Mini dust collector build

[@peterbrownwastaken]

I'm blown away that little motor worked! Great build!

[@pierce_fierce]

+Peter Brown (◞థ౪థ)ᴖ

[@sydnius]

+Peter Brown I’m a fan of this design.

[@MrHolozip]

+Peter Brown a Matthias build that sucks, first time for everything! ;-)

[@nextstorming3908]

+sydnius ba dum tsss

[@KnowledgePerformance7]

+Gareth Crispin (MrHolozip) Get out

[@sapelesteve]

The main thing that I always take away from watching Matthias' videos is that I will never be able to do what this guy does, EVER! However, I always learn something that I can use in my own shop.....Thanks Matthias, your the best woodworker I know.....Steve

[@shivtekoriginal]

I love that you reflect on what you could have done better and not just what went well. Cool project!

[@thirtysixzed]

I cannot relate to any of the problems you have, I just find it so satisfying when you create all of these amazing things.

[@arthurchaves5208]

About three month ago, I started leaving comments, and decided to review your videos. My comment today, is you never cease to amazingly spark my interest. Be healthy, do good work, and stay focused.

[@meclucas]

This project gave me an idea about making a dust sucking table for my workshop. I'm not really a woodworker, but I find your videos very entertaining and smart. Please, keep them coming.

[@cnl1213]

I always enjoy when Matthias says how terrible a piece of wood is and where he got it and then shows how he manages to make use of it.

[@КирДитман]

Он просто относится к дереву как к материалу. Во всех коробках, поддонах, Matthias, усматривает МАТЕРИАЛ

[@judycharvey5790]

I found you thanks to Izzy. I'm oh so very glad I did. Just got a new disk/belt sander and finally need a dust collector in the outdoor workshop. I'll be visiting your videos quite often lol. Thank you so much!

[@tropicaltanktv]

I've been watching some of your older videos again, Matthias. I hope your arms are doing better and that the move is going smoothly. You inspired me to get into woodworking and to go back to school to be an engineer. I hope whatever you end up doing, it makes you happy, and that you can continue to post great stuff like this in the future.

[@richtom80]

Great use of CAD (Cardboard Aided Design)

[@peggyt1243]

I do not understand what you are doing but I enjoy watching.

[@jeremybuttery933]

To grab that last bit of dust, you may want to try and seal up any areas on the case away from that area and may open a leak by where you want that air to flow. similar to your dust collection box concept. Maybe start by taping the case and seeing if you get better performance as a quick check to see if it helps. Any leaks in areas that don't need air flow steal from areas you want it. Great solution as I find I don't enjoy moving my shop vacuum from one piece of equipment to the next. I also like the idea someone else had of using the belt sander motor to drive the fan. If you have enough reserve power in the belt sander motor, you could use it to do both functions and then you don't have to remember to turn on the fan when you use the sander. A pulley system would also allow you to play with the speed.

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Awesome video! I liked the way you designed that spiral!

[@Octopusbeak]

Really like this video, I've got a few motors which would be perfect for the job and we're a few dust collectors shy. I also enjoy watching Matthias hack things out quickly like this, much woodwork tends to be detail oriented. The fun is swinging an axe, swinging a bandsaw, swinging a hammer... producing something which will be used and abused and appreciated.

[@stygn]

Just a quick tip regarding making a spiral for a fan like this. Start out the way Matthias did, measure the big diameter and the small diameter, find the difference (D - d) and use a dowel with that diameter, a string and a pencil. Start at the big diameter, and as you draw, make sure the string goes around the dowel (fasten the string any way you like, but make sure it's tight). Since the string gets shorter, it will pull the pencil closer to the centre the further you draw, and since the diameter of the dowel is (D - d), then the result will be perfect.

[@KJChaput]

That's a good tip! thanks.

[@stygn]

+Keegan Chaput No problem. EDIT: Another thing I should add is that if your string is too long, then don't worry. Just wind it around the dowel until it's the right length. Just make sure the string is "straight", as in, creating a line that, if extended, would cross both the centre and the point where you start to draw. If the string creates a line that's tangential to the dowel, the spiral won't be perfect.

[@EscapeMCP]

+stygn You're giving away too much info! You told people of the basic idea - that should be enough. It should be down to them to get it working perfect. Otherwise we're all just following orders, and no-one is thinking for themselves (which is dangerous in a shop!). :)

[@stygn]

If you don't bend to my will, you shall perish.

