A sawdust blower for the edger # 653

[@JosephHussey-s4f]

Mark, innovation is great to watch and learn from. Appreciate you sharing your insights and thoughts. That is how we all learn.

[@mckinleygoetz9855]

Hey Mark, I really enjoy watching and learning different things from you all. I always seem to learn something new every time I watch. Thank you all for sharing your knowledge with us.

[@markgalicic7788]

thank you McKinley.

[@mikekemper34]

Using a cyclonic dust collector works better than modifying the unit, I got a conversion kit from rockler that turns a barrel into your dust collection bin, no need to modify anything. That unit is a solid setup, runs really smooth and pretty quiet

[@JohnFagg-p2x]

Well done to the H&S committee.As the sawdust is basically free falling from the edger. The mark 2 version could have an electronic dimmer in circuit to reduce the fan speed. Dust could then freely fall into the widest diameter bin or long wooden rectangular box for easy disposal. Mk3 could duct over the edger then into the main dust collector system.

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

👍👌👏 Well done. Seems to work just fine. Having a kind of a 200 ltr collection barrel with enough venting will complete the freshly built edger's sawdust blower. Happy new year. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and especially health to all of you.

[@daleroth236]

Use a cyclone like they do at feed mills. Air goes out the top, all debris goes down into collector.

[@randydobson1863]

Hi Mark & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks Mark & Friends Randy

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks Randy.

[@jacksanders7018]

Great video, that will be sweet, thanks for sharing.

[@normanbott]

Nice bit of prototyping ! You can never tell what dust & chips will do 'til you try something. I enjoy making stuff up out of what's lying around and what I've "saved, just in case... " Watching on Sunday and we've hat a bit of snow overnight. Won't last long. .

[@benritchsmith]

That stack of lumber is very cherry! ….and all stacked by some cheery fellers!

[@markgalicic7788]

thank you , yes for sure.

[@richparks1966]

Mark, Edger Sawdust Removal: Under the edger unit, you need to make a big funnel going from just under the in-feed conveyor over to the out-feed rollers. A custom fit upper perimeter frame and maybe stout fabric funnel going down to your suction box below. That should catch all the light sawdust that is escaping now. You should try and run some schedule 40 PVC buried in a trench going through the chop saw conveyor break, then use flexible hose to connect into your piping currently going to the saw dust shack out back. You already have one connection tapping into it now.

[@fricknjeep]

hi there looks like it will work . just a thought ,could you use the bag that came with the blower cut the end opposite the hose , make a doughnut,looking adapter to fit over the trash or what ever you use to catch the dust ,stapple the big end of the bag to the wood adapter , the bag will still release the air . my 1/2 cent best to all john

[@troytreeguy]

Great approach, I like information gathering experiments ❤

[@jamesmorrison1884]

That works....maybe a bag over the end so it still contains the dust but the air can escape my thoughts. Enjoyed your video have a great day.

[@briankirkup]

Enjoy videos like that Mark I am sure you will get the dust extractor set up OK. I am really envious of your workshop and Anyhow all the best. Take care. B. K.

[@markgalicic7788]

thank you Brian.

[@denismageau4044]

Great video Mark, you could have the discharge hose go into an 250gallon ibc tote, easy to move around with the loader when full. Just cut a hole the same diameter as your hose and you could even use a septic tank gasket to seal it in. Just a thought. Cheers from Way up north in Canada.

[@barryirby8609]

You have gotten some good suggestions. About twenty years ago I installed dust collection in my shop. I am having flashbacks. You need to improve on the hopper under the blades. Once you expand the opening at the top the suction velocity drops to nearly nothing. I called the manufacturer of tractor trailer trailers and told the lady that answered the phone I wanted to buy some of the Hula Skirts they use under them to cut down on the spray. I was going to use them to improve on the "containment" at the top. She got such a kick out of me calling them Hula Skirts she sent me some of free. You could increase the size of the discharge above the container to drop the velocity. Cover the container with the fabric from the bag to let the air out.

[@davebrock6618]

Found a piece of that along side the road that had fallen off from a truck, worked great to extend the collection walls under my tablesaw.

[@johngagne986]

That was great! I enjoy watching how an engineer's mind works! But my favorite line from this video was "you play with it until it works". I've been hearing that from my wife for the last 10 years.

[@anthonyhengst2908]

A clean workspace is a safe workspace. OSHA would approve.

