Simple, Cheap Blast Gates *Free Plans!* (Amazon links in description)

Simple, Cheap Blast Gates Free Plans! (Amazon links in description)

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8 жыл бұрын

Circle cutter: amzn.to/3k0VjnG
Ridgid 6" random orbit sander: amzn.to/3giypWT
Glu Bot glue bottle: amzn.to/2PeljOg
Westward spring clamps: amzn.to/3ggLeRj
Foil tape: amzn.to/2XezNSF
Milwaukee folding utility knife: amzn.to/3fbIvaA
Stanley scratch awl: amzn.to/30db0jY
My jointer: amzn.to/3hR7bXC
My current camera: amzn.to/3ghvIVf
Sometimes motivation behind building something as opposed to buying has to do with availability. Sometimes it has to do with cost. Sometimes it has to do with quality. In this case it has to do with all three. I set out to build blast gates with scrap material I had laying around. Mainly I did this because I didn't want to have to order blast gates and deal with the shipping, and the cheap ones seemed a little....flimsy? There are high quality ones out there, but why pay for them when I can make my own? I figured I could come up with a design that I could crank out a bunch of parts for and then assemble as needed, so that is just what I did.
Enjoy!
Plans now available here for FREE!
Sketchup Version: www.dropbox.com/s/bk4xwv1z0py...
PDF Version: www.dropbox.com/s/fa03hzwl5sm...
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@johnnylieben8272 3 жыл бұрын

I think it is very generous of you to make these plans public. Thank you

@tinycuisine6544 3 жыл бұрын

Such a simple and great design. I bet some commercial company will copy the self-cleaning self-closing flap thingy soon. Thanks for sharing!

@gussy6783 5 жыл бұрын

I like the little ears on your rails. Good idea for preventing the gate from coming right out as opposed to a long blade with a stopper which uses up more real estate in a crowded area.

@SouthpawWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Exactly why I designed it that way.

@Jordanwoodworking 3 жыл бұрын

Screw clamps are great for multiple applications. Great job

@ratipati2007 5 жыл бұрын

Nice video. One suggestions is that, make the gate longer (double length) so that you will not have grove when gate opened. These groves are pain when dust clogs them.

@tedfritsch3340 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, Thomas, you just saved me some bucks. Great idea, and very simple. You made it look like newbie can even do this.

@SouthpawWorkshop 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Ted!

@tedfritsch3340 3 жыл бұрын

@@SouthpawWorkshop I need to make mine for a 1 1/2" system. I know it will work.

@jaimenahman3889 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your detailed video and set of instructions. Greatly appreciated. Great gate.

@markchristie5577 5 жыл бұрын

Great simple design that I will be trying. Thank you

@rbdworks4342 7 жыл бұрын

I love that tape. Thanks for the plans!

@BumbleBeeTF 3 жыл бұрын

Nice design and I like the tape flap idea. I believe this video has concluded my search. Thanks for the video and the plans!

@chrisg.9814 6 жыл бұрын

Good job man, I always see dislikes a lot on these type of videos. Just for the fact you put yourself out there kudos to you sir for sharing your ideas with us. Don’t worry about the haters.....

@SouthpawWorkshop 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support, Chris. I really appreciate it!

@thomastieffenbacherdocsava1549 6 жыл бұрын

Just found your video, Great problem solving and practical solutions!

@NMranchhand 5 жыл бұрын

Well, done! It's one of those genius in simplicity things. Thanks very much. Oh, I love that HVAC tape too, but I would have used duct tape where it didn't show - I'm cheap.

@edymoss3466 5 жыл бұрын

thanks for the plans will give them a try one day when I get around to setting up my shop dust system looks to me like they should work just fine. thanks again for the share

@AlphaTroniks 6 жыл бұрын

superb, simple, and easy to make. anyone can make it for their workshop! will make it soon!😄 thanks a ton from India!

@sheldonwright2061 2 жыл бұрын

Well done simple design. Only other comment is to clean pipe with pipe cleaner as pvc tends to not like to bond to most glue's. Other wise very nice.

@SouthpawWorkshop 2 жыл бұрын

Great point. I have since move on to using silicone as it is more flexible and appears to last longer

@guyward3928 Жыл бұрын

Very good idea. Thank you

@richardray8280 5 жыл бұрын

Really great job, thanks for the plans.

@Mr394053 6 жыл бұрын

Paint the ends of your circle cutter white. It will appear to be a solid disc when turning, lessening the chance of you placing your hands to close to the cutters.

@SouthpawWorkshop 6 жыл бұрын

Love the idea. I do not want to know what it would feel like to get hit by one of those fly cutters at full speed!

