I'm deep into serious consideration of adding an extension to my shop. The project will include installing a cyclone dust collector.
I have two obvious options. One is route the ducting overhead with drops at the required locations. The other is route the ducting
in a crawl space under the floor with risers to the required locations.
I'm going to have to decide between the two alternatives pretty soon since they impact the overall building design pretty heavily.
Crawl space with beams and joists or slab on grade? I'm leaning toward the under-floor route because no matter how I look at it, I
see those drops becoming obstructions - especially around the table saw.
I'm not totally unaware of disadvantages with the under-floor configuration - difficulty relocating machines - difficulty clearing
clogs, etc.
You guys with centralized dust collection, what are your thoughts? If you had a blank piece of paper and could do it all over again,
how would you do yours differently?
Tom Veatch
Wichita, KS USA
Yep, sounds like you understand the "gravity" of the decision.
Slope the pipe toward the collector, also?
"Tom Veatch" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On 19 Jul 2004 13:55:41 GMT, [email protected] (DarylRos) wrote:
>
> >If I could get at the ductwork to reroute it as needed, I would
definitley go
> >with the crawlspace runs.
>
> Thanks, Daryl.
>
> I'm definitely leaning that direction. And since the paper is still blank,
I can ensure that access to the ductwork will be
> available. Probably not as convenient as overhead runs, but how often is
access necessary? (BTW, that's not intended as a rhetorical
> question. 8-)
>
>
>
> Tom Veatch
> Wichita, KS USA
On 19 Jul 2004 13:55:41 GMT, [email protected] (DarylRos) wrote:
>If I could get at the ductwork to reroute it as needed, I would definitley go
>with the crawlspace runs.
Thanks, Daryl.
I'm definitely leaning that direction. And since the paper is still blank, I can ensure that access to the ductwork will be
available. Probably not as convenient as overhead runs, but how often is access necessary? (BTW, that's not intended as a rhetorical
question. 8-)
Tom Veatch
Wichita, KS USA