South Bend Tools
For Machines Mfd. Since 10/20
Model SB1100 & SB1101
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S Y S T E M D E S I G N
System Design
Decide Who Will Design
Sketch Your Shop Layout
Sketch a Basic Duct Layout
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 basic information here to
get you started on a basic design.
If you have a large shop or plan to design a
complicated system, we recommend doing
additional research beyond this manual or
seeking the help of an expert.
When designing a successful dust collection
system, planning is the most important step.
In this step, sketch a basic layout of your shop,
including space requirements of different
machines.
Your sketch only needs the basic details of
the shop layout, similar to the figure below,
including all your current/planned machines and
your planned placement of the dust collector.
Dust
Collector
Figure 36. Basic sketch of shop layout.
Figure 37. Efficient 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 the figures
below for ideas of efficient versus inefficient
duct layouts.
Main
Line Duct
Branch
Line
Ducts
GOOD
Dust
Collector
Figure 38. Inefficient duct layout.
BAD
Dust
Collector
3.
Directional changes should be kept to a
minimum. The more directional change
fittings you use directly increases the overall
resistance to airflow.