@NMranchhand 5 жыл бұрын

Good tip!

@Matty_the_Tall 3 жыл бұрын

@@SouthpawWorkshop it hurts! and usually ends in a trip to get stitched up :D

@HBSuccess 6 жыл бұрын

Good design for a what is always a PITA problem - nice work!

@hhocar 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, your design is great, you have covered and addressed important details to avoid device failure, such as dust in the gate track. Thank you again.

@SouthpawWorkshop 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@SARSteam 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome build... Thanx for sharing :)

@leeba66 6 жыл бұрын

Great idea and simple,,,thanks for sharing

@Kyurnmakes 8 жыл бұрын

Fun to watch as always! thanks!

@matersworkshop6123 Жыл бұрын

I'll have to try that on my system

@jackanderson3071 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for putting this video together, Thomas. Very helpful. I found it as I was planning to move and set up a new shop. I built 8 of these well in advance of moving using 2-part epoxy from the hardware store, and loved how they looked and worked. Fast forward about a year and as I was getting ready to install at the new shop. I found that if I tapped the blast gate or wiggled it forcefully, or dropped it on the floor accidentally, the bond between the epoxy and pvc pipe would break. I used the “get a bigger hammer” principle and used a larger bead of JB Weld original cold-weld steel-reinforced 2-part epoxy (the stuff that cures to a dark gray color), and I am very happy with the results. They don’t look as neat and clean, but I am confident theyll I’ll get years of use

@SouthpawWorkshop 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the update, Jack. I really appreciate it. I have since moved from using epoxy to silicone caulk. Same seal, but it can handle the shocks and vibrations a little better. Just keep that in mind if you need to build any more in the future. Cheers!

@pteddie6965 3 жыл бұрын

Very creative design. Thanks for sharing it with us.

@SouthpawWorkshop 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@drobb4207 5 жыл бұрын

Cool! Homemade always feels better to me.

@ronmiller682 5 жыл бұрын

Great idea and great job building them. I have to make a couple 4 inch Gates and got your link off another guy's video. Thanks again.

@SouthpawWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Ron, could you look at your watch history and let me know which video you got from he link from? I have been trying to track that guy down 😊

@joserivas032691 5 жыл бұрын

Great video simple and effective

@Silent-G 3 жыл бұрын

Great instructions!

@RickJones222 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@linuxras 7 жыл бұрын

I just made a pair of these, great job. Thanks for sharing

@SouthpawWorkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Andrew Williams great to hear! I'm glad the video was useful

@bingoboy99 5 жыл бұрын

good enginering - simple and efficient

@borimex5844 3 жыл бұрын

Saw your video, just what i like, simple, to the point builds. You rock. Just subscribed !

@LeosTueftelei 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent !

@quentinsherratt7969 3 жыл бұрын

Good work

@markkoons7488 3 жыл бұрын

Nice, simple design. A pin nailer or brad nailer would be useful to overcome the tendency of the layers to slide around while clamping.

@larryjacobs5713 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea? Thank you!

@jakeerussell7496 4 жыл бұрын

Great job, thanks.

@kokenhammer 3 жыл бұрын

Good practical stuff matey

@TheSib 5 жыл бұрын

Great idea! Thank you for the easy to follow video. I'm going to copy your invention. Thank you!

@2shoestoo 5 жыл бұрын

I don’t think it is an invention the concept has been around for many years and available In woodworking stores. His home made version looks to be a good copy made from plywood.

@MakeThings 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent blast gates...subbed!

@SouthpawWorkshop 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@chieffan5924 3 жыл бұрын

Nice build. Can you advise how you safely and accurately cut the T notches in the spacers?

@SouthpawWorkshop 3 жыл бұрын

I used the bandsaw. I’m not sure you would be able to safely do it any other way.

@ttfweb1 6 жыл бұрын

Helpful - thanks!

@michaelrunnacles322 4 жыл бұрын

Couple things you don't have to run it through a jointer you can just put some wood paste on it. Also you're going to get clogs with those two little flanges on the inner part. you have to make it so it pulls all the way through or else it'll jam that Dust those crevices.

@andys5203 3 жыл бұрын

Great job. Thks

@rapunzeleh546 5 жыл бұрын

nice design - real simple... have a bunch of the flanged ends of sewer pipe i used for other things, so will make the gates 'female'.

@johntripp8093 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great info, I am just starting to put my shop vac. system together it is a great help. Had you considered using hard board for the material, I have a bunch on hand.

@SouthpawWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

I think hardboard would work great.

