How To Make 4" PVC Blast Gates - 160

[@DIYTyler]

Very well done Jay. Several of these coming up in my shop!

[@CosmasBauer]

Nice! Simple and straightforward design!

[@JayBates]

Cosmas B Thank you Sir.

[@CarlJacobson]

The shop looks great Jay, nice project build.

[@JayBates]

Carl Jacobson Thanks Carl. Congrats on the new lathe by the way! That thing is a beast!

[@joeserb1111]

Great video Jay Bates ! I always enjoy your simple but very effective techniques in your videos! Keep up the great work!

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank You Jay, I love this design. Regards, Bob

[@dnngskn62]

Great video as always Jay. Lots of useful tips and masterfully edited.

[@josechavez5950]

Hi Jay new subscriber, just wanted to thank you for simplifying all your projects to my beginner level. I appreciate that greatly. Keep up the gr8 work!

[@garydelder]

Thanks Jay, when I get my dust collection, I will use the blast gates. Great job. Thanks

[@JayBates]

***** Thank you Gary. And you're very welcome. Hope you can get some use out of them.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

very nice!

[@kdmerkle]

Jay, thanks for the design. I am using 4" sewer and drain pipe and 4" flex hose. The sewer and drain pipe and flex hose have the same O.D so you can use a S&D coupling on both sides of the blast gate. And if you have Schedule 40 fittings in your main piping, a 4" S&D coupling will fit into the Sch 40 fitting.

[@j.5043]

Jay, Great video. I really like you how you go through sketch-up on these past few builds. That is something I would really like to use so watching you use it so flawlessly is really motivating. Keep it up. I look forward to your next build!

[@JunkworksGarage]

Ive noticed a new table saw i would love to see a revue thanks for the great vids

[@thewoodnut3918]

Excellent videos and projects. Nice!

[@donvjgr]

Thanks Jay. This will come in very handy shortly as I hope to have a very large shop project coming up. Thanks for the sketchup video too! Don

[@smu1129]

It's amazing how far you've come. Watching your recent videos and now returning to this dated one because I am looking up how tos on blast gates. Your shop has had quite the developmet.

[@JayBates]

Thank you :)

[@cessnan]

I thought the same. Didn’t realize it was an older one.

[@sheet-son]

Nice. I have pictured making something like these in my head, but u made it real. Thanks bro.

[@JayBates]

Randy Savage Your welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@TheShavingWoodWorkshop]

Great video Jay, the new shop is looking good.

[@JayBates]

ShavingWood Thank you Sir!

[@andreww6738]

Hey Jay, Thanks for taking time to show me how to build these gates, this is great as I will be cleaning up my small shop in the near future and want to set up my Vac and was wondering how to make them, so this great. Awesome ideas! :) THANKS.

[@jshei2223]

Your design has rave comments from other KZbinrs. I made 4 of them, they work great. One tip about gluing PVC on plywood - I roughened the end and the rims, put glue on the rims before I placed on plywood. That way, it improves the seal, squeezing the glue at the edge and no need to smear it, looks neater too. Thanks for posting the video.

[@rm42749]

Very nice. Excellent description.

[@chuckjohnson4048]

I took Jay Bates blast gate idea and modified it a bit. I made a 6 opening plenum that I attached to my shop vacuum. Now I can attach individual vacuum lines to my: drill press, table saw, band saw, miter saw, workbench, and router. At the plenum there is one blast gate that services three lines plus cutting off all three lines. There are three individual gates also that control flow. The plenum is made of 3/4" birch ply about 5" x 5" x 10".

[@HarryWatts65]

Hi Jay: The shops looking good, like the blast gate, Cheers Harry

[@Back2Wood]

Nice one, Jay! Thanks for sharing!

[@michaellapointe2137]

Great job jay just wanted to say all your videos are explained very well ou make easy to understand also i just wanted to say like the concept of the new show with you and steve i think both you guys are awesome woodworkers keep up the good work

[@venomousduck1647]

Just got done making my blast gates. Thanks for the idea.

[@NickFerry]

Good info as always, thanks Jay!

[@JayBates]

Nick Ferry Thank you sir!

[@yusufeaston8541]

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[@brucesalvador6150]

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[@yusufeaston8541]

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[@alexpettigrew8971]

Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

[@Handleyman]

Another great video Jay. I'm actually in the process of building my first wood workshop so pretty much everything I see on your KZbin channel will be going in to it. It's currently an old milking shed which I am putting a new wood floor over the top of the sloping concrete floor, new walls and ceiling.. I'll shoot you some photos when I find you on Facebook. Cheers from Down Under.

[@leandroluque]

parabéns Jay, você tem ideias muito boas. Sou brasileiro e estou acompanhando e aprendendo muito com seus vídeos, muito obrigado.

[@ismowoodcraft6780]

Cool trick to give shape to any sticky glue or adhesive I've learned form an old boss, is to cut an apple with the shape that you need, eg. (if you are putting silicone in an 90 angle just cut the apple in that angle and slice it through the surface, and the same process if you need a curve). Hope it works for future projects... Thanks for all your videos! You rock mate!

