In floor power and dust collection

[windward]

As soon as the frost leaves, I am going to be pouring my floor in my new shop. I was thinking of putting 4" SDR35 pipe and an outlet into a recessed cavity where I expect to locate my table saw. Any one have any ideas how to form up the cavity? I want it to have a bit of a lip so that I can put a 1/4 or 3/8 plate of steel over it if it is not in use.

I appreciate any ideas you may have.

Thanks
Matt

 

[Milton Shaw]

I used pvc pipe with ground wire and then caulked down a 4" metal blast gate. I have three openings in floor for joiner, plainer, and table saw. Then the pipe ends in a closet vented outside with a dust collector. Reason for the closet it makes it a lot less noisy.
Open just the one which I am using. I could have gotten electric ones that would turn on dust collector also but got the metal for about 1/10 the price of electric.

 

[Jim_No_Garage]

Matt:

Checkout the thread created by Woodgal below. Her shop has in floor chases for D/C and electric.

I'm not sure if she posts on here a lot but she's probably working in the shop . . .

Cheers

Jim

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=231914&highlight=woodgal