Michael Gabbay
05-24-2006, 8:37 AM
Well I made some major headway on my Super Dust Gorilla installation this week.
First, I got the 220 line wired and the outlet mounted. Then I was able to get the stand assembled and the blower unit, motor, and cyclone barrel assembled. That was the easy part.
The hard part was mounting the cyclone to the stand on top of the bottom cone. I thought through about 5 different ways of doing it. Ranging from pulleys to brute force. After a few trial and errors I settled on a pulley system using 8 pulleys and a come-along. I ended up having to return the original come-along because the step down ratchet did not work. So that set me back some time.
The first picture shows the open space on the far end of the shop where the SDG will be placed. The ceiling is 93" and the SDG is actually 95" tall so the SDG will have to go in between 2 joists.
The second picture is of the motor and impeller. The impeller is 15" diameter by about 4" tall. To balance it they Oneida has ground heavy spots. The motor and impeller weigh about 75 - 85 pounds! And that goes on the tippy top! :eek:
The third picture shows the pulley setup. I used 4 pulleys mounted to the joists and 4 pulleys mounted to the exposed bolt ends of the motor mount. I used the angle iron feet from the stand as my pulley mount on the motor. I highly recommend buying eye-nuts for lifting. I actually bought some from Grainger yesterday to use to add safety straps and for future removal of the unit. They run about $5 each.
For the pulleys, I bought some from HD and Lowes. They are rated at 125 pounds (HD) and 400 pounds (Lowes). Since the total motor/blower/barrel unit weighs about 140 pounds you can probably get by with 125 pound pulleys. SInce the load per pulley will be about 45 pounds.
I ran a line on each side of the unit. The hardest part there is making sure both lines are tied off equally. Each line forms a loop and the pulleys on the unit help to balance the load.
The fourth picture is where I tied off the come-along to an I-beam in the middle of the shop. I had to winch the top unit up about 3 feet and rest it on some sawhorses. I then readjusted the ropes to the pulleys to shorten them and finished the hoist to about 3 inches above the stand height. Then I slid the stand underneath. I put some 4" bolts through the top unit flange to help guide it in place on top of the cone. After lowering one click at a time I was able to position the top unit onto the stand and cone. I then put bolts that Oneida supplied in the holes and finger tightened them. Then I raised the entire unit about an inch to align the bolts. Finally I lowered everything to the floor and tightened all the bolts.
Last night I mounted the filter and switch and tested things out. Tonight I will mount the bag gripper and make a few minor adjustments to the plug placement. I will be ready to start the duct work Friday.
Thanks for looking....
Mike
First, I got the 220 line wired and the outlet mounted. Then I was able to get the stand assembled and the blower unit, motor, and cyclone barrel assembled. That was the easy part.
The hard part was mounting the cyclone to the stand on top of the bottom cone. I thought through about 5 different ways of doing it. Ranging from pulleys to brute force. After a few trial and errors I settled on a pulley system using 8 pulleys and a come-along. I ended up having to return the original come-along because the step down ratchet did not work. So that set me back some time.
The first picture shows the open space on the far end of the shop where the SDG will be placed. The ceiling is 93" and the SDG is actually 95" tall so the SDG will have to go in between 2 joists.
The second picture is of the motor and impeller. The impeller is 15" diameter by about 4" tall. To balance it they Oneida has ground heavy spots. The motor and impeller weigh about 75 - 85 pounds! And that goes on the tippy top! :eek:
The third picture shows the pulley setup. I used 4 pulleys mounted to the joists and 4 pulleys mounted to the exposed bolt ends of the motor mount. I used the angle iron feet from the stand as my pulley mount on the motor. I highly recommend buying eye-nuts for lifting. I actually bought some from Grainger yesterday to use to add safety straps and for future removal of the unit. They run about $5 each.
For the pulleys, I bought some from HD and Lowes. They are rated at 125 pounds (HD) and 400 pounds (Lowes). Since the total motor/blower/barrel unit weighs about 140 pounds you can probably get by with 125 pound pulleys. SInce the load per pulley will be about 45 pounds.
I ran a line on each side of the unit. The hardest part there is making sure both lines are tied off equally. Each line forms a loop and the pulleys on the unit help to balance the load.
The fourth picture is where I tied off the come-along to an I-beam in the middle of the shop. I had to winch the top unit up about 3 feet and rest it on some sawhorses. I then readjusted the ropes to the pulleys to shorten them and finished the hoist to about 3 inches above the stand height. Then I slid the stand underneath. I put some 4" bolts through the top unit flange to help guide it in place on top of the cone. After lowering one click at a time I was able to position the top unit onto the stand and cone. I then put bolts that Oneida supplied in the holes and finger tightened them. Then I raised the entire unit about an inch to align the bolts. Finally I lowered everything to the floor and tightened all the bolts.
Last night I mounted the filter and switch and tested things out. Tonight I will mount the bag gripper and make a few minor adjustments to the plug placement. I will be ready to start the duct work Friday.
Thanks for looking....
Mike