Magnet Dust Port Adapters
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2020
- In this video we solve two of the most annoying things about bench top tool dust collection, the hose itself and the dust port adapters, by using magnets!
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Great idea 👍, one main problem I see with your design is that the magnets are mounted directly to the hose clamp. If you accidentally vacuum a metal object, it will get stuck in your hose due to magnetic force and cannot come out without removing the hose clamp.
The solution: Test how strong your magnets are and how far their pulling force extends on a very light metal object. Then measure this distance of pulling force and place a spacer between the hose clamp and the magnet on the hose clamp itself.
Second thougth: if you buy barrel chaped magnets and let, one side of the adapter, the magnets stick out of the wood and on the other side you sink them in, you will have a better connetion, by eliminating the sheeringforce, and you get a physical connetion. this is extreamly usefull if you mount a CNC dustshoe with your solution, because magnetic force is only strong in the direktion of the other magnet itself and week against sheeringforce.
greetings from Ruhrpott-Germany 🙂
I typically don’t use it when cutting metal, but I could see it being an issue if you did.
The key thing I learned in the video is that stacking magnets can increase the pull strength. Combine this with the overhead hose and you have a super brilliant idea. Keep these videos coming!
Thank you!!
I watch a ton of woodworking videos because I can't afford to go to woodworking school. I have found you to be one of the most innovative woodworkers out there. I learn something very cool and useful every time I watch one of your videos. Thank you for the inspiration.
Thank you so much for the kind words. I am always trying to think of unique things to build or if it is a normal project, how can I make it my own or put a different spin on it. I will have quite a few more videos coming out over the next few months that are more of that and I hope you enjoy them!
This is one of those ideas that people smack their heads for not thinking of it. Simply genius. I bought some magnets recently bc I plan to build a removable dust collection enclosure for my Delta 36-725T2, but I will now build this first. I’ve been thinking of suspending hoses in my garage so they’re out of the way and my wife can still pull her car in when I’m done working, but hadn’t thought of magnets there. You should consider productizing and selling these. You’d have a market.
I've watched thousands of woodworking videos and this is seriously the first one I've shared. Genius. And the drill press dust collection, please. Haven't seen anyone really pull that off very well yet.
Thank you so much. Appreciate the share. I’m personally pretty excited about the drill press dust collection because it took a lot of trial and error to get it to work, but I think it’s a really good solution and could be scaled larger easily for full sized drill presses.
As a beginner in woodworking I must say I have been watching lots of woodworking videos online especially on CZcams - You my friend is the real deal! Keep it up please, I love the way you go about finding solutions to your woodworking projects which in essence help beginners like me.
Thank you so much!
Maximus
Thank you, I really appreciate that!
I bought magnets via your links, picked one side & marked all of them 'N' on one side for arbitrary North, now I know which side faces out for tool vs hose ends (sort of like Line & Load in electrical work). Since I can see this is something I'll do a LOT of over time, I ordered 2 more packs of the magnets & will check poles & mark them as soon as they arrive so I don't forget. Thanks again
That’s awesome! Let me know how they work for you!
Have you thought about putting North on two opposite corners and South on the other two corners? This would allow for any adapter to connect to any other adapter with, at most, a 90 degree rotation. I am curious how Rings did his?
@@Peter-House-Jr I put all north on the hose adapter, and all south on the machines, like Line & Load in any electrical system
@@Peter-House-Jr that’s a clever solution to the polarity issue. This way, you are making them all the same, instead of keeping track of machine vs hose
After learning what was done here, has me looking at my current dust collection set up in a whole new light. There just had to be a better way and here it is. Drill press collection next please.
Appreciate the kind words as always Skiggly.
This is awesome, I like how in the beginning the magnets got you. They're tricky things, their like, "Oh I'm just gonna lay here" then, BAM it finds a partner and snaps together.
We want all videos at once like netflix does, otherwise the doggy ramp.
