The House Of Balsa Dust / Dust collection, part 1

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The dust collection system consists of a 12-gallon 4.5 HP Ridgid vacuum, 4" PVC main piping, and a dust collector kit from The BORG.
The kit contains clear vinyl piping, blast gates, couplings, elbows, sweep "T" fittings, and mounting straps.
Each outlet has a blast gate. The first blast gate in this view serves either a shop vacuum hose or the table saw, the second gate serves the band saw, and the third gate (behind the band saw) is unused most of the time.
The vinyl piping is assembled 'dry', allowing me to clear blockages easily. This view is toward the shop entry door.