Is the blast gate open?

[linefeed]

Mine’s just before the window vent. Since the vent has a flap, it’s technically dual-gated, but I just didn’t trust the little flappy thing on the vent to keep air out.

[hollyt]

Can I ask the official name of the blast gate for ordering purposes? I need one.

[fleckrj]

“Blast gate” is a generally recognized name. There are many available. This happens to be the one I have, but there are others that are just as good. Just be sure to get the diameter you need. 4" and 6" are the most common, but there are others. I have a 6", because I have a 6" in line fan. If you are using the built in GF exhaust fan and the hose GF provided, you would use a 4" blast gate.

Amazon.com: POWERTEC 70227 6-Inch Blast Gate for Dust Collector/Vacuum Fittings:...

[findlister]

Do you mind sharing the design? I am using a sticky note right now.

[dklgood]

Right click the illustration under the text in the original post and save image as svg to your computer.

[kizby]

What a nice inventive way to remind yourself!

[kelley1]

That’s just gorgeous! Now I’ve got to make one.

[terry720]

Here’s my way of telling myself to open the blast gate. I just reduced Dave’s original plan to make a miniature blast gate to cover the start button.

[deirdrebeth]

That’s adorable!!

[linefeed]

[dhaykus]

I was thinking the same thing myself, lol.

[danielsalce84]

[industrialartmetalwo]

Hello all! New to GF, but not so new to cutting stuff; I have a CNC plasma table. SVG files are kinda new to me, as well, and I would love to cut Linefeed’s version. How do I get the SVG file, please? Still looking. If it is available. Thanks!

[Xabbess]

Welcome to the community. It doesn’t appear that he offered his file free to others here. If he sees your post, he may comment on that. As a rule, we aren’t allowed to ask for files. If someone chooses to offer theirs, it would be in this category or for sale in an online store that is linked in their profile.

[industrialartmetalwo]

OK, got ya, I fully understand. Thank you for clarifying that!

EDIT Now I remember why I thought it was shared. It is in the “Free laser Designs” section. A lot of the plasma pages are the same, tho. Asking for files is frowned on; offered is different. Anyway, thanks for the tip.

[linefeed]

I went back and looked, but I think I made something else right after I cut that out - without actually saving it. Unfortunately it’s not in my saved designs, or I’d be happy to share it…

[industrialartmetalwo]

No worries! Thanks for the reply, tho. I drew one up, but the spacing was all wrong. I will do something else. Thanks again!

[deirdrebeth]

@industrialartmetalwo

the spacing was all wrong

This might help

Start / Print Button Template

I always see such cool designs that people make and was thinking about doing one of my own. Surprisingly enough didn’t see a template anywhere on here. SO I made one. I figured others might want to make one at some point so this template is set up as a guide for the left, right (edge of gf and edge of glass), and bottom limits in relation to the button. I do all my work in Corel Draw, been playing with it since CD4 so why learn another program when this works. Anyway one file is in CDR fo…

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Start / Print Button Template v2

Hi Everyone, I have gotten so many likes and thank you’s for my Original Start / Print Button Template I decided to make a full length version. One of our GF Family Member’s celesteprobichaux pointed out that my original template didn’t provide a directional reference. This inspired the v2 of my template so thank you celesteprobichaux. As before one file is SVG and the other is CDR(2020). This one is designed in mind with those GF Family members that don’t have a GF Pro or don’t use the pass t…

[industrialartmetalwo]

Well, bless your heart! I am pretty sure that I could have gotten that (after burning up all my material, JUST KIDDING…

Anyway, thank you sooo much. Very kind of you. I will add my own twist on it, for sure! Thanks again!! Bill

[henryhbk]

I have a weirder problem, when I first got me real Glowforge after the PRU days, I had installed a 4” Louvered outlet onto my deck (people freak out that I am venting “laser exhaust” where people might be seated, but somehow the 3 fire pits are just fine?? Anyways the way our house is built the opening is only a few inches above the deck to get a clear space to the basement room where the laser lives. I noticed the first few times that I ran it the house would smell of exhaust, and since this was right after PRU days none of us had much experience. So I ran through the usual exchanging hoses, hose clamps and all the usual tricks for exhaust leaks. I then at someone’s suggestion put an anemometer onto the exhaust and it was putting out 95% of the expected flow (presumably some losses in the pipe, louvres and elbows). We finally traced the problem back to the inlet for the hood on our stove which sits about a foot away to the side. What we realized is the cold air is siphoned into the un-louvered hood hose and pulled into the house that way, as it only happened when it was cold outside. So the solution is to put the hood on 1, where it it barely audible and barely moving air, but just enough that the air movement is to the outdoors. Problem solved.

Oh and I’m the idiot who didn’t think about mounting the exhaust 3” above the deck in a place that routinely gets 6-12” of snow at a time (nor did the contractor either)… , so that’s on my snowstorm mental checklist to shovel a square foot around the exhausts (it actually does OK if the snow isn’t super wet, and since it is pumping the heat from our basement it does slowly melt a hole for itself.