First post, but hoping to to find an active community around here to share and learn from. I'm in the progress of setting up a proper dust collection system for the 2-car garage that is my shared workspace, and looking for some feedback on the planned ducting plan. The system will be a 2-stage with cyclone, built around a G1030 3HP attached to a Super Dust Deputy XL with a 55 gallon collector. Venting will be outside as I have potential allergy issues (Michigan, but the garage is not heated in any case), but live on a decent sized bit of land, so no worries on doing so. I've sketched up a provisional space plan below (forgive me for the non to scale elements, but hopefully this is sufficient.
As I want a relatively easy setup and have the potential for changing it up (plus managed to get some secondhand), I'm planning on using a clamp together system (combination of Nordfab and Blastgateco).
From the SDD inlet I intend to run a length of Nordfab rigid steel flex to gradually transition into the line and get a little height to get it up out of the way (its a 10ft ceiling, with open trusses for hanging). From there I’ve been playing with a few different configurations - initially it will be for 3 drops, but I intend to expand to a fourth when if I decide to upgrade the tablesaw - the drops are as follows:
1. Drop 1 to bandsaw, which requires two 4” inputs (Grizzly 17” 503X2)
2. Drop 2 to jointer, which requires a single output (its a G0500 Jointer, so I’ve got a 4” port currently but may expand to 6" eventually).
3. Drop 3 to Planer (DW735) and dust shroud for Lathe
Plan is to minimize the length of flex to any tool with a drop (1-2 feet at most) and keeping the transition as close as possible. I’d like to run the duct at close to roof level or a foot or so below.
For the external venting portion, from the DC out I've got a custom transition to 6" and then I'm planning to go out the left wall above the window to the left of the box indicating the DC, through either flex or insulated hvac to drop the noise a little, and then out through the wall to some sort of vent in the vinyl siding (any suggestions?).
DCPlan.jpg
Few specific questions:
1. Does the ductwork plan seem reasonable for the length of run?
2. Does anyone have experience with the best way to connect Nordfab to a SDD XL inlet?
3. Is it better to have the Ys axis vertically aligned, or horizontally?
4. Am I making any mistakes with the transitions?
Appreciate any guidance and insight.