That's a great temporary hanging solution. I'm already planning things for my shop. Having worked with magnets a lot in my metal building/workshop, I got some good chuckles out of this video. I've had my share of pinches from strong magnets.
You could increase efficiency by magneting (new word there) the 120v cord to the overhead vacuum line to an extension at that overhead hose end. GREAT IDEA, thanks for solving an age old bit of brain damage, wish I could give you a hundred thumbs up. Yes please on drill press dust
Love it, I'm going to use that word in a video at some point (more magnets are in the future for sure). I am actually going to move the reel on the ceiling directly above the bench at some point, I wanted to use the ceiling mounts for a bit first to see where all they swing around to so the electric doesn't get in the way.
This is one of the freshest ideas for a DIY shop that is a real solution for the person that makes a lot of dust but isnt necessarily running production constantly or doesnt want to invest in running permanent pipes. I have been doing woodworking my whole life and have been looking for just such a solution. You have a new subscriber.
Thank you so much!
I have never understood why tool makers can't make dust port adapters for their own tools that fit. This solves everything. Thank you.
It’s really such a simple, small thing that they should be able to fix very easily in theory, but causes us a big headache.
Dude, I have been watching a lot of people over the last year as a beginner woodworker who has inherited a shop in disrepair.
You are now my absolute favorite. Planning the wood shop using your plans and dust collection tips... Keep it going and yes, I would buy a kit from you that does this!
Thank you so much! That means a lot!
This is freaking brilliant!
Great video, but where is the link to buy the magnets & what size did you use
I know I am agreeing with a lot of others, but this idea is sheer brilliance!! I have an English single-car sized workshop and this is the answer to my problems.
This is my next project 😉
Love the vids, keep ‘em coming 👍
I hope you keep putting out content. I've enjoyed the 2 so far. Smart idea w/ the dust collection magnets. I may try this myself.
First time viewer here. I really appreciate your approach talking about potential failures, and while being unintentionally hilarious, really drives the point home that not every project goes perfectly, and you can always learn something from each build. Great job! (edit)
Haha thank you so much!
You have just saved me from a difficult vacuum setup in my shop. With this idea, instead of having 40’ of PCCC around the room, I can do it with 10’. Brilliant!
I've seen some ridiculously expensive ones of these for sale. Good to know that 4 magnets is enough to prevent leaks. Off to make some of these now!
Great Idea! Just starting to set up a small shop. Gonna try this. Thx
Very clever solution. I will have to incorporate this into my dust collection. Thanks for sharing.
Hey Chris! I knew your project videos would take off well! 👍🏼 I was just checking my notifications and saw the one for the drill press sc but not for this one. (Thanks for mentioning it in the other video). I really like both of these ideas a lot! I can't stand the way everything gets thrown around from my drill press and my table saw is the worst for filling my shop with saw dust. It has a bag underneath and does next to nothing. A lot of dust gets thrown from the top, too. I think once I put it into the workbench and have vacuum suction pulling from underneath, that should help with the upper dust being thrown out.
Finally got paid recently for a job I deemed as 'volunteer work' from a couple years ago so I jumped on the sale at PSI and bought the 12” lathe I've wanted forever, plus the PenPal so I can have a dedicated little one for knocking out pens and also to teach my daughter on. Now, I have to figure out how to fit them into my tiny shed, too! Yikes!!! 🤷♀️
Keep up the great work... My vote is for the sandpaper organizer station next. Gonna need the little 5-pak box of strips (look on PSI or amazon) for the pen sanding smoothness progression.
(I'm interested in seeing the dog ramp but don't think I'd want mine cruising across the pillows. How big are the dogs you guys have? Ours are 85+ lbs, chocolate lab and golden retriever.)
Again, it's great to see you truck'n along on the video editing and posting.😃👍🏼 You are a great encouragement for the many, many videos I've filmed of making miscellaneous projects but haven't edited yet. (My most recent was replacing a gasket in my washing machine that turned into a total rebuild, repair, repaint, etc of both the washer and dryer, lol! 😂🤦♀️
Gonna make my channel into an encouraging booster for women (and men) to realize that they can actually tackle the things that life throws at us instead of paying a small fortune for someone else to come out and do it.
