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Blast gate switches have arrived, hopefully get them fitted this week, although have to clear the kitchen ready for major house works, load bearing wall removal and full kitchen refit. I know Mrs’s priorities, and it isn’t switches. 😉

At least it will be below the waterline, so floating it will be invisible. however, as you’re in no rush, and assuming you have/can get more material, I’d be inclined to remove those seven or eight strips and replace them. To have such a beautiful craft with the flaw will always niggle you...

😀😀😀 found mine today, courier had left it in a safe place, out of sight, in a new (to me) safe place. Alan was most helpful tracking it down. lovely job, well pleased, thanks Alan.

Have you a wiring schematic for that setup?

Axminster do a 100mm flange with a 63mm branch coming off it for the guard (or under and over router table). a gate extractor side would negate having two, but there will be an open outlet if guard is removed, which could have a blanking plug Popped in for those occasions. As DBT85 says, any or...

No, they were still to arrive Saturday, still to arrive today.

Just take care to follow the principle of the wiring diagram and make sure everything is insulated, You‘ll be fine. It’s surprising how handy low voltage relays can be in workshop automation. I use them on my CNC setup to control by the computer programme automatic dust extraction or turn on...

Blast gate switches still to arrive. Will fit them and picture how they’re converted to auto. Please don’t leave me 😢😢😢😢

I have my dust extractor located in an adjacent room. The intention is to automate the powering on and off of the extractor at each machine in the ducted system. The electrics are going to be hard wired to each blast gate with thin bell wire so the DX powers in when the blast gate is opened and...

Good find. You’ll need a separate circuit for a 4hp, possibly 20A, 16A would be borderline.

Yes, that switch would be suitable if it will physically fit and can be made to fix in the enclosure you have. It needn’t look pretty, but it has to be safe. Schematic for my wired system in its own tread so as not to hijack this one.

That isn’t the ones, the guys selling them are here. They were £136 for 6, or £256 for 12, poss less if more ordered. The direct email for them is The buy buy is correct at the start of the email and not a typo. The original total was LED Flat Panel Light 48W 600x600mm / 72W 1200x 600mm Surface...

More likely to be the run capacitor. Do you hear the switch actually drop contact?

Use 12v switching, you don’t want or need heavy cable runs to each gate and there may be contacts slightly exposed in the workshop, so they will only be 12v. Those switches would work, but I’ve sourced the lot on the bay as delivery is included in all these prices Here are the components...

😀😀 Will do, as I think it will be a very effective setup suitable for large and small workshops, but really not costing a great deal and doable by anyone with very basic understanding of simple circuitry. I’ll make a dedicated thread for it.

That has a non latching NVR, you just need to pop the switch out, measure it and find a non NVR the same dimensions. The wiring is fairly basic, there will ne two wires to discard that power the magnetic coil which will not be required with the new switch. You will need a relay like this to...

That is exactly the system I’m putting in this weekend. What vac are you using? It seems to have a NVR switch. If it’s the latching type, you can bypass the NVR part by rewiring the switch, if it’s a cheapo push to contact held in power state by an electro magnet you would need to change the...

This is still a very viable setup even with high power motors using light switches and intermediates by incorporating a relay at the socket end. It was one of the ways I had considered. Now I am going with a low voltage switching system using micro switches on each blast gate so the extractor...

I have a track saw, table saw capable of ripping full sheets and a 16” bandsaw. I use all three for differing tasks and have the room to use them all, but if I HAD to ditch one, it would be the table saw. The last to go would be the band saw, it is probably the most versatile saw I use for the...

Thanks Ian, I did check after a few hours charging as I had that concern, but charger and aids were still cold. It’s wireless charging, not sure if that makes any difference to heat production.