The other day a friend came over and we talked about me adding onto the DC system I have. I
had bought some more clear 4" tubing at Rockler, but he told me about a better solution
for the runs. Seems that 4" sewer drain pipe [white outside and black on the inside] was only $5.48
for a 10' length. The connectors were also very cheap, so off to Home Depot I went.

I'll be taking back the Rockler 4" tubing next week. The system is now 150% more efficient and I got to
work in all my tools [the planer is a part timer and will share the table saw's connection when in use].

First step was to swap places with the small bench that holds my drill press [which I rarely use, hence the crowded spot], my grinder and my vise. This allowed me to locate the runs perfectly to cross the ceiling
and go under the stairs to the RAS bench. Then I moved the storage for my tools around on the south wall
and made a new bench for the part-time location for my new miter saw and miter saw table I made
last month. When the miter saw and table are on the job I have another assembly bench and tool rest area.

I buil;t new hoods for both the RAS and CMS [man that thing is huge]! The hood for the CMS is attached to the wall so that when the bench goes to the jobsite the hood remains. It will make a nice area for doing anything that raises dust like drilling and sanding small objects.

I can't believe how much better the DC pulls. I also worked in a floor sweep. A small frame was made to keep the vertical run plumb.

 Here are the two main run gates...the bottom one goes to the RAs and the left one goes to
 the table saw, router table, CMS, planer and floor sweep. As you can see, large zip ties locate
the new pipes to the wall and ceiling.

 The RAS 'hood' needed a tube behind the blade as the RAs spits out dust with the best of them. While not
being the best looking solution, this setup works like a charm....very little gets past the vacuum!

 Here's the new CMS table on the new bench. Only two screws hold it down. On the jobsite,
the table is held up by two sawhorses and the table bolts to it via two threaded rods for stability.
As expected the big hood is not perfect for dust collection at the CMS, but it does prevent a lot of fallout around the saw. It is contained so that what does not go up the tube does get
coralled until the shop vac can pick it up. The gate for the CMS is located above the floor sweep for ease of reach [my ceiling is about 7' 9"]. All of my jobsite tools [in bags] fit below the new bench and there's storage above for other tools behind the CMS table.

 Next up will be a new planer stand and conversion of the assembly bench into one that has
an air exchanger in the center cavity.