Lee Valley Aluminum Blast Gate

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Lee valley aluminum blast gate.

02 16 2010 10 00 pm by longgone 8 comments. Self cleaning blast gates. Gränsfors small forest axe. Steel and cast aluminum these are an economical means of improving your system s efficiency and minimizing maintenance.

Fruit fly traps set of 2 19 95. Powertec 70135 4 inch aluminum blast gate for dust collector vacuum fittings 4 4 out of 5 stars 1 124 1 best seller in power tool replacement parts. Add some duct tape cut to 1 wide around the blast gate and that will provide a good gasket. This conserves air volume and keeps suction strongest where dust is being produced thus maximizing dust extraction.

A good solid gate that works well. I purchased gates from rockler woodcraft lee valley and the long ranger automatic gates. This is just a quick video of the 3 way blast gate that i made for my dust collection system. The 5 and 6 gates are for systems made of metal ducting.

So i returned these. With some small gasketing the powertec blast gate fits snug and tight inside of the pvc pipe with nominal 4 id see picture. It definitely makes clean up around the garage a lot simpler af. The gate can also be operated using the ivac pro remote control comes with a 115v ac adapter or manually using a toggle switch.

The woodcraft here would be my runner ups after the lee valley which unexpectedly were not more expensive. Outer case made from cast aluminum with sliding steel gate and locking knob. Lee valley operated slightly more smoothly and had a self cleaning leaf which is a plus. Each is sold separately.

Rikon 10 deluxe bandsaw model 10 306. Provides basic intructions on how to create a automatic blast gate by modify a lee valley 4 inch gate. The ends of the blast gate are tapered from 3 950 to 3 893 so it will slide and seat nicely in the 4 pvc pipe. The system can be set to ensure that at least one gate is open whenever the vacuum is running to prevent overloading the motor.

4 x 50 clear pvc dust collection hose by peachtree woodworking pw377 4 7 out of 5 stars 259. I have tried numerous blast gates metal and plastic. These from lee valley are the best i have found and they never clog because of the way the gate pushes any possible clog out when the gate is open and closed. Quartz overhead radiant heater.