[@Dirk3672_StupidYT]

+stygn Not having infinite number of differently sized dowels on hand, I'll use a dowel on hand, say the 3/4" one in my scrap box, and use that to drive my (D-d) number, either fixing D or d as easiest to live with.

[@Cactusworkshopchannel]

Very cool and cute dust collector. Liked the splines in between the housing parts. Very handy!

[@0xbaadf00d]

Speedhammering always makes me smile... Nice work on the dust collector. Oh and though I'm a SW guy, I'm lazy in the same way. And I hate it when management wants me to document every little app and script I make.

[@davidduffy9806]

Matthias, I have taken to watching Aeg, the Canadian Gentleman. You are both truly extraordinary Gentlemen. It's valid to put you both forward as "justification" for KZbin. This comment isnt made in jest, you are both outstanding exemplars of homegrown wisdom and technical prowess. Yes I am a fan!

[@timsway]

every time you post a video I get a little smarter. thanks for that.

[@xl000]

+tim sway You mean.. you get Smarter Every Day ?

[@timsway]

great channel

[@Everythingisgoingtobealright]

You said you were to lazy? You my amazing friend have no idea what lazy is, that is the only place I could show you up. Thanks, keep doing what you're doing.

[@rickdearmont9950]

One thing for sure, you are going to see something new when you watch one of Matthias' videos. Excellent work.

[@davidwood2548]

Excellent ideas Mathias. Now I want to add a thein baffle with some sort of trap door in the base so I can empty the dust effortlessly.

[@Ano_ny]

Mattias, With this video you have let me see that is is really easy to make a blower. I tried it before, with a 3/4hp motor but never came past the blades and just gave up. You really inspired me to make a blower just for fun. That compass thing you did at 1:37 was really handy. I'll be using it with the next try. Thanks Mattias for the great idea!

[@1theheightofparadise]

4:10 matthias you're a magician! That was so awesome how you made those curves!

[@Silent-G]

Your hammering skills are outstanding!

[@binnsbrian]

+Mark Gsttice Did you notice that he holds the hammer half way down the handle. Had an old journeyman carpenter cut off the back half of my hammer handle when I did that as an apprentice.

[@binnsbrian]

+Mark Gstohl Did you notice that he holds the hammer half way down the handle. Had an old journeyman carpenter cut off the back half of my hammer handle when I did that as an apprentice.

[@Scrivscribe]

+Brian Binns Haha that's a harsh lesson! ☺

[@BenjaminEsposti]

Holding the hammer closer to the head gives you better control over it. Kinda like how if you rest your wrist on something and cutting closer to the handle, you get better (well, finer) control of a knife.

[@panofish]

Craftsman no longer sells it, but the had an auto switch that is perfect for automatically turning on and off your vacuum or small dust collector. A nice convenience and worth 20 if you can find one.

[@RosaStringWorks]

Nice, love your vids. It would be great to have a dedicated collector on all the machines in my shop. The central vac system I use is ok but it was a pain installing it. Now will be installing it again in the new shop I'm building.

[@GlassImpressions]

Amazing that little motor can do that!

[@matthiaswandel]

+Glass Impressions Just barely!

[@markjob7736]

+Matthias Wandel Did you try removing the second filter for better air flow?

[@matthiaswandel]

+Mark Job Those filters have very low air resistance, so that wouldn't change anything. Also, less air flow makes it easier for the fan to turn faster.

[@markjob7736]

+Matthias Wandel As a Mechanical Engineer I appreciate your troubleshooting skills and more importantly, the way your mind works. Your approach to try different things in order to make the final product work is impressive. So, a bigger motor is the best idea. Thank you Matthias for the great videos.

[@ronaldosilvacosta7690]

valeu cara parabens voce e muito profissional e criativo.

[@jdniedner]

Thats the most lathe work ive seen you do ever!

[@ChrisFredriksson]

So beautiful! I really love this one! =D I also like that you used "scrap" wood pieces also instead of all new materials, really cool! =D

[@phrozenwun]

That blade clamping strategy is just nuts!

[@robertbee9776]

If you may, consider using an old vacuum cleaner motor and blower housing. Your project could be built with greater power and may work to your satisfaction. A yard sale or flea market may have many old vacuum cleaners for a price that would make the project a price effective way to make a real good dust collector for your shop use. A good vacuum impeller and motor assembly would make for a better use of the time and effort spent, but the motor and impeller have to run good at the point of sale for it to be cost and time effective to build and use.

