Blast Gate Plans

Blast gate build.

Blast gate plans. Blast gates that dont suck. The type i chose to build was the self cleaning type and the materials i used are. Make the gate bodies. I did not want to use any of those plastic ones as they have problems in cleaning and leaking so i decided to build my own.

These 16 blanks will each make up one half of a blast gate. To make one pair of blast gates you will need six 6 x 6 pieces of plywood any thickness will work one 4 pvc coupling one section of pipe that is at least as long as the coupling a scrap block to use as a handle and some construction adhesive. Just be careful and proceed at your own risk adhere to standard safety practices and you should be ok. I needed a couple of blast gates that could fit onto the y of my dust collector.

Free plans the wood knight. Of the hose with a heat gun to stretch it the outlet side of my blast gates is a larger diameter. Main blast gate page. Commercially available blast gates suck.

There is a dimensional drawing its a bit rich to call it plans but hey its free. Cut two 6 x 6 squares of 12 or 34 mdf for the gate body. Full size digital plans for 4 diy blast gates using 4 pvc drain pipe with an outside diameter of 4215. Because half of a coupling is required per blast gate its naturally fitting that these should be made in pairs.

I use pvc pipe between the blast gate and the dust collector so i made the outlet side from a short piece of pvc coupling which fits around the pvc pipe. Shopmade 4 pvc blast gate duration. Homemade self cleaning blast gate. 4 diy blast gate plans.

They fit poorly. I set out to build blast gates with scrap material i had laying around. See more ideas about dust collector dust collection dust collection system. Plans now available here for free.

Commercially available blast gates suckthey leak air theyre a poor fit if you use pvc for your ducting they jam up because of the design and they fall apart because theyre held together with hot glue.