That looks like a nice one…I like the rubber fitting, that should seal really well.
I have a bunch of these in my garage and I never thought to try it. Time to go experiment.
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Very awesome @ericlew44 !
If the 3d print from @marmak3261 design doesn’t do it for me I’ll try that next.
@jbpa I’d love to hear back on how it works for you (and ideally grab some pictures!).
I’m a lot closer to feeling like my venting is working, but still seems like I missing something (might be tape issues - I have @chris1 's recommend tape on order, at the moment I’m using gaff - and air-tightness isn’t exactly its intended use-case)
Here you go. It fits perfectly and seems much more secure than just having the duct on the GF. With this on, I have a higher quality duct that I want to try when I have a few minutes to spare.
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Oh, that is very cool @jbpa !
Was it a fight to get the clamp up far enough on the elbow that it would cinch down on the GF ring? (The product picture almost makes it looks like there is a grove right at the edge for it)
There is a grove in the elbow to fit the clamp so it fits right on the vent from the GF. It took all of 30 seconds to install.
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Ah! and looking back at the product website, it looks like their are multiple shapes of these things - the one most relevant to anyone else who wants the 3d coupler from @marmak3261, but that don’t have a 3d printer may be:
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I have one of these as well. It would also work, but I happen to like the elbow.
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I didn’t realize that dust collection fittings fit. Thanx, this is exactly what I need to keep from restricting my flow if it gets pushed up against the wall.
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The connection is rock solid as opposed to the spring clamp with foil hose. Also upgrading to smoother dust collection hose helps cut down on soot build-up you get with cheap flexible dryer hoses.
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Y’all probably saw this already, but just in case, you’ll want to make sure to go easy on the hose clamps:
I wish the Glowforge case wasn’t just a smooth tube for the hose clamp, that it actually had tabs on it for a bayonet coupler, like this… and the tabs would also let a clamp hold on without sliding off when used
Maybe what I’ll do is drill some holes on the Glowforge exhaust port and put 2 or 3 screws in to convert mine, maybe 3D print a short adapter.
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