[@onkelnb]

I use something similar for my miter saw. The fan motor is the same type, but mine has 60 Watts. It was taken from my girlfriend`s old washing-/drying-combo-machine. I made a small box out of particle board with the radial fan on top. The fan sucks air from the saw through a short hose into the box. At the moment, there is no cyclone or filter installed an it works surprisingly well. The fan seems to have simply not enough power to blow the dust out again. But of course it also doesn`t have enough power to suck in all of the dust that the miter saw produces. Nevertheless, I am satisfied because it reduces the amount of dust flying around significantly. Maybe I'll try to add some sort of filter one day.

[@haydenfox3116]

This man is a genius. Thanks for the earbleed on the video about the air raid siren that you made!

[@jamesheimberger432]

awesome...makes me wonder if you could have built the blower on a pulley on the sander

[@crashn]

+Cody Taber with integrated cyclone

[@ТимофейКудряшов-к3н]

Спасибо. Ты очень хороший столяр. Очень жаль, что ты не говоришь по-русски. Thank you. You're a very good carpenter. It is a pity that you do not speak in Russian)

[@PeterOConnl]

It's great to watch you work, Matthias.

[@MattHeere]

Now that you've build a couple of these, do you have a feel for how large you'd be willing to go with a wooden impeller? The one's you've made are great, and I"m guessing a 20" 7.5 HP unit would be sketchy at best. So, where do you figure the magic line is?

[@matthiaswandel]

+Matt Heere I don't know. Make them bigger until one of them blows up.

[@climbingturtle10c]

Love watching your videos. It's amazing what you can do with little old motors and make them useful again. Thanks for the inspirations.

[@dlapp14]

Your geometry skills always impress me.

[@No_Hookshot]

Jesus. Your videos make me feel more inadequate than watching a Lexington Steele scene.

[@MarkLindsayCNC]

+stfuyoudeadwrong Same here. If he ever decides to go bad and join the forces of evil, we're all doomed.

[@Tomazack]

+Mark Lindsay Just be kind to him, and not encourage him to join the dark side.

[@ryangases9386]

+Mark Lindsay 😂

[@WaylonWalker]

amazing how you can build so much from so little material/tools. I bet this is also quieter than a large dust collector.

[@MrDpoling]

That is impressive the way you made the blower itself!

[@reddcube]

That was such a cute mini lathe to flatten the flange.

[@YasumotoUS]

What a great idea for fitting underneath a workbench, even one that rolls around.

[@upperlaurel]

Man I love your videos. You make the complicated easy to understand. Keep up the good work!

[@preferredstock9338]

You're very clever. Always a pleasure to watch your videos. Ingenious work!

[@Zaiyetz]

I'm not sure how practical this is, but but it would've been really cool if the dust collector was part of the stand for the sander, so it would underneath it like one big unit.

[@blaunflix7482]

Hy Matthias, I worked in a company which made exactly this kind of motors and please keep an eye on the coil temperature of the motor... i saw some really ugly burned ones especially in summer when the ambient temperatures are higer. Or maybe this motor have already a thermoswitch inside the coil :) Br, Felix

[@ninjaguysith]

Could you do a video on how you connect the motor to a power supply, such as your home outlet or battery? That would be awesome. thanks.

[@watcherdude1330]

Do you ever have to buy material for your projects? I always enjoy your videos to see what on earth you will come up with. Amazing what you can do. Ty for teaching youtube Do you ever use pin nailer for holding while glue dries ?

[@RivertownWoodcraft]

Great build Matthias, I always have enjoyed your dust collection projects. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@michaelangel6201]

Dude, great job alway around very impressed with your wood working skills and knowledge. Drop the extra filter and may get better results, plus use as much plastic as possible. Plastic It's lighter, less drag, keep the motor from harding as hard and your efforts in doing so is helping in recycling and saving our planet.

[@rollvideo]

I've never seen anyone hammer in a nail so quickly; and, with such accuracy: remarkable!

[@hpux735]

That's some mighty fine constructive geometry!

[@darrenreagan1135]

Know what I would love to see him build. An Arcade Cabinet or a Virtual Pinball Cabinet. Yeah I know there are several videos on youtube about the Arcade Cabinet, but nothing really on a pinball. And since Maathias does have a way of engineering things a certain way, would love to see his take.

[@MrPanohead]

If you were stranded on a deserted island you would probably be back to roughly the same standard of living within ten years.

[@iSylvan]

+MrPanohead "I constructed the automatic doors on this subway train out of some bamboo and a small piece of leather that floated ashore yesterday. It works okay."

