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JohnB · 05-08-2009, 11:35 AM

G'day all,
Was knocking up some trains, trucks and VW's for name trains today and got a bit sick of the dust my little sander was making so whacked together this gadget.
I just cut two disks from some 35mm pine, glued the face, pressed them together and held them both by bashing a 1/4" dowel through the centre hole.

Found a length of old Vacuum cleaner hose that was near enough the right diameter for dust outlets on the sander. (I never chuck anything)

Drilled two holes in the end of the sandwiched disks the same size as the hose.

Put some duct tape around both ends of the hoses so they where a nice tight push fit, and some around the Pine disks so they would fit nice and tight in my dust extraction hose.

And I'll be buggered .............. it worked.

miniwoodworker · 05-08-2009, 12:20 PM

Good evening John.

That's a great idea. Not only for your sander, but for any shop tool with those small dust ports. I've saved a copy of your post, so I can use it when I get a dust collector. (On the top of my shop wish list.)

Thanks!!

southpaw · 05-08-2009, 12:26 PM

you're not medically unfit because of your noggin thats for sure, darn good idea you have there

Wood Dog · 05-08-2009, 03:04 PM

Geeeeezzzzzzz JohnB if we didn't know you better we would think you were a violent man by reading your vernacular. "Knocking up, whacked, bashing, push fit"

I do agree with the rest though, you sure do have some great ideas roaming around in that head of yours.
Thanks for the pics. Sweeeeet!

Ramjet · 05-08-2009, 03:28 PM

Swell idea John . I have the same problem and will be hooking up an old vac .
Thanks.
Roger

SaltyDog · 05-08-2009, 03:38 PM

thanks great idea.

dragyn · 05-08-2009, 04:23 PM

Aonther gem of wisdom adn ingenuity by one of our resident Aussies. Thanks again John for passing on another nugget of wisdom and invention!

Pajaro · 05-08-2009, 04:52 PM

My mouth is wide with AAAAAAAAAAAAA. Chees and Crackers John do you ever run out of great ideas? I am takeing measurment for my equipment now. Before you put a © mark on that Idea

jim_mex · 05-08-2009, 08:10 PM

Another great tip John which I'll be following for my router and jigsaw
Keep them coming mate!
Cheers!

wood-n-things · 05-08-2009, 10:11 PM

Hmmmmm Another good idea.....I don't think I want to be buggered though....LOL

05-08-2009, 12:20 PM	#2
miniwoodworker Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 497	Good evening John. That's a great idea. Not only for your sander, but for any shop tool with those small dust ports. I've saved a copy of your post, so I can use it when I get a dust collector. (On the top of my shop wish list.) Thanks!! __________________ Lee in NC Als Ik Kan DW788 1975 Dremel (labeled Craftsman) Scroll saw w/3" pin blades

05-08-2009, 03:04 PM	#4
Wood Dog Senior member--Absolutely Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MA USA Posts: 3,451	Geeeeezzzzzzz JohnB if we didn't know you better we would think you were a violent man by reading your vernacular. "Knocking up, whacked, bashing, push fit" I do agree with the rest though, you sure do have some great ideas roaming around in that head of yours. Thanks for the pics. Sweeeeet! __________________ WD

05-08-2009, 03:38 PM	#6
SaltyDog Retired USN Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Mexico Posts: 50	thanks great idea. __________________ http://www.saltydogwoodworks.com

05-08-2009, 04:23 PM	#7
dragyn Local Goofball! Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,667	Aonther gem of wisdom adn ingenuity by one of our resident Aussies. Thanks again John for passing on another nugget of wisdom and invention! __________________ Dragyn (Oh my! Another Mike! ) It's a good thing my head is attached to my ... ... Has anyone seen my head?!?

05-08-2009, 04:52 PM	#8
Pajaro Forever is a long time Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: If it ain't Texas, it Just ain't livin. Posts: 2,047 Blog Entries: 1	My mouth is wide with AAAAAAAAAAAAA. Chees and Crackers John do you ever run out of great ideas? I am takeing measurment for my equipment now. Before you put a © mark on that Idea __________________ Pájaro Pete Hombre del pájaro www.pajarostudiowns.com Member " Scrollsaw Association of the world " Excalibur EX-21 fanatic One of the Chosen few "Never try to teach a pig to sing It is a waste of time and it annoys the pig. "

05-08-2009, 12:26 PM	#3
southpaw Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: wedgeport, ns, can. Posts: 45	you're not medically unfit because of your noggin thats for sure, darn good idea you have there

05-08-2009, 03:28 PM	#5
Ramjet Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Saltspring Island B.C. Canada Posts: 1,096	Swell idea John . I have the same problem and will be hooking up an old vac . Thanks. Roger

05-08-2009, 08:10 PM	#9
jim_mex 'Senior' member - no way! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pachuca, Mexico Posts: 1,788	Another great tip John which I'll be following for my router and jigsaw Keep them coming mate! Cheers! __________________ Jim in Mexico “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.” -Albert Einstein

05-08-2009, 10:11 PM	#10
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Right here ---silly Posts: 4,477 Blog Entries: 1	Hmmmmm Another good idea.....I don't think I want to be buggered though....LOL __________________ The Mike One of them anyway. Don't be so open-minded. Your brains will fall out!

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