[@woodfella21]

Hi Fellas, Another enjoyable video. I bought a used 55 gallon wheeled refuse container, and inserted the hose into the 4" hole I drilled into the top. Works very well.

[@crankypreezer]

I use the same kind of blower as a dust collector for my bandsaw. In my situation I removed the wheels and mounted it a board. I then mounted it to a doorway using hinges so I can move it out of the way to access the closet (the closet door was removed years ago). If you use that bag, make sure it doesn't get wet - it will soak up water quicker than a sponge.

[@markgalicic7788]

it's a nice little blower.

[@120Workshop-George56]

That’s a cool video, love it

[@Pozi_Drive]

Alternative setup: Make a cubic or rectangular box, two 4" holes in the top plate. Between the holes, on the inside of the box, make a separator wall going to 4 inches 'deep' . Attach the fan to the 'exhaust' of the cubicle and the other hole goes to the collector bin on the edger. This way the majority of the sawed particles does not go through the fan, the airspeed is lower and you can use the linnen bag as the terminal air cleaner. And you can place the HF fan where ever you want.

[@dagwood1327]

I had a 1 1/2 horse harbor freight dust collector but I hated emptying the dust bag because the bag was too hard to put back on. I took a 55 gallon plastic drum with a plywood lid and some foam weather stripping for a seal. Put a pvc 90 going into the drum pointed to make it swirl like the cyclones. Then I made another pvc fitting comming out to the dust collection bag on the backside of the 90. It worked great. I rarely had to empty the collection bag. In your situation you won’t need a filter and bag but you would need to bring the blower to the out direction of the drum. It will swirl and drop out in the barrel and blow air out the blower. When it starts blowing sawdust it is time to empty the drum. I used it for years. If people knew how it worked cyclone sales would drop. I don’t use it anymore because I live way out in the country and I just blow the dust out the side of my building now.

[@JamesWebb-bc8ug]

good idea,I hope little moe works out for you

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks James , the CC worked today.

[@ronsmithelk1]

Thank you again for the awesome video

[@stevenclaeys6252]

Thank you for another Great video. Cheers

[@gerardomanuelortiztellado1460]

GREETINGS AND BLESSINGS 🙏 THANKS FOR SHARING 👍

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks Gerardo.

[@theprof_001]

Mark, I love your engineering videos. In fact, I look forward to seeing all your videos They are very interesting. Say hi to Eddie and ZZ. 👍

[@ThomasHancock-er8cp]

Hi Mark, I love all of your videos. Keep up the great work.

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks Thomas.

[@Thegoobmancometh]

It's kind of funny before I started watching your channel. I was a Maple syrup guy and I widrive around and see a maple tree and think that would be good to tap! Now I drive around and see a big red oak.Or white oak, Hard maple, ash, cherry etc. And I think "Man that would make some great lumber on Mark and Eddie's mill"

[@mcburcke]

Very fun video, with the new blower setup test!

[@markgalicic7788]

thank you.

[@stevevigil1395]

Great snack! Love your engineering mind:

[@MarvUSA]

Good Job Guys !

[@JackieJackson-l3t]

Hey Mark , that’s a great job. Just tell ZZ and Eddie not get too close to the fire.

[@ChristinaCalhoun]

12:20 hello Mark, my grandpa who was a US Army engineer he taught me something and that is you make do with what you've got. He was a very simple man and a very simple farmer. How he taught me I had to build a fence for him around a telephone pole because some horses were rubbing up against the telephone pole to scratch, when the horses were using the telephone pole to scratch it caused the power lines to jump I told my Grandpa about it and he said we'll take care of it he gave me wire cutters wire pliers wire and a saw can you show me where is woodpile is told me go build your fence I asked Grandpa where is the hammer and nails he said you make do with what you've got there's your tools there is your wood pile now go build you a fence and I did

[@gerardomanuelortiztellado1460]

EXCELLENT BLOWER 💪

[@marklapierre5629]

A cheep cyclone separator at the discharge would help a lot.

[@markgalicic7788]

true , we will make something.

[@stamrly418]

This form of engineering has gone through several names. The current none offensive and none gender deficient is “On Site Engineering” when the right people see the problem it can be an inspiration to even a “Rocket Scientist”. Make it from stuff “On Site” prove it works THEN Gutenberg the design… A perfect way of overcoming a problem. Keep it up gents it’s great.

[@rickster9993]

Super Dust Deputy by Oneida Air Systems. I use a smaler one with a 16 gal shop vac and it keeps up with my DeWAlt 13 Inch planer. This systems keeps the dust stream out of the vacuum motor.

