How do I setup my ducting for the Duct Tower? : Portland CNC

How do I setup my ducting for the Duct Tower? Print

Modified on: Mon, 22 Jan, 2024 at 11:03 AM

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We believe it's critical to fully align your ducting on one side or the other of the machine (X positive or negative).
You can run it in from the front or back of the machine but you don't want the ducting to crossover the centerline of the spindle at any time.
Take up as much slack as you can with a bungee cord and duct wraps on your flex duct hose.
Using a bungee/wrap or other constraint at the midpoint of your Y travel also seems to help keep things tidy (as shown below on left).
The Duct Tower won't eliminate tangles on the Z-balancer if you don't follow the above suggestions.

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