Woodstock SHOP FOX W1816 - Manual (Page 29)

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W1816 Owner's Manual (Mfg. Since 10/09)
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Step 1: Decide Who Will Design
For most small-to-medium sized shops, you can design
and build the dust collection system yourself without
hiring engineers or consultants. We have included some
information here to get you started on a basic design.
If you have a large shop or end up designing a
complicated system, then we recommend that you do
additional research beyond this manual, or that you seek
the help of an expert.
Step 2: Sketch Your Shop Layout
When designing a successful dust collection system,
planning is the most important step. In this step, you
must sketch a basic layout of your shop.
Your sketch only needs the basic details of the shop
layout, similar to Figure 37, including all your current/
planned machines and your planned placement of the
dust collector.
Step 3: Sketch a Basic Duct Layout
For the next step, sketch how you will connect your
machines to the dust collector. Consider these general
guidelines for an efficient system:
1. Machines that produce the most saw dust should be
placed nearest to the dust collector (i.e. planers and
sanders).
2. Ideally, you should design the duct system to have
the shortest possible main line and secondary
branch ducts. See Figures 38–39 for ideas of good
duct layouts versus bad duct layouts.
System Design
Dust Collector
Figure 37. Example of initial shop layout
sketch.
Main
Line Duct
Branch
Line Ducts
GOOD
Figure 38. Example of a good basic duct
layout.
BAD
Figure 39. Example of a bad basic duct
layout.