[@markgalicic7788]

true.

[@karencary3312]

I didn't catch what you said and I didn't go back and review. It will be a surprise for me. Love you guys!!!!!

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks Karen.

[@dougwatson6420]

Gotta love a fellow hunky ❤

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks Doug , got to love hunky engineering LOL!

[@bobmartin9518]

Suggestion: I built one I used material to direct the dust into the barrel and relieve the air pressure. "Farmer engineering" 😂 Good show as usual.

[@fern6114]

The Cerry channel😊 Really great video with a lot of ideas and interesting tips… but also a lot of publicity from KZbin, have a nice year 2025

[@slhasebroock]

I have 2 or 3 of these HF Dust collectors dedicated to woodworking machines. They work great and sorry to hear HF is closing them out!!!!

[@wilmamcdermott3065]

I would use one of those big feed bags to catch sawdust they are roughly 100 gallons

[@rosthi]

screen wire in a cone shape over barrel to discharge pipe. You will have a lot of filter area, clean by taping it before edging. Cheap,

[@markgalicic7788]

true.

[@Ronald-hx6zn]

Some "late" Christmas gifts?? Good pickup 😊

[@markgalicic7788]

yes it was lol.

[@chrispohovideos]

Uh oh. It is getting serious. Mark went to Harbor Freight.😊

[@markgalicic7788]

for sure lol.

[@paulcaron-wm4tk]

Looks like you need to enclose the exaust hood more under the edger. I would use aluminum flashing and aluminum duct tape to completely enclose the saw hood. Then most of what's flying around would be collected. Do you want to empty its collector box with the loader bucket? A big open top bin with a hinged front panel. Taller will work better to catch the turbulent outflow, it will all fall down into the corners. Maybe a tarp stretched over the top, but with slack to let the pressure out. I have a cyclone on mine but it's so flying dust doesn't upset the neighbors. It's hard to get a wooden bin to seal to about a 3" vacuum, so I would avoid that if you can. Good luck and keep it clean.😅

[@markgalicic7788]

yes for sure.

[@JamesSimmons-pz7wn]

Good video Bus Motor Productions

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks James.

[@JamesWebb-bc8ug]

like the original bag that comes with the blower it just needs to be bigger

[@markgalicic7788]

yes very big lol.

[@pyrog.c.c89]

Good jobm

[@Sillyturner]

Staying with the larger discharge as designed would also help by slowing down discharge pressure making for less air-born sawdust.

[@richardeberle3938]

LOVE your videos. How come you guys don't clean off the space behind the saw blade next to your office were you polish a chair in your heated and AC. Cool?

[@walterlamb4756]

Try a mini cyclone. We had one over 55 gallon drum at the shop I worked in. Very successful, but Always needed to be dumped!!! Good luck

[@richardwhite3711]

@ 22:43 maybe EcoFlow or Bluetti would sponsor you with a battery pack/solar generator to power the edger dust collector

[@butter262]

Good evening

[@markgalicic7788]

good evening Rob.

[@Buddha-of8fk]

I'm waiting for the day l see a set of rollers going to the edger and 3-4 young bucks handling lumber. Eddie could just direct where the lumber goes.

[@richardeberle3938]

And the floor. I worked for almost 50 for Kroger on the safety team. It's a bad habit that I have always looking for something on the floor.

[@billwendt4309]

Mark, How about connecting the blower's output hose to a big shop vac?

[@davebrock6618]

Perhaps a Oneida Air Systems Dust Deputy would work.

[@lylekolsrud6145]

I'm sure you have thought about it but what about running a hard pipe overhead into your sawdust bin

[@robertwazniak9495]

To minimize the overspray at the edger find some cheap brooms to act as seals.

[@markgalicic7788]

ok.

[@GerardLevesque-pz2lf]

Attach the canvas bag on the outlet hose that should help it

[@robertriddle2055]

Yes, The bag that came with it. Attach it to the end of the outlet, and cut the end off the bag. You get air dispersion without sawdust dispersion. The sawdust should drop without near the force.

[@JohnWeems-y3e]

Mark ,,been to the,,, Big Boy Toy Store. 💯👍. Don't Forget to read the Direction's,,,, LAST !!😁🤠

[@markgalicic7788]

I like it lol!

[@randygilbert150]

Nice work on the dust collection looks like it’s going to be a plus at the mill. Where are you located?

