Resurrecting this thread now that I've done some more research in other threads here;
Here's my plan at this point (I think) What do YOU think?
- Installing DC near garage door because that'll be the shortest run to my highest dust producing machines. This will also allow me to easily vent outdoors if I decide to go that way.
- 8" inlet on the DC means I can go with 8" pipe. I plan to run 8" all the way to a short section of flex hose for each machine. Where possible, I'll upsize the port on machines.
- I'm going to attempt to put the blast gates at the connection to the main line. My thought is to use some kind of little pole to easily manipulate the gates. Will this annoy me?
- Metal pipe, Nordfab QD style. I've decided that it's likely I'll be moving stuff around as I settle on a good layout and this style of pipe seems to be the easiest to maintain and relocate. Since I only need to connect the TS, floor sweep and router to start with, the cost will hopefully be bearable. From what I've gathered, I'll end up just using a shopvac still for my tools with smaller dust ports (miter saw, ROS, etc.)
Am I on the right track with keeping as much 8" ducting as possible?