[@ArcticFlies56]

Jay, thank you for the best way to construct the gate. I’ve been killing myself with the plastic gates from Rockler. They get loaded with dust and finally don’t close at all due to the backup of sawdust. Blast gateau have to have a way to push the sawdust out. Good job buddy! Best regards, Richard

[@PJL1281]

Nice work

[@dragovidic]

nice shop! cool design!

[@JayBates]

drago vidic Thank you Drago!

[@AngieWilliamsDesigns]

Another great video. I've thought I couldn't do any dust collection like this on my small shop. But you're making me rethink it. Also... Great lighting! Makes a huge difference.

[@SRG-Learn-Makers]

Lol, I was watching the outro and you were telling people to go onto facebook. Hilarious.

[@srikumarbijus]

Very nice...

[@michaelflynn6178]

great idea Thanks

[@JayBates]

Michael Flynn You're very welcome Michael. Thank you.

[@hiteshjaiswal31]

Thanks Bro for the good vedio

[@1180gecko]

Hello great video new to your channel. Can you let me know what software you use to design your project.

[@honoriosergio5454]

Hello Jay great job, I´from Brasil tanks

[@JayBates]

honorio sergio Hey honorio. Thanks for watching!

[@baldurkuhn1]

Great video. One question, why is it that many people use these larger pipes or hoses for their system? Wouldn't a smaller diameter increase suction power? Thanks.

[@steveng6269]

Jay, great job - I'm a newbee, just getting started. Any reason for moving to 3/8" from the original 1/4"? If you did it again, what would you use? Very well articulated - to the point and all the info one needs to build which is what I am about to do!~ Thanks

[@johntenhundfeld1529]

Good idea about the flapper of painter's tape over the "open" end. I made my gates without that and they tend to clog--especially the planer connection.

[@ledal99]

I like ur shirt jay

[@feygan]

Nice design there one to remember. A handy tip for when working with silicon which I am guessing is what your construction adhesive is made from? If you have a small pot of water to hand and dip your finger in it prevents the silicon sticking to your finger but still bods to the surfaces.

[@rochat]

Most of the construction adhesive is polyurethane based and I'm not sure the wet finger trick works the same as it does with silicone.

[@amdusiasdark]

Water with a drop of dishsoap, and to scrap of the remeander of the glue/ silicone use a Magnum icestick, its has a larger radius so u leave enough glue / silicone . its give it a much better finish .

[@JayBates]

feygan Rochat is right. This is a polyurethane based adhesive. Normally I use a much slower setting adhesive and it smooths out just like caulk. I used F-26 here and it sets up much faster than I had anticipated.

[@lloydsponenburgh7249]

Thank you! It's too simple. I have a need to use sch-40 couplings on both sides, but that doesn't change the design. Good job!

[@caskwith]

How do you secure the 4" felx hose on the inside of the fittings? I also use flex hose but mine fit over the blast gates and are secured with hose clamps.

[@JayBates]

caskwith All pvc fittings are tapered on the inside. Just push it in until it gets stuck. I've never used any clamps on my setup and I see no areas of dust build up or escaping.

[@caskwith]

Ahh ok, I don't use PVC fittings at the moment as I don't have a permanent setup. Thanks for the info, that will come in handy when I finally do get to do a more permanent install.

[@Shopbuilt]

A neat trick for this is to take a piece of your 4" pipe and cut a section out of 11/16" long and this will let you fit it into the inside of another piece of pipe. Now this will allow you to put your hose over the reduced diameter and use a hose clamp.

[@dcollins2371]

do you glue the sections of pvc together?

[@starforged]

Have you had a problem with static electricity? A ground wire or a little moisture will help. It's very dry where I live and the ground strap wrapped around the pipe and grounded stops the shock.

[@acklan3]

I do not know why but at 03:00 all I could think was, "one too many cups of coffee". ;-) Great video.

[@JayBates]

acklan3 haha! I don't drink coffee....but me and caffeine go waaaay back ;)

[@acklan3]

Jay Bates LOL. Great job.

[@mikehorner1104]

Shop tour any time soon?

[@Rollie80]

What do you think of the ryobi jig saw?

[@JayBates]

Rollie80 It does the job.

[@Rollie80]

Thank you for responding. Have you had any issues with your nail gun? Ive had a few, but it may just be me, not the gun

[@john8403]

Jay you think I could down size this to a 2 1/2" instead of 4"? It seams like I would have to modify this a little to accommodate the size change difference.

[@JayBates]

+John McDonald Yeah you could do that.

[@hrbekroenick]

Love these! Would rather make them like this than buy them.

[@francoisfouche2568]

Jay, excellent, thanks! I love your T-Shirt, we went to see them live here in Auckland about 2 months ago!

[@greenleafhs]

Where do you get the 4" hose that connects to the pcv?

