Hi all,
I am a novice woodworker. I've used most wood tools, but I don't consider myself a master of any. I'll be reaching the 53rd milestone this year. I hurt my back in a work injury but only my email name gives it away. I was considered by some as an expert in air traffic control radar systems. One door closes & another opens. So now I plan to work with wood and develop my skills without destroying my lungs.
My wood shop dream will soon be a reality. I was going to simply build it in my basement in 2006, but after contacting Bill Pentz and reading the information about dust control on his web site, I canceled that idea. Now I'm building it on to the back of my garage. It will have one purpose: to make wood chips...
So the other day, I was looking at information on different cyclones, swirl tubes, and such. I was surprised when I came across a comparison which actually showed the Clear Vue contrasted against the models made by the manufacturer. Unfortunately, I did not save it, nor do I even remember the name. Perhaps I can't find it because it was bull donkey.
This "comparison" actually showed a picture of the the Clear Vue impeller. The picture was not a good one as it showed what appeared to be a home-made impeller. The company stated their impeller was far better and the graphs they showed had the Clear Vue performance well below theirs. They had pictures showing poor seams vs their welded ones.
I was not impressed. Have any of you seen this so-called comparison?
Getting back to reality, my wood shop will start off with a Shopsmith, a stand-alone Shopsmith 12" planer, and and another stand-alone Shopsmith power base. I also have a band saw, belt sander, and a jointer. I'm not sure which one to keep permanently set up. In my conversations with Bill P, he wasn't all that impressed with Shopsmith, but the price was right. I inherited it. My father purchased it after seeing a guy using it in a mall. He probably only had 20 hours on it and never used it again. I upgraded it last year to the 520 model. I'm looking at buying a fence (Deluxe Bandsaw Fence System) which is on sale ($168)for my Shopsmith band saw.
My wood shop goal will be to make my own kitchen and bathroom cabinets. The New Yankee Workshop on PBS is doing a series on a complete kitchen. Episode 2 was on yesterday. So with that primary purpose in mind, my shop will be set up to accomplish this. If anyone has any recommendations, I would appreciate it.
My shop plan will be 12 X 20 add on to my existing attached garage. This part of a project to extend the second story of my house over the attached garage for a new master bedroom, build a 10,000 watt solar power system and convert over to geothermal heatpump. My spousal unit of 34 years has developed a serious allergy to dust. Since a geothermal heat pump needs to "breathe", I'm replacing the existing 4 & 5 inch round ducts with 6 inch to accommodate the high volume of air flow required.
I'll be doubling the length of my single-car-attached garage. I will have a divider between the two sections. I figure this will all me to double my work space when needed. I would appreciate any suggestions from any of you as I have a little time left. My architect is still working on a preliminary design. My electrician is going to run a separate panel into my garage which will be used for both the new addition and the wood shop. I'm thinking a 100 amp panel would suffice.
I want a electrical service which will provide power for an adequate sized dust collection system for my wood shop. Would the CV-1400 suffice? I don't envision using more than one tool at a time in addition to the dust collector.
So anyhow, that's my story. I look forward to any comments, recommendations or suggestions. Thanx in advance.
I am a novice woodworker. I've used most wood tools, but I don't consider myself a master of any. I'll be reaching the 53rd milestone this year. I hurt my back in a work injury but only my email name gives it away. I was considered by some as an expert in air traffic control radar systems. One door closes & another opens. So now I plan to work with wood and develop my skills without destroying my lungs.
My wood shop dream will soon be a reality. I was going to simply build it in my basement in 2006, but after contacting Bill Pentz and reading the information about dust control on his web site, I canceled that idea. Now I'm building it on to the back of my garage. It will have one purpose: to make wood chips...
So the other day, I was looking at information on different cyclones, swirl tubes, and such. I was surprised when I came across a comparison which actually showed the Clear Vue contrasted against the models made by the manufacturer. Unfortunately, I did not save it, nor do I even remember the name. Perhaps I can't find it because it was bull donkey.
This "comparison" actually showed a picture of the the Clear Vue impeller. The picture was not a good one as it showed what appeared to be a home-made impeller. The company stated their impeller was far better and the graphs they showed had the Clear Vue performance well below theirs. They had pictures showing poor seams vs their welded ones.
I was not impressed. Have any of you seen this so-called comparison?
Getting back to reality, my wood shop will start off with a Shopsmith, a stand-alone Shopsmith 12" planer, and and another stand-alone Shopsmith power base. I also have a band saw, belt sander, and a jointer. I'm not sure which one to keep permanently set up. In my conversations with Bill P, he wasn't all that impressed with Shopsmith, but the price was right. I inherited it. My father purchased it after seeing a guy using it in a mall. He probably only had 20 hours on it and never used it again. I upgraded it last year to the 520 model. I'm looking at buying a fence (Deluxe Bandsaw Fence System) which is on sale ($168)for my Shopsmith band saw.
My wood shop goal will be to make my own kitchen and bathroom cabinets. The New Yankee Workshop on PBS is doing a series on a complete kitchen. Episode 2 was on yesterday. So with that primary purpose in mind, my shop will be set up to accomplish this. If anyone has any recommendations, I would appreciate it.
My shop plan will be 12 X 20 add on to my existing attached garage. This part of a project to extend the second story of my house over the attached garage for a new master bedroom, build a 10,000 watt solar power system and convert over to geothermal heatpump. My spousal unit of 34 years has developed a serious allergy to dust. Since a geothermal heat pump needs to "breathe", I'm replacing the existing 4 & 5 inch round ducts with 6 inch to accommodate the high volume of air flow required.
I'll be doubling the length of my single-car-attached garage. I will have a divider between the two sections. I figure this will all me to double my work space when needed. I would appreciate any suggestions from any of you as I have a little time left. My architect is still working on a preliminary design. My electrician is going to run a separate panel into my garage which will be used for both the new addition and the wood shop. I'm thinking a 100 amp panel would suffice.
I want a electrical service which will provide power for an adequate sized dust collection system for my wood shop. Would the CV-1400 suffice? I don't envision using more than one tool at a time in addition to the dust collector.
So anyhow, that's my story. I look forward to any comments, recommendations or suggestions. Thanx in advance.