@edwardnorton2012 6 жыл бұрын

That Aluminium tape is actually HVAC Tape just in case someone goes looking for it. Nice video, thanks!

@TJSWOODWORKINGSHOP 8 жыл бұрын

Good stuff my brother nicely done bro :)

@pinchpennyfurniture1334 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, very helpful! Cheers!

@SouthpawWorkshop 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@xjmzrq 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job.

@michaelbowlby8073 5 жыл бұрын

Nice job

@Super7miles 7 жыл бұрын

Like them.......Thanks

@ChrisSmith-zv1vc 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome job

@embwee 7 жыл бұрын

nice and simple; paper shims on top of the 2 spacers would eliminate having to joint, esp. because I don't have a jointer.

@SouthpawWorkshop 7 жыл бұрын

Great tip! I tend to overthink things...

@donhill1825 3 жыл бұрын

Buying a blast gate would eliminate the insane waste of time.

@roycarrillo2786 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, time to make blast gates in my shop

@donhill1825 3 жыл бұрын

Just buy them. This is silly

@kiethrubery1198 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant

@georgeburchett5798 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting. I am getting ready to make several with your pattern. What I wonder is: if the pvc is just cut from DWV 4 inch pvc (drain pipe), (that you use on the blast gates) then what or how do you connect it to the 4 inch drain DWV pipe that you run from your DC? It seems this would be the same size? As well as going on to your tool? Making this stuff all fit together is a problem for me. Thank you for all of your effort to share!!

@SouthpawWorkshop 2 жыл бұрын

I just used normal DWV pipe couplers to attach the pipe to the blast gate. Then at the machine, the ports were usually pretty close, so I could make either the pipe or the flare fit with a couple turns of aluminum tape to take up the slack. Most recently I made custom gates and flanges using a 3D printer. You should check out that video too. Cheers!

@Samoan_D 6 жыл бұрын

Great job bud...ty

@stanellis7805 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video. Just got a dust collector and setting everything up. Could you just seal the side that used tape on? Maybe glue another thin strip of plywood in the opening?

@SouthpawWorkshop 6 жыл бұрын

+Stan Ellis with this design, if you don't leave that end open, dust will eventually build up and prevent you from closing the gate all the way.

@sh0cktim3 4 жыл бұрын

Buy a 23 gauge pin nailer. Using all them clamps sucks for such small working surfaces. Ryobi makes a great one.

@mindfulnessreclaimed 2 жыл бұрын

Your video has been really helpful as i was looking at buying some blast gates and the price of them is too much for what they are, wanted some ideas to make my own and came across your video... Liked & Subscribed

@SouthpawWorkshop 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad I could help

@francanfix9149 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video, making my own now, Thanks, ! Happy holydays!

@SouthpawWorkshop 4 жыл бұрын

Same to you, Frank!

@martinda49 7 жыл бұрын

just found your site great video

@SouthpawWorkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+martinda49 thanks!

@jimbostine77 5 жыл бұрын

very nice video

@bs9714 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your video. Have you tried CA glue with the aerosol accelerator? It works great for small wooden parts. It cures instantly so you dont have to worry about parts moving with the wet glue on them.

@SouthpawWorkshop 3 жыл бұрын

I think it would work, however I don’t think it would be as airtight as using a nice even coat of wood glue. To make it airtight, you would probably need to use an amount of CA glue that would make it cost prohibitive. Thanks for the suggestion!

@bs9714 3 жыл бұрын

@@SouthpawWorkshop Thank you for the feedback.

@robertknowles3677 5 жыл бұрын

I would have hoped/expected to see the blast gates in use. I have read complaints about blast gates, professionally manufactured that had issues such as a load hissing sound, losing suction so they had to keep adding tape to cracks etc. Why didn't we see the blast gates here actually being used and sucking up dust and shavings? Hard to make a decision to try the plans, free or not when we don't know or see the outcome.

@yogmoto4221 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent content I liked subscribed and I am leaving a comment please make more.

@ncboyd 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool. How did you keep from epoxying it to your table?

@SouthpawWorkshop 3 жыл бұрын

If you are careful, you shouldn’t have a problem. I don’t use epoxy anymore. I use silicone now. Makes a better seal and is flexible and lasts longer. Cheers!

5 жыл бұрын

You should use the blast gates horizontally and not vertically so the saw dust doesn’t get in the grooves and difficult the closing of the gates.

@revedmusic 5 жыл бұрын

This is a nice build but plastic blast gates are cheap. Their problem is that the end that receives the gate blade is closed. It makes the gate into a trash compactor. Saw dust accumulates in the closed end and eventually the gate does not close completely when you push it in. The cure is simple. Cut the end of the housing off just enough that you don't get the end of the blade. Now any accumulated sawdust is pushed out every time you close the gate. There is no loss of suction.