[@prsearls]

You might need to enclose the bottom of the edger more and I agree on the use of a cyclone to separate the air from the sawdust. Lots of snow headed your way...stay safe.

[@davidholdridge2807]

try to use the Y fitting with the bag for air to escape on a garbage can lid

[@WhiskeyDale]

pipe the sawdust over to your burn barrel. Then it would continuously feeding the fire . HA!

[@Pozi_Drive]

or blow it out...

[@alanplatt1500]

Hi Mark, great insight into your mindset when solving problems. Just a thought, could you not connect the edging blower to the main collection bin?also, regarding power, what about wind or solar? Alan UK

[@FloydBlack-xi8fh]

A lid with screen will work

[@billmccrackin8825]

A spin thingy would separate dust from air eh? Oneida has them

[@markgalicic7788]

great idea.

[@mckinleygoetz9855]

Hello Mark, I asked Mr. Eddie about cedar sawdust. I remember you saying that the regular sawdust you sale to local horse farms. They don't buy the walnut sawdust because it's harmful to the horses. Is cedar the same?

[@markgalicic7788]

cedar is ok.

[@georgebrooks1077]

How far can you go with the hose? maybe go over to the other saw dust bin

[@RichardKuivila1947]

We KNOW We ARE !

[@FloydBlack-xi8fh]

Get some old inner tube to put from the edger to ur box.

[@markgalicic7788]

great idea.

[@Pozi_Drive]

use a cyclone... or get the air speed slower. MUCH slower.

[@georgebrooks1077]

Most engineers go by what they read in a book and have never done the work themselves

[@constitutionalUSA]

Blower or vacuum?

[@markgalicic7788]

both lol!

[@richardwhite3711]

@ 17:12 did one of the Gnome Bros fall off his perch ?

[@markgalicic7788]

no his magnet came loose all's good.

[@davidmiller6010]

Hey Mark, I think you need to adapt your hose to come in on the side of your catch container so you get a cyclone action in there. Then the particulates will precipitate out of the slower air in the center. The bag they sent you goes on top, and blows up like a balloon. That's how your air escapes the system. I'm confident you will get it dialed in- you always do! Thanks for sharing.

[@dougjones9493]

Can you run an alternative off the bus motor and charge a battery bank. Us an inverter back to 120 volts?

[@markgalicic7788]

I have that now a 1500 watt inverter.

[@DavidPadusnak-sp4dc]

Nice job !

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Keep your kickers and just run enough PVC into the sawdust bin. That ought to work and God Bless Yall!

[@TheWildWestMill]

Hey mark we have a small blower for the multisaw at the mill and it goes into a minature cyclone on Monday I’ll make a video to show you. Possibly give you some ideas

[@johnbeam-d3v]

😀👍👍

[@remmiemax3624]

A tri-fecta Video! New engineering/edging/sawing!!!😎😎👍👍💯💯

[@markgalicic7788]

thank Greg.

[@Azframer]

Could you cut a hole in the dust bag that came with the blower and use the bag as a shroud that takes away some of the volume of air being pushed? Start small and enlarge the hole as needed?

[@markgalicic7788]

great idea.

[@Azframer]

@markgalicic7788 I was just watching the video while drinking a beer... 😎

[@lawrencetirrell8414]

Hi Mark. Great job. As a small family farmer of 23yrs. I modified a lot of things on the farm & farmhouse. Sometimes. You need some more adjustments. You're permanently done. Say Hi to Ed & ZZ. To have a good Saturday the 4th everyone. 🥰😊😉🥶👍❤️💜🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🌫🌬

[@dougrobison1156]

I loves me some dust collection! Sweet!

[@williamellis8993]

Looking good, Mark. I know you'll get it eventually. Bill

[@markgalicic7788]

thank you Bill.

[@rockykaiser7244]

Have you ever thought about putting a camera on the carriage?

[@barryhoneycutt3894]

smart guys > Necessity is the mother of invention from SE Texas ❤💯🙏

[@andresmith9212]

a little not rot and what not......

[@markgalicic7788]

for sure.

[@_Boregard_Rippy_]

... nice upgrade ..!

[@markgalicic7788]

thank you.

[@TheMarkBell]

Second comment, first boom! 🏆

[@markgalicic7788]

you got it Mark , LOL!

[@alanm3438]

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks Alan.

[@richardwhite3711]

or Jackery

[@Ada67-t5h]

Plastic trash can lid and let it hover over can a few inches

[@markgalicic7788]

true.