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    Default New Vacuum table design, thoughts?

    So, I have a PRS 4x8 that came with 4 lighthouse motors just bolted to the bottom of the table. I motor for each of the 4 zones.

    My table is in need of replacing and I wanted a better system. I figure since I'm doing it, I should do it once and do it right. To that end I've decided to go from 4 to 8 zones. I cut all kinds of things and I really want the flexibility.

    Also, I want to reuse the lighthouse motors now, and later if I get busier get a regen blower. So I've designed a system that houses the 4 lighthouse motors in a baffled box. It feeds into a main 3" PVC pipe and then to 8 valves for each zone. 2" pipes go from each valve to the zones on the tables.

    I tried to keep it simple, easy to build, and allow me to swap out the lighthouse motors for the regen. What do you all think? (The drawing is rough, I am just getting layouts at this point)

    The pictures are in this link (Posting here isn't working) https://goo.gl/photos/MUq1RJaKRV2xxrFk7
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