We thought we'd add a "What's On Our Bench?" running post where we could provide ongoing updates on, well, ongoing projects or projects we are considering. One point in fact is that Karoline and I met at a local woodworking guild and primarily use our home shops. The work we do together is either completed at the local woodworking guild or partly in one shop and partly in the other.
Karoline is always working on something big to small. Currently, Karoline is working on a slab table with butterfly keys. We'll put some pics up as soon as possible.
I (Steve) obtained a second-hand portable 1 horsepower dust collector. Up until now I have been exclusively using a vacuum with a separate cyclone for all dust collection. My shop is small and the vacuum is cumbersome and loud. I realize a 2 HP would be more efficient, but, hey, the price was $10. The last thing I want to do is overbuild this but I am considering two-stage. Heading into the dust collector I am planning on building a Thien-style separator and a 15 gallon barrel. This may seem small but I do much of my woodworking by hand. I don't own a jointer or a planer. I do have a lathe, bandsaw, router table, and table saw. Given that I'd have to size down the hose to connect to the bandsaw or the router, I may just continue to use the vacuum with them. My plans for the exhaust is to simply use a 5 gallon bucket exhausting to 4" PVC. I have devised a way to connect two vacuum filters together and the ones I purchased have a 4" opening. They just slide onto the PVC. My primary fear is that the cyclone will destroy any CFMs the thing might have. So, we'll see. Is it perfect? Absolutely not. However, I would like to run the hose under the bench and then across the ceiling between the joists. I am not an engineer so it's easier for me just to build the damn thing and make modifications and changes ongoing instead of doing all that math. I will do a separate post on this in a couple of weeks and include at least some drawings.
Jointly? We have been discussing building a set of nesting tables for an upcoming show. We like to talk and need to get more serious on that piece.
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