PVC piping is typically attached to other PVC parts with PVC cement a substance which chemically bonds the two parts to each other. If you work in a professional wood shop Oregon use of PVC piping for combustible wood dust collection is a no no and can get you a fine Due to the static build up regardless of the use of a ground. It s more well known that using PVC for compressed air lines is a no no and a osha violation but same thing for ventilation dust collection. The concept of a static charge igniting the sawdust while traveling in a PVC dust collection system comes up a lot.

Pipe and fittings and measured the moving air volume at the tablesaw-jointer connection which is at the end of about 25 ft.

Woodworking For more on central dust collection see WOOD magazine Issue 43 June 1991 ppg. Then a much simpler solution popped into my head. I had originally set up my small wood shop 14 x 20 with 3 PVC for my dust collection system because of the ease of working with the medium. I used the curved Y joints instead of T joints eliminated any buildup in the bends as I routed it to the different machines. Steel impellers are fine however if you avoid using the dust collector to sweep up miscellaneous debris off the floor or workbench. PVC tubing is a popular and relatively inexpensive alternative to metal ductwork for dust collection systems but some woodworkers worry that all that plastic tubing they have snaking through their shop will someday blow up or catch fire. On the face of the discussion it make sound logical sense.

Today I m back at it showing you how to setup a dust collection system in your workshop. Of pipe and hose. After installing a PVC-pipe system I considered doing what many have done wrap a grounded copper wire around the piping. When using PVC pipe for dust collection joints should be consist of wood and screws bolts. That bond cannot be undone without damaging the PVC materials. After all static charges seem to be on PVC pipe all the time anyway so the logic flows toward the assumption that the moving particles will build more static more I also used the 1-hp collector with a PVC duct system 4-in.-dia.

Static electricity can build up in plastic dust-collection ducting if that energy can t dissipate via a ground wire. If you re interested in setting up dust collection in your shop the Air and wood particles moving through the dust collection system quickly build up static electricity charges in any nonconductive hose or piping hose or piping not made of metal .

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