DIY Sander Shrouds?

[new2woodwrk]

I just got a new Guinever  sander and am looking for suggestions/examples of how others have set up their dust and piece control.

I'm thinking some kind of shroud around the 2 drum heads with screened dust ctrl hole in the back?

Would love to see what others have done - pics are most welcome

Thoughts?

Thanks as always in advance

[OCtoolguy]

2 hours ago, new2woodwrk said:

I just got a new Guinever  sander and am looking for suggestions/examples of how others have set up their dust and piece control.

I'm thinking some kind of shroud around the 2 drum heads with screened dust ctrl hole in the back?

Would love to see what others have done - pics are most welcome

Thoughts?

Thanks as always in advance

I will be following this thread. I have looked at that same sander. Pics please.

 

[Roberta Moreton]

I bought the flex sander shroud that fixes to my dust collection. I don’t really use the other one. Remember, I am in the house. 

[Rolf]

This is what I have done. On my pneumatic drums and sanding mop. notice the minimal gap on top and open on the bottom.

[Sycamore67]

I have built something very similar to Rolf for My pneumatic drum sanders.  It works well but I have a strong dust collector and am pulling around 650-700 cfm thru it.     

For somethings like sanding on the lathe or drill press, I have tried using a bell mouth hood on the end of the dust collection hose.  It seems to work much more effectively than just the end of a hose.  I read about it on the Australian forum woodworkforums.com

 

Edited January 10, 2020 by Sycamore67

[Rolf]

I have my system connected to A JET Vortex 1100 VX. It is a Cyclone wanabe, that is surprisingly effective,  with a 2 micron cartridge filter that is the original. I bought it in Dec 2011.  

It has had a lot of chips and dust go through it. especially fine dust when doing Intarsia. 4"pvc pipe, longest run ~30 ft. and 4 elbows and a 2" reducer to my bench top router at the end of the run,  still lots of suction.  

[Puzzleguy]

I basically cover my suction unit with an old woven onion bag ( from an old bag of onions )

which catches any loose parts from going up the line to the collector. loose one part of a large design

and it pretty much ruins your day -makes the whole thing junk. 2 hours down the drain ( or worse )

The shrouds you guys have around your sanders are pretty neat - mine i just pull behind the unit

 

Edited January 13, 2020 by Puzzleguy