Love it!!! All of our dogs are small, but they normally use it when getting in and out of bed, before I lay down or after I get up, so it’s not a huge issue. Glad to hear things are going well for you, thanks for the positive feedback, I look forward to looking up your channel once you get it up and going.
Advice I’ll give you, don’t over think it. Everyone hates the sound of their own voice, I talk too fast at times but if I slow down too much I become robotic and lose all personality. I’m sure I’ll look back a year from now and hate half the videos I put out, but that’s how we all get better. I was way over critical over the bench video and it’s why I delayed making one originally. Once I finally did and got such a positive response, it gave me the confidence to keep making others. It was outside my comfort zone (never talked into a camera before) and it took a lot of takes to get it right. But you’ll never know if you can do it or if their is an audience out there for you unless you try! Hope this helps and I can’t wait to see your first few attempts at it! We can all learn together.
Rings Workshop
Advice taken, and right on point, too. Plus, when I see a video of myself, (probably the same as most people do), I see all the things I’m unaware of that I do. The stuff my college professor would keep a running tally of tick marks of during honors speech class like saying ‘uuumm’ ‘like’ and ‘ya know’ too much, repeatedly shifting weight from one hip to the other instead of standing equally on both feet, tapping a finger nervously against the side of my notes, biting my lip while pausing when I lost track of where I was, etc. 🤦♀️😊😆
All in all it was a great class but kind of ruined it for me when I watch speeches on TV. It actually does help to make me feel other people are human, tho. Nobody’s perfect, right?
I think I might start off with the laundry room video, since it’s the most recent and has the most footage.
Woodworking was my original purpose for it but, after looking up repairs for various household things and either not finding what I’m looking for or thinking it could’ve been explained a little clearer or even differently, I decided to start making it a full spectrum of the things I do. Maybe I’ll just make a separate channel for those. I still haven’t decided, obviously😄.
I just thought of something. Gonna post a link for you…
Rings Workshop
Here’s a link to a page I’ve had for years but didn’t really have it out there for any special reason other than to share my own footage and the videos I’ve taken of other people who were out with us that day. I’ve been cautioned about being sure that I am not seen as bragging since it is mostly a male-dominant sport. Although since back then, other guys have told Mark that they think I’m fearless and they’d like to climb the same obstacles here and there but didn’t feel they could or that their vehicle could do it, I don’t ever confirm or deny that any of it is actually true. 🤔 😊
I especially like this video because I used to feel that since Mark paid for all of the buggies, parts, expenses, etc., (even tho I did all the work on my own buggy), that I had to listen to him when spotting me. (All the guys at the bottom of the hill told me to ignore him before I started. They knew, lol.)
This one shows him struggling to guide me, then I finally get tired of stalling/restarting (fixed later on) and of listening and end up tell him to get out of the way about 3:21ish (then he got bossy, lol.)
I not only blasted up the rocks and got a little airborne, I kept on going to the top instead of waiting for more instructions. Mark had to jump out of the way to keep from getting ran over, 😂. Make sure to watch and listen till the end. 👍🏼 It’s quite entertaining during the last quarter!
Sorry about all the dirt bikes behind the camera.
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Teri - My Heart’s Inspirations that’s awesome!! Was suspenseful there for a few seconds haha.
Teri - My Heart’s Inspirations yup. I do a lot of the same things, sometimes talk too fast, mumble, umm, look at notes prior to finishing my words lol. Beauty of video editing is audience doesn’t know if it was your first take or 50th. You got this!
This was probably the best idea for dust port collection. Thanks for taking the time to make this video for all of us out there working in our garages. I was gonna ask what dust collection system you had then I saw you answered. Thanks again!
Thank you! Hope it works out for you as well!
I now have my next shop project! Great idea! I really appreciate your video format. It is simple yet concise. Thanks!
