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Woodworking dust mitigation has been a longstanding issue at the hackerspace. Various member-driven DIY solutions have been attempted and ended up being either incomplete or unimplemented. In our latest effort to solve this problem, we communicated with a dust collection system manufacturer in hopes for a product donation, however they ultimately declined to help at this time. | Woodworking dust mitigation has been a longstanding issue at the hackerspace. Various member-driven DIY solutions have been attempted and ended up being either incomplete or unimplemented. In our latest effort to solve this problem, we communicated with a dust collection system manufacturer in hopes for a product donation, however they ultimately declined to help at this time. | ||
| − | At this point in our development I see value in spending organization funds to invest in a reasonably priced and capable dust collection system. The system would be completed in a timely manner and integrated into the current plans for the woodworking area. I base my proposal on [http://kregjig.ning.com/photo/2-stage-dc-system this design from Kreg forums] because we already own some of the components to complete it<sup>[1]</sup>, thus recycling what we already have and driving down cost. While the system shall be constructed to be mobile (moving from tool to tool), we have material to attempt a stationary installation for added value. The cost breakdown follows. Note: expenses are overestimated for engineering purposes and efforts to cut costs on the project shall be attempted. | + | At this point in our development I see value in spending organization funds to invest in a reasonably priced and capable dust collection system. The system would be completed in a timely manner and integrated into the current plans for the woodworking area. I base my proposal on [http://kregjig.ning.com/photo/2-stage-dc-system this design from Kreg forums] because we already own some of the components to complete it<sup>[1]</sup>, thus recycling what we already have and driving down cost. While the system shall be constructed to be mobile (moving from tool to tool), we have material to attempt a stationary installation for added value. The cost breakdown follows. Note: expenses are overestimated for engineering purposes and efforts to cut costs on the project shall be attempted<sup>[2]</sup>. |
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[1] - Namely a Rubbermaid Brute trash can, trash can lid and possibly dust collector unit. | [1] - Namely a Rubbermaid Brute trash can, trash can lid and possibly dust collector unit. | ||
| + | [2] - Expected cost savings include: purchasing inlet reducers locally from Home Depot at 1/2 to 1/3 the cost (if they work), replacing cyclone brace with scrap lumber, re-appropriating Harbor Freight dust collector currently used by metalworking members OR buying same 1HP collector from Harbor Freight; using lumber/casters/hardware already available in the space. | ||
Revision as of 12:15, 3 May 2017
Contents
Sponsors
- Dmitriy V
Timeline
- Mailing List Announcement: 5/3/2017
- Officially Proposed: 5/3/2017
- Voted on: TBD
Language
Allocate $700 from the organization funds for parts to complete a cyclonic separator dust collection system for the woodworking area.
Background
Woodworking dust mitigation has been a longstanding issue at the hackerspace. Various member-driven DIY solutions have been attempted and ended up being either incomplete or unimplemented. In our latest effort to solve this problem, we communicated with a dust collection system manufacturer in hopes for a product donation, however they ultimately declined to help at this time.
At this point in our development I see value in spending organization funds to invest in a reasonably priced and capable dust collection system. The system would be completed in a timely manner and integrated into the current plans for the woodworking area. I base my proposal on this design from Kreg forums because we already own some of the components to complete it[1], thus recycling what we already have and driving down cost. While the system shall be constructed to be mobile (moving from tool to tool), we have material to attempt a stationary installation for added value. The cost breakdown follows. Note: expenses are overestimated for engineering purposes and efforts to cut costs on the project shall be attempted[2].
| Part | Cost |
|---|---|
| Cyclone | $180 |
| Cyclone Brace | $50 |
| 5" to 4" Reducer | $20 |
| 6" to 4" Reducer | $20 |
| 1.5HP Dust Collector | $350 |
| Lumber, casters, other hardware | $80 |
| Total | $700 |
[1] - Namely a Rubbermaid Brute trash can, trash can lid and possibly dust collector unit. [2] - Expected cost savings include: purchasing inlet reducers locally from Home Depot at 1/2 to 1/3 the cost (if they work), replacing cyclone brace with scrap lumber, re-appropriating Harbor Freight dust collector currently used by metalworking members OR buying same 1HP collector from Harbor Freight; using lumber/casters/hardware already available in the space.
