Nissim Avrahami
01-15-2008, 12:12 PM
Good day
The title is "2mm (5/64)" but it can be any thickness of strips....even less...
So...the sled is made of 3/4" Melamine board 35½" long and 8" wide but, you choose yours.
I drilled 3/8" "Vacuum holes" but first I drilled 1/4" as a pilot hole (easier to control the drill) and than went with the 3/8" drill bit to the end of the drill length
I drilled the holes at 4" intervals but I think that the more holes, the better (say, every 2½"~3") even though, I did not have any problems with the vacuum pressure.
I drilled 3/4" hole dia at the "end of the drill line"
The "Box" can be made of anything...I made it from pieces of chip-board and Melamine (that's what I found in the attic)
I used my converted Shop-vac on "Minimum" power.
I strongly recommend to use a "Feather board" to hold the work and sled firmly to the fence before entering the blade...and of course the splitter or riving knife...
Regards
niki
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Strips%20Vacuum/001.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Strips%20Vacuum/002.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Strips%20Vacuum/003.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Strips%20Vacuum/004.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Strips%20Vacuum/005.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Strips%20Vacuum/006.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Strips%20Vacuum/007.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Strips%20Vacuum/008.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Strips%20Vacuum/009.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Strips%20Vacuum/010.jpg
The title is "2mm (5/64)" but it can be any thickness of strips....even less...
So...the sled is made of 3/4" Melamine board 35½" long and 8" wide but, you choose yours.
I drilled 3/8" "Vacuum holes" but first I drilled 1/4" as a pilot hole (easier to control the drill) and than went with the 3/8" drill bit to the end of the drill length
I drilled the holes at 4" intervals but I think that the more holes, the better (say, every 2½"~3") even though, I did not have any problems with the vacuum pressure.
I drilled 3/4" hole dia at the "end of the drill line"
The "Box" can be made of anything...I made it from pieces of chip-board and Melamine (that's what I found in the attic)
I used my converted Shop-vac on "Minimum" power.
I strongly recommend to use a "Feather board" to hold the work and sled firmly to the fence before entering the blade...and of course the splitter or riving knife...
Regards
niki
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Strips%20Vacuum/001.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Strips%20Vacuum/002.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Strips%20Vacuum/003.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Strips%20Vacuum/004.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Strips%20Vacuum/005.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Strips%20Vacuum/006.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Strips%20Vacuum/007.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Strips%20Vacuum/008.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Strips%20Vacuum/009.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Strips%20Vacuum/010.jpg