Thank you!
Freakin brilliant!!! So simple & you nailed it with the 3 “problems” with current hoses. Before this video I watched the video of you building the flip top bench and immediately subscribed.....then I watched this video and feel confident your videos are going to be very informative and insightful (no pressure😉). Keep up the great work.
Haha I appreciate the kind words! Hoping to have another out over the next week.
Nice...
I feel your magnet pain. I use hard drive magnet to make things, (Like a locker shelf for a High-school kid.) But they will bite your finger if they grab when you are not expecting it. I Laughed at your mishaps then felt bad for laughing.... Then realized it was ok to laugh cause you put it out there....
Nice build too.
This is the first time I have seen any of your videos and you have me hooked. Brilliant idea for dust extraction with using what's at hand and spending a little money. I'm building a workshop now myself and you solved allot of my problems with your solution . Drops the cost allot for me with all the adaptors I would have to get. Great content.
Excellent! Thank you so much! Excited to hear how they work out for you.
That is a awesome idea. I use my garage as my wood shop so this will improve my work a lot. I don't know why haven't I thought that before...
Thanks for sharing it.
Thank you, look forward to hearing how it works out for you!
Perfect. This is exactly what I have been looking for. I hate all the adapters. Keep the videos coming. Thanks for taking the time to make them
Thank you!
The simplicity and functionality are equally brilliant. Placing my order for your dust port adapters, magnets, etc now. I'm a beginner woodworker and my space is limited to a tiny 1 car garage. These ideas will definitely help in laying out my shop. You may just be my new favorite CZcamsr. Seriously, thanks!
Thank you so much! I appreciate that!
Great idea with the magnets. Enjoy your work, so please keep it up. Looking forward to the next installment.
Thank you so much, I appreciate it!
Jeez, guy, you're really consistent at coming up with great ideas and executing them in a first rate manner. This is the third of your videos I've watched in two days, two of them for the second time without realizing they are all one "body of work". Well done!
Thank you so much, I appreciate it!
Love it! Simple design, efficient in application, and effective in performance. Perfect!!
Thank you!
This is a great idea~!! I'm going to have to look into incorporating this solution in my shop. Thanks much~!
Nice job Rings!!! Very polished editing and presentation. One smart fella!
Hahaha thank you sir!
Another great video and idea! Keep up the amazing work. This channel should be way bigger than it is.
awesome idea! I can incorporate some of this into my shop, thanks!
An incredibly simple solution for a problem we all have to deal with. The whole hose setup is something I never would have thought of. Its genius and I will be copying it if you don't mind. My dust collector is in a 4x6 shed I built onto the back of my shop and it connects through the upper wall to pipes I have running on 3 walls with dropdowns to each tool. I've bee struggling with a way to have an overhead hose to use at my assembly table and this idea of yours may just do the trick!! Rockler has ceiling tracks with hooks for the hose, but it is too expensive for me. I have to pick and choose what I buy carefully as well. Well done, thanks for sharing your ideas with us!!!
Thank you! Of course duplicate it and make it your own, I look forward to hearing/seeing what you coming up with and how it works out for you!
The adapters- perfect! Definitely doing this
I love this! I'm going to set up a small shop with ~14m². I don't want to spare the place for several decentralised dust collectors but don't want to lay rigid pipes as this would be too inflexible. Having the hose come down from the ceiling with the quick snap-on connectors is just what I need :)
Thanks! Look forward to hearing how they work out for you!
THIS is the best idea have seen for dust collection connections - will be making some of these, thanks for sharing,
Thank you! Let me know how they turn out.
Yes! A brilliant solution to a big problem. Building my shop now and this will be a feature to be included. Thank you for testing and finding the pitfalls and best methods.
Subscribed!
Thank you!
Excellent solution, makes sense. Greetings from Germany
This guy is so underrated
Ahahaha I appreciate it!
just found your site...great info. thanks for the ideas!
