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11-13-2008, 05:23 PM
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Name: Mike City: Westfield State: NC County: Stokes Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 51 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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is built on a concrete slab- 26 x 36 with block walls and a tin roof, inside wall height is 8 feet. The ceiling is thin plywood and I don't think there is any insulation in there.
I need to build a wall about 6 or 8 feet from the back wall to make a storage room and a small office. Out behind that outside wall i want to build a small shed for the air compressor and dust collector.
What do you think of running the main dust tube down the center of the shop through the rafters? Then I can make drops where the main equipment will be.
Will a dust collector play hockey with a wood stove? Anybody have a set up like that?
Also will have to run conduit and surface mount receptacles on the block walls.
I know it would be better to stud the walls and put up plywood but I don't think there will be any room in the budget for that.
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11-13-2008, 05:33 PM
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Name: Jim City: Mount Airy State: NC County: Surry Join Date: Apr 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Mike,
with that much room for a shop you are not going to know what to do with yourself. I think running the dust collector pipes down the center of the shop in the attic up out of the way is a great idea, unless your machines will be on an outside wall, then run them down the outside wall. I see no reason why this set up would disturb the wood stove in the least.
Let me know when you want to take a load down. My trailer and I are at your disposal.
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11-13-2008, 05:49 PM
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Name: Tom City: Yadkinville State: NC County: Yadkin Join Date: Jun 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Congrats on the larger shop. Let me know if I can help out in any way.
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11-13-2008, 05:55 PM
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Name: Danny City: Seagrove State: NC County: Montgomery Join Date: Oct 2006 Age: 52 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Mike, that is like going from a Escort to a Lincoln Town Car. 
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11-13-2008, 06:00 PM
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Name: Reggie City: Albemarle State: NC County: Stanly Join Date: May 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Mike: My shop has block walls. I just ran conduit down from the plate and rafters above. Used the blue concrete screws to fasten the conduit and boxes. Worked out well.
Congratulations! I can't wait to see what you can do in a good size shop. You deserve it!!
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11-13-2008, 06:41 PM
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Name: Fred City: franklinton State: nc County: franklin Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 51 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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You are gonna love all that space!  till you fill it all up!  congrats mike. | |
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11-13-2008, 06:42 PM
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Name: Scott City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jul 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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What new shop? No pictures then no new shop.
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11-13-2008, 06:53 PM
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Name: Chad City: Hookerton State: NC County: Greene Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 54 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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New Shop??? Scott is right No Pics no new shop!! .gif "Drogar Laugh(DBG)")
You will love a big shop, but Fred is right until you fill it up! 
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11-13-2008, 07:28 PM
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Name: Jim M. City: Wilmington State: NC County: New Hanover Join Date: Mar 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by Mike Davis  Will a dust collector play hockey with a wood stove? Anybody have a set up like that? Mike,
I had a friend up north who was heating his shop for many years with a wood stove. He added a new dust collector and didn't have an issue.
He also added an exhaust fan to change the the air and draw fumes out.  hit the fan switch, left to have lunch and within a few minutes smoke alarms going off and looks out to see smoke come out the vent! 
Fan was too powerful and drew smoke and sparks out the wood stove, he added a speed switch and dialed it down a bit. Hope that helps. Jim
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11-13-2008, 07:47 PM
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Name: Dennis City: Ivan's Corner (Monroe) State: NC County: Union Join Date: Jan 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Do try & make some allowance for makeup air if you're putting your DC outside the space. Otherwise you stand a good chance of having a situation like Jim described. At the best case scenario you'll inhibit the draw on the woodstove to where it won't burn as brisk. Add an air intake somewhere near the woodstove if you can - or just crack a door or window when you have the DC on & the woodstove lit.
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11-13-2008, 07:54 PM
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Name: Tracy City: Salisbury State: NC County: Rowan Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 47 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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26x36, I am really jealous now!! Sounds like a great new shop.
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11-13-2008, 08:48 PM
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Name: Rod City: Valle Crucis State: NC County: Watauga Join Date: Jun 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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We are in the process of moving to Winston-Salem...or at least trying to. If we do, then I would get a shop in the deal.
My thought on the DC unit would be to build a closet around it and then install/build a filtered return vent so the air is cycled back into the shop. I don't know how well it would work, but it's worth considerring I think. It certainly would help with the wood stove issue.
Congrats on the new shop by the way. I look forward to seeing it.
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11-13-2008, 09:38 PM
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Name: Jimmy Coull City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 49 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by Rod We are in the process of moving to Winston-Salem...or at least trying to. If we do, then I would get a shop in the deal.
My thought on the DC unit would be to build a closet around it and then install/build a filtered return vent so the air is cycled back into the shop. I don't know how well it would work, but it's worth considerring I think. It certainly would help with the wood stove issue.
Congrats on the new shop by the way. I look forward to seeing it.
Rod Thats one way, or you can put the motor and blower outside and have the return air to the filter on the inside. I have been debating it and decided that I will probably have all of the dust go outside. I personally don't keep my machines running all that long and will just crack the door when doing alot of ripping, jointing or planing. I'll deal with the heat or the cold for a couple of hours if I have to, it would be worth not having dust return inside to me.
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11-14-2008, 12:00 AM
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Name: Alan Schaffter City: Washington State: NC County: Beaufort Join Date: Dec 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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The danger of direct venting or even returning DC air, if not all is returned, if you have a gas fired furnace, hot water heater, wood stove, etc. in the shop is you get reverse flu gases flow. Carbon monoxide can kill, and at the very least give you a splitting headache. | |
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11-14-2008, 07:51 AM
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Name: Mike City: Westfield State: NC County: Stokes Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 51 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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The reverse flue flow is what i was concerned about. I think I will make a vent near the back of the wood stove to supply air to the stove. I can close the damper while I have the DC on.
Thanks
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