I recently bought a Grizzly 1029Z dust collector for my basement shop and immediately got myself worked into a fuddle over the ducting requirements.
However, a search here and a link posted by Tom Kanzler have got my blood pressure down back to working range.
Grizzly sends the machine with an adaptor from 6″ down to two 4″ and that really got me puzzled as to how the heck do you design the ducting?
Flex line? Hard metal or grounded plastic? (How about those prices for metal duct?)
Nothing at the Big Box to make the transitions….hep me!
Ah well, a quick search here and a link that Mr. Kanzler posted have me in the right direction.
Thanks VERY much from a devoted lurker.
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Len
If you have access to Novembers 03 issue of Fine Hombuilding. In the tips & Techniques on page 30 there is an augmentation to the G1029 (that will work for most systems) that will greatly enhance your control of the dust.
C
When you were at the big box store you missed the PVC drain line section. Regular PVC piping doesn't work, but the 4" drain line and fittings work great and at a fraction of the cost of PVC pipe & fittings, let alone the metal duct. The 6" might also work too. The 4" female fittings are just a bit bigger than the 4" male DC ports. Make 2 cuts 90* apart in the end bells of the fitting back to where they start to flare out. Two wraps of duct tape on the 4" male DC port and a hose clamp and you're in business. If you need a male connection for the DC hose buy a 4" DC hose coupling, cut it in half and you'll have 2.
John O'Connell - JKO Handcrafted Woodworking
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