[@Moe_DeGrasse]

+Tor Arne Benjaminsen "I have just realised I fitted the head of my bionic bamboo spouse without a voice box, I actually prefer it this way so there is no need to make adjustments..."

[@n4jvs]

+Tor Arne Benjaminsen hahaha best comment

[@doubledarefan]

+MrPanohead That's a bit of a stretch. Probably 1/2 that.

[@Scrivscribe]

+Tor Arne Benjaminsen LOL!

[@EliteSniperFMJ]

As a college student who enjoys building but has a very limited amount of tools what are ways you would suggest on finding the cheapest yet effective motors for building and producing some the equipment around your shop, between you and Izzy Swan's channel I am convinced I could manufacture some equipment that would be effective, have a small footprint, and most importantly not break my pockets. P.S. Im studying Mechanical Engineering, another reason for my interest in tool building! Thanks!

[@albertlagerman]

I just built one of those blowers, using a condensate air conditioner pump motor, and it works pretty good! Now I will have to make an actual filter box :/

[@rasmis]

Could you do a video on the different types of propellers? Why is this type better than a fan-type?

[@matthiaswandel]

+rasmis Takes less energy. I discovered that with my first dust collector build.

[@rasmis]

+Matthias Wandel Ok, I'll go back and look at that. Thanks! But I'd still like it, if you could explain the flow of air through the system. And with “less energy”, we mean “less waste”, because a higher volume of pressure is created from the same input of energy, right? I love it when practical applications are used to explain the basic physics I was meant to learn in school :-)

[@DFPercush]

I'm thinking you might be able to prevent the dust buildup in the sander if you made a little concave ramp that contours more closely to the belt at the front, maybe with some lacquer to make it more smooth. I'm assuming most of the air enters that chamber through the belt hole, so that would maintain the air speed and get rid of that little pocket of turbulence in there.

[@DatBrummie]

At 8:55 you already had that piece screwed where you needed it, why did you unscrew it and glue it instead? Does glue offer any advantages over screws? I'm relatively new to all this sorry for the possibly noob question.

[@durlydurl]

+James Poulton Provides extra rigidity. Wood moves with changing humidity, temp, etc., and he wants that cleat to ride as closely against the housing and stay that way. The screws alone would have allowed for potential bowing of the wood. Also, the idea is suction here, so the glue helps seal any tiny cracks. As far as asking noob questions, that's how you 'level up!' :-) The saying is true: "the only dumb questions are the ones unasked."

[@DatBrummie]

+durlydurl Thanks for the reply! I'd figured it was something to do with creating a better seal. I hadn't considering anything strength related though, that makes a lot of sense.

[@durlydurl]

+James Poulton Glad to help! Some of Matthias's earlier vids talk about when glue is a good idea and when it doesn't really help. If you go to his channel page, search for "glue." Pace yourself though. Eventually you'll have watched ALL of his vids and you'll have to wait for new ones! :-)

[@Gixie-R]

Glue/staple a strip of material felt along the airbox joints. its super soft and fills gaps well.

[@Najvalsa]

I bet this guy is global elite.

[@makr2092]

He knows everything about Dust Too

[@Ninjadave0o]

+snowclones You bloody did it, you won the internet.

[@scuffieduffie]

+SlavjanA He will AWP your ass off.

[@TheDrB0B]

+Ninjadave0o Can someone pls explain this to me? D:

[@paulhearne2074]

+TheDrB0B It is a Counter Strike joke. Global Elite is the highest rank. AWP is a 1 shot kill in the game. Dust 2 is one of the maps in the game. :D

[@willflanagan8622]

the high speed nailing made me way happier than it should have

[@medmind1790]

awesome videos! been watching your stuff for a few months now. just saw your video made the front page of Reddit! congratulations!

[@NorthernChev]

Where do you get all that 11-13 ply plywood? None of the suppliers in my area carry it and "don't have a vendor" to order it from. Neither large nor small supplier is willing to order this stuff. Help!

[@matthiaswandel]

+NorthernChev At a hardware store. But Home Depot also has it under "handy panels", 2'x4'. Not cheap, but I only use it in small quantities.

[@Peteworth]

+NorthernChev try an arts and crafts store, they usually have excellent small pieces of ply wood used for model airplanes.

[@ChinmayDas]

@MatthiasWandel watching your Videos most of the time make me jealous !! of you, coz the way you make things. I love it. I have also learnt many things by watching them. Thanks for sharing your works. :)

[@NathanSMS26]

The splines parallel to the wood joint for the housing was smart, basically ensures that the joint is airtight

[@alsmith1025]

love watching you work. You are a clever one, kid. Thanks for making these videos. i learned a lot from them.