Genius! Thanks for sharing and a great video! I’m in the process now of setting up a dust collection system for the first time and I will be adding both ideas.
Thank you so much! Let me know how it works out for you!
Good Job mate, never thought of making my own, makes complete sense.
Thank you!
This is an awesome design. Thanks for sharing your idea.
you have got some great ideas for working with a small space, easy subscribe
Thank you!
Thank you for such an outstanding presentation. This is one of the most innovative solutions I have encountered.
Thank you! I appreciate it!
Great job, perfect solution to my dustport problem, thanks a million 😀
Thank you!
Excellent idea and execution. Thanks for sharing.
Just subscribed too.
Just subbed from the breakdown of your workbench. 2nd video I've watched. Very articulate, great job showing us what you are doing, camera angles, everything is awesome. I like all five of the upcoming videos. I'd say Storage>Frames>Drill Press>Dog ramp>Sand Paper for me. Keep up the great content!
Thank you so much! Fair warning, I’m going to let you down in the drill press DC one...I butcher one of the camera angles hahaha. And thank you for letting me know what you want to see next. I am thinking about making that an ongoing thing to help me prioritize what everyone wants to see.
Thank you for sharing, this is quite a clever idea.
First time I've seen your channel and guess what I'M IMPRESSED I watch lots of woodworking channels and rate you in with the best
I really appreciate that, thank you!
Great idea, this will be on my to do list!!! Thanks for sharing it...
Really clever approach! Thanks for the inspiration! Very good narrative.
Thank you!
Outstanding, ingenious, imaginative, phenomenal idea! Congratulations
Thank you so much!
Very well done and highly informative. The magnetic connections are exactly what I need for my small basement shop! Thank You!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Nicely done, young man! This is an answer to "how" I will be elevating my dust collection hose(s) to new hights. THX
I see what you did there! Hahaha. Thanks for the kind words!
Brilliant! I will definitely be applying this to my garage shop! Thank you! I would be most interested in the sand paper storage.
Thank you!
Very cool project. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks!
What a great solution. Liked & subscribed.
Love this, and as you said so much better than all those adaptors to get down to the little size dust ports. I literally have 6 adaptors to go from the big tube that goes into the dust collector down to the tiny one on my mitre saw and it's a LOT of weight to put on the port bit that sticks out. This solution will be so much better all round.
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! Let me know how it turns out for you!
Awesome ideas on dust collection. Looks like a little setup time upfront - building the routing and system will save time and frustration over a longer time - always the trade off. I appreciated you leaving the scenes in with the magnets acting unruly. When I try to take on this project I will try to remember to be careful that the magnets can jump farther than one would think. just found your channel and have subscribed because i liked the last couple systems you setup (Drill press dust collection and this). A couple ideas - miter saw dust collection, your use of magnets may be a better solution that i have seen on other channels - dust blast gates that don't always clog and require cleaning out with a nail in the tracks. Never mid on Miter saw dust collection - just saw you made that video. Watching now.
The best ideas are always the most obviously simple ones. This is no exception. Genius!!
Thank you!
I have the same miter saw and have been dealing with dust collection. Your idea seems to work great, I'm going to try it. Great idea about magnetic connectors on hoses. Great videos
Thank you, I appreciate that! Let me know how it turns out for you!
@EngineerMike F I have now made several 4" and 2.5" magnetic adapters and adapted a couple of hoses and a couple of toolsand 3D printed them for less labor. I used a hex pattern for more coupling strength and alternated the poles north and south around the ring. This has 2 benefits: 1. No endedness (word?) and 2. A simple twist disconnects and pushes the connector apart.
What a great idea on an already really cool concept that I hadn't seen before this video! I thank both you and "Rings Workshop" for my next project ideas as far as hose connections are concerned. I don't have a 3D printer, but given the idea and concept, I'll figure something out. :-)
Great idea, well executed. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you.
