Dust Collector Hose support - CNCnutz Episode 217

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Chip's back and he's not happy with the state of my dust collection hose.
Can't say I blame him really and I had a good suggestion from a subscriber, (sorry I can't find his email to give proper credit)
Us a piece of pipe to support the hose and ensure it can't get a sharp bend in it. The sience of air flow in pipes is well beyond me but the basic thing to know is to have nice gentle bends and smooth inside surfaces. The hose I have is far from smooth inside but at least I can reduce the sharp corners.
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I hope you enjoy.

[@deanroadifer6013]

I like the idea of putting a rail for the hose to move along, will give that a try as I'm just setting up my dust collector for my cnc. Thanks for the input.

[@IH1940HAY]

Love it. That poor vacuum hose is no longer being strangled, how happy could a hose get.

[@cncnutz]

Thanks Hager

[@tonycabero]

Peter, enjoy all your videos and your dry sense oh humor! Nice work and keep it up!

[@cncnutz]

Thanks Tony

[@nicoleswantonmalson5930]

haha! It was refreshing to be doing CNC research and coming across a little humor. Thanks!

[@cncnutz]

Thanks Nicole.

[@lewdis]

thank you Peter!

[@solarmandave]

Love the video and your humor! "What are you going to do..." That's something I would say. Keep them coming. Thanks Pete

[@cncnutz]

Thanks Dave

[@DaveGatton]

Nice job Peter. Nice to see Chip joining you again too.

[@cncnutz]

Thanks Dave.

[@MegaTopdogs]

Nice solution Peter great video thanks.

[@cncnutz]

Thanks Geert

[@bernienufc3166]

Hey man it works and how many people are going to see it? oh yes all us subscribers :-), i think its cool and i see you must becoming out of winter noe as chip is back with us, great news :-)

[@cncnutz]

Thanks Bernie Springs only a week away and thanks to global warming I didn't see a single frost or any ice this winter. No wonder the wee fellas grumpy. I hate getting up early myself.
Cheers
Peter

[@IEraiderfan]

Peter, I have the same hose mine is hanging like yours was I use Bungee cord Nice fix .

[@cncnutz]

Thanks Lou

[@johnhorne3862]

I have a rod with the hose connected to a ring with zip ties which slides along with the machine. The rod runs along the center of the y axis (97 inches) with enough slack that will cover the total distance of the x axis (49 inches. It hangs down some what but seems to work okay. As always enjoyed your video.

[@cncnutz]

Thanks John
Now you mention it I have seen similar setup. Simpler that the arrangement I was thinking about. Thanks for the reminder.
Cheers
Peter

[@TheBirdman66]

nice to see chip again !lol

[@cncnutz]

Thanks Darren

[@johnrevill9592]

Great video Peter and great idea. I think I will have a crack and making one myself. Just a quick question. What vacuum do you use? I recently got a shop vac, but the hose is only about 50mm (2inch) diameter. Does it help having a larger diameter? Nice to see Chip again.

[@cncnutz]

Thanks John
Not sure which vacuum you mean. The dust extractor is a generic 1hp vertical extractor with a 4" hose. A more powerful one would be better but it's a trade off between available space and the cost of running it. I built a Thein separator into it to collect most of the dust before it gets to the collector.
The vacuum I used on the vacuum table is a Festool ct22 I borrowed from my brother and it has a 32mm hose. Unfortunately I have to give that back just as soon as he finds out.
Cheers
Peter

[@derinteriors]

So if the flex hose needs to be secured in a fixed location then maybe it should be a rigid duct... I like the rail idea for the flex duct part. Needs to move freely so something like an industrial curtain rail might do the trick. Thanks for sharing.

[@cncnutz]

Thanks Stephen. I like the idea of a rigid duct because it will have the smooth sides but it is just such a short run it hardly seems worth it.
Cheers
Peter

[@dalius98]

Well, since you asked for it... Smooth walled tubing would increase your airflow a compared to a hose. Might want to replace majority of the run with that :)

[@cncnutz]

Thanks Dalius

[@MarkLindsayCNC]

Nice solution! I need to do something similar. Thanks for the idea, Peter!

[@cncnutz]

Thanks Mark but I'm sure there is something better out there.

[@robertacrowemobilehomework6309]

nice job Peter looks better without hose in your camera shots cheers

[@cncnutz]

Thanks Robert

[@23fields]

ive seen people use rope tied from one end of the shop to the other overhead with pulley wheel to ride on with bracket hooked to the hose

[@cncnutz]

Thanks Frank. Something to think about.
Cheers
Peter

[@watahyahknow]

think the material heating up made the ink stick to the vacuum table , heared sumting about butlers ironing the newspaper for their boss so they dont get ink on their fingers

[@cncnutz]

Great tip, I will immediately instruct my butler to iron my paper. If I ever get one. 😉😂

[@MelbourneAlan]

i mounted an arm above my 8x4 cnc. it swings over and back as the gantry moves

[@cncnutz]

Thanks Alan. I saw Frank Howarth do something similar on his channel but it looked a bit over the top for my small machine.
Cheers
Peter

[@MelbourneAlan]

franks is a bit over kill. mine is a bit more agricultural than his

[@grunto666]

Frank's is a work of art - I like his wooden "I Beam" arrangement in the part 2 video. I think you need to take on that challenge Peter!!

[@cncnutz]

His build was awesome but I think I will give it a miss for my setup.
Cheers
Peter