[@scyther1141]

Never fail to impress, Matthias.

[@markloer4913]

How quaint. Nails to hold the box together. Ahaahaaha. Great video as always. Always look forward to them.

[@nonoaidnono]

I love your building videos! To me, they're very well structured

[@Scrivscribe]

Agreed! ☺

[@nonoaidnono]

+Josh Scrivener if you'll pardon the pun...

[@Scrivscribe]

+Aidan Brown Hee hee! :p

[@campbejouc]

How does he do it? great to watch.

[@telosfd]

I admire your patience!

[@Scrivscribe]

How satisfying is it to watch high speed hammering? 😄

[@jucknorreyne]

You are MacGyver - love your work and videos. Thank you for sharing.

[@Sebastopolmark]

What were those pointy things he used at 8:11?? He always makes it look so easy!!

[@moninum]

+Sebastopolmark nails?

[@SteveFrenchWoodNStuff]

Alright, I see more of that plywood that looks just like the juice concentrate crates I often use for my own projects. Is that where your plywood came from? Also, great build! I love seeing your thought process during the design process.

[@andreasm4989]

Tell me, are all those little tricks and tips just out of your own problem solving and ingenuity, or are at least some of them picked up from other people and videos? Bevause I feel kinda dumb realizing how simple some things are or how you can solve something by coming up with something quite complex. It truly amazes me. Thank you for your videos.

[@Retroweld]

Great video today Matthias.

[@DFMurray]

I had an issue like this where the dust would compact right where the belt would enter the dust box. I took an old paint brush and screwed it into the box so it was just barely touching the belt and it was enough to knock the dust airborne inside the box to be sucked up.

[@Jer_Schmidt]

Thought at beginning of video: "This guy lost his mind!" Thought at end of video: "So cool I'm going to build one right now!"

[@matthiaswandel]

+Jeremy Schmidt Ha! Try to use a slightly bigger motor than I did.

[@eddprst]

My thought exactly after saw those aquarium pump

[@kevinliang9502]

Can you make a video on drill bits? I'm a bit confused about when to use a split point vs a Brad point vs a spade bit vs screw point vs forstner bit, etc.

[@billybobjoe198]

That's a stupid question, almost as stupid as commenting on a year old post. You use what bit will do the best job for your requirement. If you know the names of the different but types, you should know the differences, and what that changes. That's like asking how to use the climate control in your car.

[@waynecreech]

that was very cool! great use of what you had on hand.

[@theralhaljordan7337]

What are good appliances to look out for when re using old motors as DIY tools?

[@malcolmoxley1274]

you never cease to amaze,i'll have a go now cheers malc

[@VikingsFan27]

Far and away my favorite youtuber!

[@emmitstewart1921]

I like the way the whole thing is made from scrap lumber.

[@anthonyc1354]

Too lazy to hook up a hose, so design and build a dedicated dust collector. I love it!

[@FritsvanDoorn]

You are a magician! Always fun and interesting to see your video's. Thank you!

[@InstrucTube]

so... wouldn't it have been better to true up the circular parts of the fan? wouldn't that make it run smoother and with a little more power? I'm just curious.

[@williamdawson3353]

That's a nice innovative little dust collector. Very interesting your approach to free hand the casing and impeller. On the lighter side what were those little straight thingies you pounded into the edge of the box ;-)

[@channelname0-h9i]

im always happy to see people using a hammer to put in nails instead of an air bradder, its a dying art i swear

[@greco37]

Modern upright vacs have very small impellers but terrific suction. Would that setup be adequate for this application?

[@Seven97100]

What was that hand-held wooden handled device that you used to strike these metal objects through the wood to fasten it to another piece of wood?

[@dogwoodtales]

nice build! incredible! ... but was that really easier than just remembering to hook up the shop vac (I'm teasing)

[@staubandy9709]

Can you build a dust collector with no fancy tools just with a drill a skill saw and a belt sander? It vould be interesting to see how it woud go.

[@matthiaswandel]

That would be a broom and a dust pan.

[@dustyhush]

yes ,thank you for great build Matthias

[@marksinden4156]

If you get a slight whistle as it rotates, round over the corner where the spiral meets the outlet. If you want to get really clever, make it larger diameter at the top, and smaller at the bottom. Losing the sharp edge stops it acting like a siren.