I am just looking a dust extraction this has now change how I was going to connect everything. Brillant idea thanks I think you just saved me a load of money and hassle
I am glad this video showed up. It's absolutely ingenious. I gotta run out now and inventory my options.
Thank you! Let me know how it turns out for you.
This is a very good design! Presentation was amusing. Great job!
Thank you!
Great ideas! I've struggled with dust collection and getting the right adaptors, using blast gates that clog and won't close (killing proper suction at the next port) and, like you, having hose in my way.
I am going to do this. I've added the magnets and coupler to my Amazon Dust Collection wish list for later.
I subscribed. I enjoy watching. Good job.
Thank you so much, I appreciate it.
This is the perfect remedy for my nearly completed dust system, an excellent idea and video, Thank you so much.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent!!! I have been using magnets in the shop to keep power cords out of the way, to keep adjusting tools attached to the machine it belongs to and I used them to keep a dust collector port attached to an old bandsaw....but you have taken them to another whole level!!!!!...I will be using your design!!!
Thanks! I look forward to hearing how it works for you!
Awesome idea. I am going to make some of these for my tools. I agree that the different sizes are maddening.
Thank you! Let me know how they turn out for you!
Great execution and video!
Thank you!
GENIUS!!! Thank you for this. Combining this with your flip top design is really going to make my new workbench super functional. Now I just need to figure out if the lathe is too heavy for the flip top design.
Ya that would be a tough one to tackle for sure.
I'm definitely making some with your plans. Thanks much.
Let me know how they turn out!
Very timely. Was looking for just such a solution. Thanks!
Glad to help!
Amazing your presentation with the magnets is the best I've seen yet.
I am just starting to set up my dust collector an your idea is just what I needed to see. Jake
Thank you so much!!
This is a brilliant idea, and solves two problems I was struggling with in my small workshop. I have fixed collector and am just installing a new configuration which has four machines that will drop off a single duct. I was working through various multi-way blast gate ideas, which were either large and complicated or used up way too much wall space. Your magnetic connection solution is perfect; I can mount two thin metal sheets on the wall on either side of the duct, magnetically attach the four flexible ducts to the wall, and then attach whichever one I need.
That’s effectively the same speed as a multi-way blast gate, AND it means all the tools can be easily moved around as needed wi5out having to disconnect them.
Your flip top solution was also brilliant and unique. Keep them coming!
Thank you so much, should have another out over the next few days.
Very good idea and nice work!
Exactly what I needed. Thanks for the video.
Thank you! Great to hear!
Brilliant! I'm getting everything so I can do this in my shop.
Nice! Let me know how it works for you!
These are great, I'll have to give them a try. My current dust collection system is being used for metal working so I'll have to see if the shavings get stuck. But these are going to work great with my mobile woodworking tools.
They do find shavings if I lay it on the ground, but not issue if connected.
After viewing your video, I was impressed with your solution to a needless, asinine problem foisted upon us by machinery companies. You even make a point of noting that most of your machines are sold under the same label. However, they don’t bother to standardize the vacuum connections. The problem is maddening!
My shop conditions and equipment are much different than yours. However, by utilizing your magnetic coupling idea, I can improve my situation immensely. I have a large workshop (30’ X 65’) and have a 3 hp. Oneida dust collector with 10-inch ductwork eventually necked down to either 6-inch or 4-inch ductwork. I try to utilize 6-inch connections whenever possible. For example: I have a 10-inch Grizzly table saw that came with a 4-inch dust port. I removed that and cut-in a 6-inch hole and affixed it with a wooden, magnetic connector of your design. I then ran a short piece of 6-inch flex hose to connect the table saw to the main ductwork.
The setup works great . . . with one exception. I deviated from using the magnets you did and went with a stronger magnet. I did this because I did not want to use 16 magnets just to make a connection. I suspect that you ran into the same issue that I have over the years - over estimating the holding power of your chosen magnet. It seems that over the years, the magnets I have ordered for various projects just did not have the holding power I expected. The load rating is figured by a vertical pull. My problem always involved the holding power to keep it from sliding down a vertical surface - not a vertical pull situation like in your overhead sections of pipe. I am betting that this is probably why you had to use multiple magnets on your duct connectors.
