[Build] Dustpocalypse xpost

[Jacob Fenwick]

Jarrod showed me a ventilation unit composed of two squirrel cage fans that
he wants to attach to the vent on the ceiling.
I'm here till the 31st, if you want my help figuring out how to get up to
that vent and making a bracket or something pick a day and time.

On Tuesday, December 9, 2014, Jacob Fenwick <jacob.fenwick at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sure, harbor freight is fine, it's figuring out how to make connectors on
> the tools to collect the dust that's hard.
> Like for instance on a table saw sometimes you have a riving knife that
> collects dust in addition to the collection bin underneath.
>
> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 4:16 PM, Drew Folta <drew at folta.net
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','drew at folta.net');>> wrote:
>
>> This guy built his own blower and cyclone, together making a dust
>> collector:
>> Building a dust collector blower
>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBxFNUWD2GQ>
>> Building the two-bucket cyclone
>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-xhYnWDCd0>
>>
>> There's also Harbor Freight Tools. Their stuff is cheap, but often
>> reasonably functional:
>> http://www.harborfreight.com/1-hp-mini-dust-collector-94029.html
>>
>> Drew
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 3:13 PM, Jacob Fenwick <jacob.fenwick at gmail.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jacob.fenwick at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>
>>> Ventilation is going to be hard. I guess you could go after that window
>>> in the ceiling...
>>>
>>> Super short term solution to table saw dust collection problem might
>>> look like this:
>>> DIY Table Saw Dust Collector
>>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8eNcGdroQg>
>>>
>>> Longer term solution for all wood tools is a real dust collector:
>>> https://www.grizzly.com/products/1-HP-Dust-Collector/G8027
>>>
>>> But then all your tools need attachments that hookup to that collector.
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, December 9, 2014, Torrie Fischer <tdfischer at hackerbots.net
>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','tdfischer at hackerbots.net');>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Fun fact: The dirty shop has no ventilation. I don't think we've got a
>>>> solution yet, so solving that or any advice would be excellent :)
>>>>
>>>> On Tuesday, December 09, 2014 12:11:37 PM Jacob Fenwick wrote:
>>>> > Hi I'm Jacob,
>>>> >
>>>> > Sorry if you already saw this post on fab but I guess that was the
>>>> wrong
>>>> > list.
>>>> >
>>>> > I've spent the last couple years hanging out at Artisan's Asylum
>>>> learning
>>>> > to use tools.
>>>> >
>>>> > I came by to check out noisebridge last night.
>>>> > I walked into the shop, and there was so much dust that there were
>>>> clouds
>>>> > thick in the air and I started coughing.
>>>> > In general people should clean up after themselves...
>>>> > I vacuumed up a bit and tried some of the machines.
>>>> > One of the lathes seems to be broken, but one is functional.
>>>> > I took some plastic and covered up the lathes and the milling machine
>>>> since
>>>> > sawdust + hot metal chips could = fire.
>>>> > I also noticed the grinder doesn't have rests, which is a bit
>>>> dangerous, so
>>>> > if I can find some angle and a bandsaw I might try to fix it.
>>>> > I'll be around for the rest of the month, so I may stop in a bit more
>>>> and
>>>> > see what I can do to improve things.
>>>> >
>>>> > I was trying to use the milling machine and couldn't figure out how
>>>> to make
>>>> > the Z axis quill work, if someone knows something about that let me
>>>> know.
>>>> >
>>>> > If I make it to the meeting I'm going to mention a new vacuum would
>>>> be nice
>>>> > since the one noisebridge currently has sucks, the wrong way.
>>>> >
>>>> > If anyone else is interested in fidgeting with the shop to make it
>>>> better
>>>> > let me know.
>>>> >
>>>> > Jacob
>>>>
>>>>
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