Dust extraction..

[mattyts]

After speaking with a few members regarding dust extraction and coming to the conclusion that wearing a respirator is not enough,I've been looking for a cheap dust extractor.

I have 2 main machines that create dust in my workshop,a sander and of course,my lathe.

Here's the extractor I've been looking at:
SIP 01929 Workshop Dust and Chip Collector Extractor Hose & Adaptor Set | eBay

And the kit:
100mm Dust Extraction Accessory Kit - Extraction Accessories - Dust Extraction & Wood Waste - Wood Working | Axminster.co.uk

my sander and lathe are pretty close together so I've come up with something like this;

Extractor with a 1.5m hose and a T or a Y splitter on the end of this with 3 meter hoses on the splitter,both with blast gates fitted as both machines will never run at the same time,1 hose leading to the sander and the other to the lathe.


I have a few questions;

a) will my setup be sufficient? I will still be wearing a respirator but the extractor should remove the bulk of the dust,ideally I'm looking to do it as cheap as possible,currently I can do it for under £200

b) at the ends of the hoses,do I need a hood or will the hose be sufficient in collecting the dust? On my belt sander,the hose will be positioned at the bottom of the belt,that's where the dust tends to collect.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Woody]

I have the same dust extractor and it is quite powerful but that design extractor are quite noisy if you can suffer that then you will be ok the plastic blast gates do get a build up of dust which soon restricts the gate and stops it from closing right up I changed all mine for the metal ones Aluminium Blastgates - Extraction Accessories - Dust Extraction & Wood Waste - Wood Working | Axminster.co.uk

 

[Doug]

If it was me I wouldn't bother with the T piece particularly if the machines are close together, just have one hose as short as possible that you swap from one machine to another. It takes no longer to do this than than going to one machine to shut a blast gate then to the other to open the blast gate.
The up side is you get no loss of suction due to gaps in the blast gates & you also minimise drag within the duct work.

I do exactly this with 4 machines lathe, bandsaw, spindle moulder & thicknesser all grouped close together & I've found it far superior than when I had blast gates & hoses everywhere.

 

[Kawakers]

I currently use an old Dyson vacuum, it kind of works okish

 

[chas_41_uk]

I currently use an old Dyson vacuum, it kind of works okish

And I currently use an old Goblin wet and dry Multi

 

[Jim]

Doug, why didn't you post this up a few months ago, i know a chap who messed about adding blast gates to two machines side by side ..

 

[mattyts]

Doug, why didn't you post this up a few months ago, i know a chap who messed about adding blast gates to two machines side by side ..

I know a similar guy too

 

[billyb_imp]

Looks like Doug's system is the way to go, I may well join you in buying the same set up

 

[Doug]

Doug, why didn't you post this up a few months ago, i know a chap who messed about adding blast gates to two machines side by side ..

Whoops
I blame those pesky potatoes, they don't bury themselves you know

 

[mattyts]

Whoops
I blame those pesky potatoes, they don't bury themselves you know

How are you attaching it to your lathe and sander? neither of mine have any kind of port