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This is my new dust collection cart for my Dewalt DW735 planer. My primary inspiration was the cabinet that Kelly made HERE.
I am glad I did it because I found out first hand how powerful the chip exhaust is on this unit. The first time I turned it on, it blew the back hatch open! I added some barrel bolt locks to keep everything sealed up and it works great at collecting the chips inside the cabinet.
My version of this cabinet has a hidden extendable top that rides on full extension drawer slides. The last picture isnt that clear but I get 41” of support from the end of the planer bed. SWEET!
Hope you are as inspired to make one of these as I was when I saw Kelly’s cabinet.
also, I built this DUST EXTRACTOR AND CYCLONE CART with the leftover plywood I had from this project. It was a nice bonus for the shop!
Enjoy and I welcome you comments.
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crowie
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#1 posted 06-02-2014 01:25 AM
You’ve done a very nice job on the cabinet/stand for the thickness Matt…. I’ve love one but space is an issue….
I have to take mine out into the yard and yes the chip exhaust is huge….
Well done!!
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#2 posted 06-02-2014 01:32 AM
thanks Crowie. My shop is 1/2 of my garage. So everything is mobile and on carts so that I get everything out of the way if needed.
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#3 posted 06-02-2014 11:44 AM
I think if I make any modification to this cabinet, I might go back and add a shelf at the bottom for storage and not have such a large area for chip collection. But I need to see how fast this thing fills up after a day of planing.
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#4 posted 06-02-2014 01:20 PM
Very well done
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#5 posted 06-02-2014 01:31 PM
Very nice job. It looks great and seems quite functional.
Matt (MWA Woodworks)
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#6 posted 06-02-2014 02:07 PM
thanks guys
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#7 posted 06-02-2014 06:38 PM
Matt, you have a real winner there. Unwanted chips and saw dust floating around the shop are never desirable. DOH! I’m a bit confused – are all the chips going into the box passively or do you have a dust collector hooked up to pull the waste in?
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#8 posted 06-02-2014 06:53 PM
Ron,
there is no dust collector hooked up. The DW735 has a powerful chip exhaust on it. Works like a reverse dust collector. That’s what the hose is connected to. So far, i’d say there is no need for using an actual dust collector with this planer.
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#9 posted 06-02-2014 06:56 PM
Looks really nice. If you are doing any rough material planning, your chips will build quickly.
How are you going to empty your collection bin?
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#10 posted 06-02-2014 07:20 PM
Matt, it looks great! I like the pull out extension you added. A good point about adding storage. I have yet to fill mine to the point that I need to empty it
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#11 posted 06-02-2014 07:22 PM
Mike, I put a 10” tall door on the back side of the cabinet (shown in picture #3) that I can open and stick my dust collector’s hose into to suck out all the chips.
I need some use over time to figure out how long it will take to get a good amount of shavings built up so I know how often I will actually have to do this.
I built in what I think is a LOT of capacity inside the cabinet for holding chips. We will see, though.
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#12 posted 06-02-2014 07:24 PM
good work Matt. My dewalt arrives via Amazon Wednesday morning. I was trying to figure out how I needed to configure my DC to accommodate the new beast… didn’t realize it has a built-in blower. They don’t even advertise that. This is great news. I was glad to see my delta lunchbox leave the garage… that thing was a mess and changing blades was a nightmare. Keep posting man. Btw, you probably live real close to me. I’m in Brentwood (near Concord and Nolensville). Best, Buck
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#13 posted 06-02-2014 07:24 PM
Thanks Kelly. I appreciate it. Your cabinet made it so easy for me to draw something functional up in Sketchup. You provided the inspiration and a few basic design features to get this thing built.
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#14 posted 06-02-2014 07:27 PM
Buck,
when I first built the cabinet, I didnt have any kind of lock on the “back door” where I access the chips. It was just a friction fit. The first time I turned on the planer it blew, and I mean blew the door open. I thought I had done something wrong and broken the planer! Then I saw that the loud thwack came from the door flying open.
This thing ejects chips the way a snow blower ejects snow. If I ran it without any kind of hose on the planer I bet it would throw chips 25 to 30 feet.
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#15 posted 06-02-2014 07:30 PM
Buck, I live in the Sullivan Farms development off of Mack Hatcher.
Good to hear from a neighbor and fellow lumberjock!
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