[@greenleafhs]

My harbor freight did have any.. got a sku maybe I could order some

[@JayBates]

your home workshop Yeah I use the Harbor Freight hose. It's the cheapest you can buy online and I haven't had any issues with it.

[@davidorsillo2671]

skills!

[@JayBates]

David Orsillo You're supposed to spell it with a Z.....Skillz! jk. Thanks!

[@arthuryagow]

a wet finger is best for caulk and construction adhesive speeding.

[@Sconkworks]

I am confused about inserting flexible hose inside the coupling. How do you attach it? With duct tape?

[@JayBates]

It's a snug fit inside. Friction fit.

[@krtwood]

I like to make the gate twice as long and have a stop at both ends. You cut a circle through it with it at one end so that when it's open there's no open slot to get filled up. The only problem is it makes it a little harder to position the gates so that they don't hit anything at either position.

[@krtwood]

your home workshop When it's closed you can see the hole in the "open" part sticking out so you can tell whether it's open or not. I try to orient them all the same way so I can just tell at a glance that the one (or two) sticking out a certain way is the one I forgot to close.

[@JayBates]

krtwood Sounds like more work than what's necessary. I've been using this style for a while now with no issues. That being said, there's probably a lot of stuff I do that seems like more work than what's necessary. We all work and build things differently though. Lots of options here. Thanks for watching.

[@krtwood]

Jay Bates I just cut the hole through all three pieces at once after it's put together, but I handle the connection to the pipes and hoses a little differently. A way you'd definitely see as more work :) i just cnc those parts though. I like the trick of the tape flap though, I will keep that in mind if I need a gate in a tight spot. Either way is 100% better than those plastic gates that leak like crazy and get jammed up in 10 minutes.

[@JayBates]

krtwood So true. I ended up chopping all of my plastic blast gates in half to make dust collection hose ports for homemade stuff.

[@tb1945Pattison]

Off the subject.........I noticed you are using a Grizzly GO555LANV Bandsaw.....How has it performed........would you buy it again..........strengths? Weaknesses?.........thanks for the great tips and honesty........don't change a thing from that....!

[@dclamby]

Is there a reason why you didn't just scribe the OUTSIDE of the pvc pipes and cut the hole out? That way, the pipe would fit down inside of the plywood and could probably get a better glue up..... Just wondering if that would be stronger or is there a reason not to...

[@alphonsbretagne8468]

+dclamby I wonder about that too.

[@TheFalconJetDriver]

I will touch on that question! How many DIY folks can cut a perfect circle with a jig saw? I can't doing it this way If you have a top bearing flush trim bit you can clean up the hole pretty good using the inside radius of the pipe as a guide. However if you don't own a flush trim bit the manufactures would be happy to sell you one. I doubt Jay is pushing flush trim bits in this video, I have seen other videos on KZbin to make you want to buy another tool just to complete the task. Not here thou! Jay introduces new ways to complete task and shares what he has learned with us. Go Jay. Lane

[@CameronLienhart]

Maybe hitting the fittings with a quick coat of spray paint will hide some of the ugly from the adhesive.

[@JayBates]

***** That's ok. Me and ugly go waaaaaay back ;) I'm not worried with the way they look.

[@jannettejorgensen3238]

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[@waynehinton8368]

welcome back home

[@JayBates]

Wayne Hinton Thank you sir. Feels great to be back :)

[@jamesconway751]

You do some awesome stuff but my only concern is how you stay sane with those crickets in the background.

[@sykkelsykkel]

Yey ac/dc ;-)

[@rsuplido]

Nice idea! You could have created 2 gates - 1 shut off and one straight through, with the exact size of the pipe so saw dust would not accumulate in the grooves.

[@JayBates]

rsuplido Yeah....but this is easier and it works perfectly. Thanks for watching.

[@heyifixit]

like to see those young kids do woodworking

[@bigguix]

crickets !

[@JayBates]

***** Yes!! Too many of them. I tried to tell them to shut up but my neighbor started looking at me crazy so I gave up.

[@TheWolfster001]

Wouldn't using 2-part epoxy have been better to use, it bonds with everything and would have looked much cleaner... Also cutting the hole where the pipe went inside it would hold much better, because not only would the epoxy be holding it, but also the tightness of the fit would too.. Not trying to critic you, just how I see it..

[@DenisLaventure]

Great design! The look isn't so important on the shop ;) What is the background sound? Very annoying!

[@kbiellaenr]

Or you just buy it??

[@JayBates]

mike proost You must be new around here...

[@PaulRobinson-p2v]

i think i would rather buy one , there is too much time and effort to do this .I would rather spend my time doing something mire productive this cost more than buying them.

[@rayleblanc7209]

I think I'd rather buy one for 10.00-15.00. Not worth the time.

[@Mail4dalej]

Ok, the tape has to go. May some vinyl material from the fabric store for the flapper?

[@JayBates]

Dale Johnson Why does the tape have to go? It's much cheaper, I already have it on hand, and it does the job just perfectly. The tape I put on my old blast gates works just as well.