Hi Guys
Hey! I’m hooking up my dust collector and have a question that I hope you can help me with. I have a rather large shop with a 10′ ceiling I’m using PVC across the top of the ceiling, doping down 4′, placing my 4′ blast gate, then using the black flex hose, finally hooking into my dust port outlets. My questions are,
(1) How do I make the 4′ piece coming from the ceiling ridged enough that it will not sway or come loose when I open the blast gate. and.
(2) I know that I need, or think that I need to use a copper wire on the inside of the PVC in order to cut out, or reduce the amount of static electricity inside the PVC.
( How do I connect the wire to the PVC)?
Thanks Doc. Dale
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I have the 10 foot ceilings as well. I used metal pipe and had to strap my pipe to one of the machines to keep it firm. You could do something with angle steel like a garage door opener has and that might help.
As for the wire, I read some articles on the web the other day about using metallic tape on the inside and outside and putting a small bolt on the to tie together as the static builds on outside as well as inside.
http://billpentz.com/woodworking/cyclone/Ducting.cfm#Static%20Electricity
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/rodec/woodworking/articles/DC_myths.html
Why not screw a wooden plate to the ceiling then drop down from that with a piece of plywood about 12" wide and 2' or 3' long. Then metal strap the pipe to the plywood.
Look for some aluminum duct tape (metal tape). Should find it at HD.
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