@missouribob7850 5 жыл бұрын

It has been three years. How have they held up? I really like this idea. I'm going to be setting up a workshop sometime this summer, but $$$$ is definitely a factor.

@SouthpawWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

I’m torn. They probably perform as well as the cheaper ones you can find on Amazon. It all depends on what your time is worth. Back then, I had nothing but time. Now when I re-install my dust collector, I’m probably going to buy my blast gates because I don’t have a whole lot of free time anymore to make them. They functioned for 2 years straight without any problems and likely would still be working today if I hadn’t torn out the dust collection system when I moved into a new house.

@donhill1825 3 жыл бұрын

@@SouthpawWorkshop kudos for acknowledging that just purchasing a blast gate is the much more practical solution.

@Mephistaufeles 7 жыл бұрын

Hey Thomas - great video and nice design! Did you ever make up plans for this? I'd like to make some for my shop.

@SouthpawWorkshop 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Here are some plans for you to follow. www.dropbox.com/s/bk4xwv1z0py0jwo/Blast%20Gate.skp?dl=0 I just completed them. You will need Sketchup to view them. Just click from tab to tab to get all the information you need. Thanks!

@ME-le9hw 6 жыл бұрын

Sketch up is great for those who have it. Why not make some that are in pdf format. Adobe is a free reader and since it is only a reader changes can't be made to the original.

@SouthpawWorkshop 6 жыл бұрын

Sketchup is free too! I do plan to convert any future plans to pdf in addition to the Sketchup files.

@SouthpawWorkshop 6 жыл бұрын

By the way... there is a pdf version of this plan on the description box of the video😊

@MisterReltec 4 жыл бұрын

In future videos, make sure that you record your audio in both channels. Watching this with my headphones makes it feel like you are whispering over my left shoulder.

@SouthpawWorkshop 4 жыл бұрын

What if I did that on purpose? *wink*

@MisterReltec 4 жыл бұрын

Thomas Lightle - Red Barn Woodworking Then you should change your channel name to Creepy Uncle Tom

@MrKen-wy5dk 5 жыл бұрын

Nice, if you have a drill press.

@rogerk7194 7 жыл бұрын

I see you did this in January. How's everything working out with the flapper, etc? Thnx in advance

@SouthpawWorkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Roger K they still work great. I haven't had any issues except some are slightly looser than others, so I have to make sure to mount them so it slides horizontally and not vertically because they won't always stay open if vertical.

@powerofartluckywoodshopini4408 7 жыл бұрын

Roger K

@carrotbailey 5 жыл бұрын

Yo this is tight. Definitely gonna be copying you a little bit. Thanks for sharing homie

@carrotbailey 5 жыл бұрын

I want to make a slanted version of this for a gravity fed grain dispenser.

@juanantoniomoro7289 6 жыл бұрын

de todos los que he visto el mejor

@SouthpawWorkshop 6 жыл бұрын

Gracias. Me alegra que te guste.

@michaeltubbs4606 5 жыл бұрын

I had no idea what a "blast gate" was for until 8 minutes and 24 seconds into the video where he hooked it on to the dust port of his table saw. But the video kept me interested anyway! Thanks.

@edwardnorton2012 6 жыл бұрын

Cudo's to you for making a video, I do not allow family photo's of me much less do a vid. I like how you presented it but I missed out on most of what you said because once I hear music of any kind, my speakers go on mute. WHY do people think they need music when they are trying to teach someone something?

@DarinBeard 4 жыл бұрын

I know you did this a while back. Are you still using them? Was the effort to build them worth saving the $15 or so to buy one? I run on a TIGHT budget but time is also tight. Just trying to weigh the values. I appreciate this video and the plans.

@SouthpawWorkshop 4 жыл бұрын

They work well. Only worth it if you plan on making several at once.

@CrisTooR 6 жыл бұрын

my left ear likes this

@kencarp57 6 жыл бұрын

Nice! I'm going to make these. But why do you have your table saw blade raised up so high to cut thin plywood like that? Scary!

@SouthpawWorkshop 6 жыл бұрын

+North Georgia Hawg it has been a while, but I believe it was to get as close to a vertical cut as possible, since I was cutting inside corners. The higher the blade, the more vertical the cut.

