Switching Question

[jbolt]

I have two detailing sanders that are both hooked up to a small shop vac to keep grit under control. Is there a switching setup I can do that would turn on the shop vac when I turned on one or the other sander?

Jay

 

[Don B]

I know this is not exactly what you want but would a foot switch work for you, it works well for me around the lathe to turn the vacuum on without reaching for the switch.

 

[John Hasler]

You want a current sensing relay. Here's one:

http://www.amazon.com/Aprilaire-51-Current-Sensing-Relay/dp/B000I0T3MS

Grainger has expensive ones. There are lots of others.

 

[icore3user]

something like this

http://www.rockler.com/i-socket-110m-tool-and-vacuum-switch

- Al

 

[John Hasler]

something like this

http://www.rockler.com/i-socket-110m-tool-and-vacuum-switch

- Al

A current sensing relay all neatly packaged up. Excellent.

 

[Hawkeye]

Seems to me that there are systems similar to the Rockler that will turn on the vacuum from several different machine inputs.

Brain Flash!: If you plug a splitter into the Tool output, you could plug several machines into it. Turning on any of the machines would trigger the current sensor.

 

[darkzero]

Those auto switches are very common amongst woodwookers for the same use, for a dust collector or vacuum. Any woodworking shop has them, also seen them at Sears, Grizzly, & of course Amazon.

 

[Don B]

something like this

http://www.rockler.com/i-socket-110m-tool-and-vacuum-switch

- Al

That's really slick, I never knew there was such an item to be had:thinking:

 

[Ulma Doctor]

a cheap way of doing the same thing would to put both the sanders and the vac on a surge strip and use the surge strip to turn the vac on and off
use the switch on the sanders to operate

 

[jbolt]

Thanks everyone. Just what I was looking for.

This is such a great forum!

Jay