[Woodworkers] Dust collection upgrade

Mon Nov 13 16:21:05 PST 2023

Yep, still around. You can go to Amazon or x10.com, but the price has
really gone up. I think the last few times my purchases were from ebay.

When I first started using X10 it was back in 1998. It was the easiest
solution for my 240V dust collector at the time, and also the cheapest. I
bought some combo pack from X10.com for about $50, and it came with 8 or so
remotes, along with a receiver, some switches, some controlled outlets,
etc. It also came with a computer interface that worked with Win95 and some
universal remotes that could control your TV plus lights. My wife didn't
like having the lights on a remote, so I ditched that idea.

I've been running X10 on my shop vacs and dust collector ever since. I've
got a remote at each power tool station, plus a "floater". I've had to
replace the dust collector outlet once, and one of the shop vac outlets
once.

The parts are getting harder to find at a decent price. I've still got 3-4
of the lamp modules that I never use, and a couple replacement remotes.

Regards,
-Steve

On Mon, Nov 13, 2023 at 3:28 PM Dave Heitstuman via Woodworkers <
woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:

> X-10???  Is that stuff still around??
>
> I initially used a wireless receiver used in security systems to turn my
> DC on and off.  I had 3 or 4 remotes strategically placed around the shop.
> Worked well until apparently fine sawdust got into the remotes and the
> buttons became flakey.  Almost 20 years later I figured there had to be
> something better out there so I went on a quest.  Found these car remote
> sized nifty dust proof and probably water tight on/off buttons and a tiny
> wireless receiver for dirt cheap from Banggood.  Yeah, Joe and Spud Dave,
> now Colorado Dave would have a fit about buying from them but it was all I
> could find that fit my plan.  Plus the cost was low enough that if it was a
> failure, oh well.  Struggled a bit understanding how to pair the remotes
> and receiver but once I had it all working it is great.  Little remotes at
> all the machines on the DC so I don’t have to go on a quest to find one
> that works anymore.
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> *From:* Woodworkers *On Behalf Of *Steve Bigelow via Woodworkers
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 09, 2023 11:27 AM
> *To:* woodworkers at sawdusters.org
> *Cc:* Steve Bigelow <sbig333 at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Woodworkers] Dust collection upgrade
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> Hi John,
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> Yes, way back in 2009 we were looking at it. And yes, I still plan to use
> X10 to turn the DC on and off. I'll take apart an X10 remote and hook it up
> to a GPIO on whatever microcontroller (probably Arduino) that I end up
> using.
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> Regards,
> -Steve
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> On Thu, Nov 9, 2023 at 6:04 AM John Corbett via Woodworkers <
> woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:
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> I had thought about that years ago however at that time the blast gates
> were priced for the commercial market. I’d seen several DIY versions and
> seriously thought about using X10 protocol. Good on ya Steve. BTW, didn’t
> we have conversations about this subject?
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Nov 8, 2023, at 19:30, gcw804--- via Woodworkers <
> woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:
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> very nice
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> On Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 04:44:21 PM EST, Steve Bigelow via
> Woodworkers <woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:
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> I finally decided to add some automation to my dust collection. Here's a
> quick sneak peak video
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> https://youtu.be/9pixtY6Ak30
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> I plan on making the dust collector turn on and the valve open
> automatically when I turn on each machine. I've had this idea for at least
> 15 years and I finally decided to do something with it.
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> Regards,
> -Steve
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