@kencarp57 6 жыл бұрын

Thomas Lightle - Yeah, I've done that too, on occasion. We all have. But I saw you making through cuts at the beginning, and it just made me a little skittish. After a close call, I always keep the blade barely above the top of the wood these days, and cut out the rest with my jigsaw. Sadly, a bandsaw is still on my wish list. Can't be too careful, especially as I get older. Funny I don't use the blade guard, tho... just a raving knife. Kinda hypocritical, maybe - but I like to see the blade directly. I always keep my eye on the spinning blade these days, and I usually turn the saw off with a big flapping power switch with my left hand after the cut.

@kencarp57 6 жыл бұрын

LOL or maybe a RIVING knife! Can't edit my comment above.

@kencarp57 6 жыл бұрын

Thomas Lightle - BTW I like your Harley T! I ride a 2012 CVO Street Glide... in which I have stupidly sunk enough $$$ to equip the shop of my dreams. If I had known then what I know now...

@SouthpawWorkshop 6 жыл бұрын

+North Georgia Hawg you have a point. I went back and looked and saw what you are talking about. Over the years I have learned to be more and more careful. I admit this was earlier in my KZfaq career and I doubt I would be caught doing something like that these days.

@johnsayewichjr.6270 5 жыл бұрын

IT SEEMS TO ME THAT YOU WILL NEED A HUGE VACUUM MOTOR TO CREATE THE NEEDED TO SUCK UP ANYTHING MORE THAN JUST DUST.?. IF YOU MATCH THE DIAMETER OF THE TOOLS OUTLETS OR MAYBE A LITTLE BIT SMALLER I THINK THAT THE SUCTION YOU WILL GET WILL BE MUCH STRONGER....... Just my opinion and my past failures..........

@rogermacdearmid4380 4 жыл бұрын

Why could you not have simply closed in the bottom with a strip of matching plywood? Maybe I missed something?

@SouthpawWorkshop 4 жыл бұрын

Over time it would get clogged up with sawdust and eventually you wouldn’t be able to close the gate all the way anymore.

@eddielopez1323 4 жыл бұрын

Like the video

@donhill1825 3 жыл бұрын

Aluminum blast gates are like $14. Plastic ones are even cheaper. This is neat I guess but sweet Jesus, what are we doing here? Why stop at the gates? Glue up a bunch of circles and make your own pipes!

@israelGarrido 6 жыл бұрын

Like 👍👍👍👍

@22illingworth 3 жыл бұрын

I just spent 60 euro on 4 metal ones and they all bloody leek, the air comes in from the gap at the front of the blast gate.

@SouthpawWorkshop 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah they all do that. That opening is there to keep dust from packing in when you close the gate.

@hjboots 3 жыл бұрын

That circle cutter can be dangerous . First time i used one it hit my knuckles and i looked down and my testicles were on the floor and i began to preach sermons. I think it turned me in to a priest. Any hoo thanks for sharing i like your idea and will give it a try. God bless you my son.

@louiswarmoth7354 5 жыл бұрын

I take it you don’t have a brad nailer or pin nailer. You could have added a strip of plywood in the void produced when you open the gate.

@SouthpawWorkshop 4 жыл бұрын

Defeats the purpose of the void.

@louiswarmoth7354 4 жыл бұрын

Thomas Lightle - Red Barn Woodworking Which is....? Don’t misunderstand...I like what you’ve done and I likely will copy. I’m referring to the void on the side where the gate itself is not. I’ll correct myself...I see you put an aluminum flap there. Sorry.

@SouthpawWorkshop 4 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I should have been more descriptive. The void is there to give any leftover chips and sawdust somewhere to go. Without it, over time, the sawdust will pack into the empty space and keep you from being able to fully close the gate. The void allows the gate to push out any residual debris every time you close it. I use the aluminum tape to create a hinged seal when the gate is open, so you don't lose suction through the void. Hope that addresses your questions!

@louiswarmoth7354 4 жыл бұрын

Thomas Lightle - Red Barn Woodworking thanks it did.

@thaitichi 6 жыл бұрын

Was ready to watch this but then RIP my left ear

@markk3701 4 жыл бұрын

I think hot glue would work just as good

@SouthpawWorkshop 4 жыл бұрын

The epoxy does pull away when you flex the PVC. I would say silicone or hot glue would be better alternatives

@jmgraydz 2 жыл бұрын

I love it. I mean with blast gates being 8 dollars and you spending at least that much on each. Ehhh

@madmonk9396 6 жыл бұрын

Nice instructions, but damn...kill that music. It adds nothing and is very annoying.

@Shannock9 5 жыл бұрын

It seems the music is only on the left hand channel so you can lose it if you need to. In fact I had inadvertently lost my right hand channel so thought there was no voice but I switched on the CC and saw the commentary and figured it out LOL