed to knock down all of those ducks in a row after setting them up?

By: Dusty

Dusty — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:22:47 +0000

Maybe they’ll include them after they get their ducks in a row.