Making An Automatic Dust Collection System; Shopmade #081

I restore an old broken dust collector, then fully automate the blast gates and dust collector for all my tools.

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Notes:

Bob Clagett Automatic Dust collection video.

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Some of the Items used in this project.

24v DC Relays

Solid state 24 volt relays din rail mount qty 8. This is what I used in the end.

24 volt Solenoid valves

Blast Gate

Tubing -Air Lines

Cable trays

Technical corrections

Nothing yet

[visigoth]

One thing you might think about is adding in a delay between the tool turning off and the gates closing and dust collector turning off. Give the system some time to clear any dust that might be in the system and/or floating around the tool as it spins down.

[PhillipShockley]

How could anyone not like this channel. Jeremy is very humble guy who loves to share what he knows. He's so great at explaining things. He probably one of the greatest neighbors, husband and dad to have. He can fix anything and saves his family and all his subscribers lots of money. When I watch his videos I feel like I could do anything. What's not to like?! Keep being awesome Jeremy!! Thanks for all you share. GOD bless you.

[Orangie]

Even though all your relays and actuators worked independently, it's still an amazing feeling when something you engineered yourself comes to fruition and works just as you envisioned it would. Loved your reaction to that!

[TheSaltyPilgrim]

Your comment "with all the knowledge on the internet... one of you guys is gonna tell me what I'm supposed to put here..." instantly earned my like and this comment. Great video, thank you for your work.

[bsmithsonian]

“They sell them for about $120, but what fun is that?” One of the many reasons I love your content.

[scottwhite]

Imagine a world where every teacher had your gift of personality and wonder. I wish we were neighbors

[brianswing]

Nice work! I also automated my dust collector and blast gates. I used the same dual action air cylinders and pneumatic relays, but made my own gates with a 1/4" plate of melamine housed in a 2x6 block. The nice thing is that these gates are self clearing. Then I used a PLC controller with IO modules. I added current sensors in my tool AC supply outlets. This allowed a tool on current detect to trigger the blast gate and turn on the dust collector. The bonus is that tool off detect will allow the dust collector to run for a minute to clear the pipes. You can make this all programmable with the PLC and get nice optical isolation to boot. Great videos, keep em coming!

[Elaphae]

Nice to see you so happy about a project that works.

[MrJohnnyboyrebel]

I almost high-fived the screen when your new system came to life! I would love to hang out with you just for the sake of learning new things. What an awesome project.

[vinceagnes]

About 40 years ago I came across an article in Fine Woodworking magazine explaining how to install a relay to automatically turn on the dust collector when any of my machines were engaged. Though I thought the $70.00 was a bit high ;-), I ordered one and installed on my system. It was a godsend and has worked flawlessly all these years. I have looked for an upgrade to install automatic blast gates, but haven’t seen a reasonable design…until now. The electronics my be a bit beyond my comfort zone.
You have a great channel, good content and very understandable.

[idontknowname-rlyb]

You're living the dream man thank you for the great videos

[clutions]

You're my hero! Showing your misteaks/errors gives up hope that we are still human!

[nicrodel]

I'm a software programmer and automation is the name of the game. Super cool, thanks for the video!

[parkwayconcepts]

You're gonna hate that cheap plastic blast gate. Swap it out for an aluminum one with an open end so dust doesn't accumulate. Cool video! Thank you for sharing

[YouTube_stole_my_handle]

The spline.
Ps. It's good to know someone as ingenious as you sometimes doesn't have all the answers lol(the sealant). Makes me feel better.

[sonnymoon]

That is the right stuff. As a matter of fact when I worked with the inventer of a large (truck mount size dual motor) portable carpet cleaner for high rises, in order to seal the very high pressure and high temperature hot water fittings, we used silicone and nothing else. The difference is that when you rebuild it, much later, the silicone needs to be cleaned off whereas a gasket with sealer is a little easier. Thank you for the videos Jeremy !

[HansFormerlyTraffer]

A bunch of us guys out of high school and college put together a wood shop and made a dust collection system. Made it out of a leaf collection system (one of the walk behind units with a 8 hp gas motor) we used an electric motor and made a "cyclone" type dust bin with a detachable barrel...very convenient. That was in 1974. The availability of stuff was different and so was the ability to research how to do things. New ideas required a thing called the Readers Guide to Periodical Literature at the library. No internet back then. I taught myself quite a bit that way. To me it was like heaven when I could do my research online.

[brianswing]

I really enjoyed your automatic blast gates. I made a simar set for my shop. I made the gates out of 1/4 melamine slider and a wood enclosure, with the same air cylinder and pneumatic switch you used. All in, less than $40 per gate. The self clearing of this design is a big improvement over most commercial gates. I added current sensing to each tool and controlled the gates and dust collector remotely with a PLC controller. This allows the dust collector to run for an extra minute to clear the dust in the pipes. The air compressor is also controlled by the PLC for full autmation. Happy sawdust to you!

[cornpop]

I used to work in a huge industrial grade cabinet shop that had giant dust collectors. We had several fires inside the system and although we didn't prove they were started by static discharge, after we added copious grounding, we stopped having fires.

[joshmartin]

Love your videos. So meditating. You take me away from the everyday BS.
Keep doing what your doing and thank you.