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I've read a lot of the posts on this issue, but ther doesn't seem to be any kind on consensus, so I thought I would bring it up again.
I just hooked up my dust collection system to my grinder in what I hope is a semi-permanent manner. Up to now, I used the dust collector just for handle material like wood & Micarta. Metal went into a bucket, but I was still generating too much dust for my liking. I want to leave it on there and collect the metal dust, too. My heavier metal grindings will go in a bucket below the grinder.
For my set up I have a about 15 ft of hose from the grinder to a Delta collector. The hose is metal as it leaves the grinder and flexible plastic (that came with the collector) from the halfway point to the collector. I used a metal hot air duct outlet for the collection point at the grinder ( please note that the chipboard & Duct tape addition is a mock-up for the sheet metal to come later). I also plan on cutting a flap in the bottom of the hot air duct outlet to let the heavier metal particles go directly into a bucket with some water in it. I can close the flap when I grind wood and other materials.
For fire safety, can I do any thing other than make sure the bags are clear of wood dust when I grind metal? Also, what about pockets of wood dust left in the piping? is that a problem , too? ...and static problems?
Another question - how about an in -line metal garbage can just after the initial collectyion point to catch metal particles?
Also, I am thinking of upgrading to 1 micron bags from Penn State. This could to be a sensible move as it seems that the various dusts mentioned in the forums seem to be pretty bad news. Anyone done this?
Any advise, comments or experiences with this would be appreciated.
Bob
I just hooked up my dust collection system to my grinder in what I hope is a semi-permanent manner. Up to now, I used the dust collector just for handle material like wood & Micarta. Metal went into a bucket, but I was still generating too much dust for my liking. I want to leave it on there and collect the metal dust, too. My heavier metal grindings will go in a bucket below the grinder.
For my set up I have a about 15 ft of hose from the grinder to a Delta collector. The hose is metal as it leaves the grinder and flexible plastic (that came with the collector) from the halfway point to the collector. I used a metal hot air duct outlet for the collection point at the grinder ( please note that the chipboard & Duct tape addition is a mock-up for the sheet metal to come later). I also plan on cutting a flap in the bottom of the hot air duct outlet to let the heavier metal particles go directly into a bucket with some water in it. I can close the flap when I grind wood and other materials.
For fire safety, can I do any thing other than make sure the bags are clear of wood dust when I grind metal? Also, what about pockets of wood dust left in the piping? is that a problem , too? ...and static problems?
Another question - how about an in -line metal garbage can just after the initial collectyion point to catch metal particles?
Also, I am thinking of upgrading to 1 micron bags from Penn State. This could to be a sensible move as it seems that the various dusts mentioned in the forums seem to be pretty bad news. Anyone done this?
Any advise, comments or experiences with this would be appreciated.
Bob