The magnets I chose have a rating of 6o-pounds and are 1-inch in diameter. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07R8C4N43/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I use one magnet in each corner - four magnets per side. These are magnets incased in a steel cup which I simply epoxied into a 1-inch hole, just deep enough to keep the magnet below the wood surface. When I would put the two connectors together, they would hold well, but the magnetic forces would shift the assembly slightly off-center. It worked well, but the sight of a 3/8-inch offset really bugged me. With the magnets being encased in a steel cup, there is no way to play with the polarity. As an experiment, I made a couple of wooden connectors with a four slices of 1-inch steel rod in place of the four magnets. The connectors now aligned perfectly and the four, 60-pound-rated magnets had plenty of holding power. You have to slide - not pull - the connections apart.
I am very pleased with result. It both works and looks great. If I were to make any changes, I think I would swap the sides of the magnets versus the 1-inch steel rod slices. I currently have the magnets located on the machine and ductwork sides of the connection with the non-magnetic metal located on both ends of the 6-inch flex hose. I can potentially see where I would want to hang-up unused sections of flex hose of various lengths. It would be ideal if I could simply stick them up on the steel walls of my shop. To do this, I would need to put the magnets on the hoses.
Thanks for the initial idea. It is elegantly simple.
Thank you so much. You are right, I assumed they would be stronger to begin with, but once I threw a few in there it wasn’t a big deal since it was a one time inconvenience for hopefully years of saving frustrations. Really glad the concept worked out so well for you as well. Thanks for stopping back and letting me know how it worked for you as well!
I think you did a great job.. I will improve it by putting a bigger magnet instead of many tinys.. but thanks a lot you inspire me!
I had hoped to do that, but because my tools are on a fiptop and a couple ports are at an angle, I was limited to how big the wood piece could be. 3.5" was my limit to fit. If you have more room you could use larger magnets at the corners. I thought about putting some on the sides too but after using this, there is no need for it, the four corners are plenty.
Absolutely brilliant. I have wanted desperately to find a more efficient way to utilize my dust collector and this is the one! (We love using earth magnets all over and have experienced the same issues you have. The magnets often win against us as well LOL) Thank you for the wonderful idea. If I am able to replicate this, I will definitely give you credit and link back to you!
Thank you so much, I appreciate it!
Very clever and great presentation. Thank you for sharing. Newly subscribed.
Thanks!
Brilliant! Love this idea. Thanks for thinking outside of the port attachment :)
Thank you! Let me know how it works out for you!
That's a great idea - saves time & energy.
Clever idea, and it will deal,with some of my own major frustrations in my shop. Thanks.
Thank you!
Just seen the dust collector magnets, what a fantastic idea. I will be making one tomorrow.
Thanks! Let me know how they turn out for you!
Thanks Mate, What magnets do I need to buy?
@@clivejenkins3739 the ones I bought are no longer on amazon sadly. The ones I used were 12mm x 2mm.
Excellent, elegant solution.
Thanks!
Great and perfect for any size shop. Thank you for sharing and inventing
Thanks!
This is the most brilliant wood working idea/problem solving video I have ever seen. I will be using your links to the products when I do this for my shop, so hopefully you will get some return. Thanks for posting ! I also just subscribed. you earned my subscription.
Thank you so much, I appreciate it!
That's a geat solution. I'm having these troubles with my major hose also. With this idea I can put it everywhere. Thanks for sharing. 💪
Thank you!
Way cool solution. I have seen this approach in Apple power cables and used a number of magnets myself and yet I didn't think of it. Surprised Rockler or someone has not copied it.
There is a company that makes some but they are pricey to do an entire shop on, most are for larger piping and won’t solve the problem of having odd sized ports on the tools themselves. But I agree, surprised someone hasn’t had a better solve yet at a reasonable price.