Here is the final assembly, just whacked together last night and tested. I bought a DWV to 4" hose connector, 10 feet of hose to go to my various tools, and a 4" to 2.5" adapter for some smaller tools or shop vac accessories, as this baby will be used to vacuum the floor too. You might also notice the 2 for $5 pavers I had to buy for ballast. Dang if I didn't move the center of gravity something awful with all my ACME bolt on accessories. I had seen a few designs where they inverted the legs and mounted to a garage ceiling, then bolted the blower to a wall. Now I know why, this thing is a bit top heavy. The two pavers brought it right back down though, and it rolls around the shop nice and smooth without being tippy at all.
Cyclone dust collector for my shop tools
Re: Cyclone dust collector for my shop tools
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Re: Cyclone dust collector for my shop tools
Now for some before and after test shots. I have a video as well, not sure how to post or host that yet.
My Jet SuperSaw full of sawdust from a bit of neglect:
My Jet SuperSaw full of sawdust from a bit of neglect:
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I apologize in advance for the next two crappy pictures. My cellphone apparently eats photos, so I had to snag these from the video playing on another PC.
The 5 gallon pail is nearly full of sawdust after emptying several months of project dust from the table saw!
The 5 gallon pail is nearly full of sawdust after emptying several months of project dust from the table saw!
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And the resultant proof, the original HF cyclones dust bag is empty. There are a few specs of sawdust in it, but at this rate, I'm guessing i'll empty a pound of dust out of it every year or two. Again, crappy screen capture, i'll get the video up somewhere.
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A rough guestimate of my total cost, worst case, as some pieces I had laying around.
HF 2HP collector $135
Silicone $7
four 2x4x8ft, $12
6 nuts washers and bolts to mount blower $4
box of screws $7
.080 acrylic $20
5 gallon pail $3
gammaseal lid $12
clamps $12
hose $35
4" DWV adapter $4
4" to 2.5" adapter $4
4" 8ft long PVC $7
1/4 plywood 2x2 handi panel $6
3/4 plywood 2x4 handi panel $15
16x16 pavers 2 for $5
Total turnkey is roughly $288, and of course I could have just used the HF collector as is, but what's the fun in that?
If you have a DC, you can get a mini cyclone for as cheap as $60 but still need a bucket, hoses, etc. You can get a 'system' for as cheap as $115 with bucket and cyclone, but again, you need hoses, etc. A decent sized cyclone is nearer $200. A decent Jet brand collector without a cylcone is near $400. A Jet 1.5HP full cyclone, blower, filter and collector is $1k. I basically have $153 in add-ons to my DC, in order to get the performance of the cyclone. Any of those kits are near or over that turnkey, so I think I'm ahead of the game, and my son and I had fun building it.
HF 2HP collector $135
Silicone $7
four 2x4x8ft, $12
6 nuts washers and bolts to mount blower $4
box of screws $7
.080 acrylic $20
5 gallon pail $3
gammaseal lid $12
clamps $12
hose $35
4" DWV adapter $4
4" to 2.5" adapter $4
4" 8ft long PVC $7
1/4 plywood 2x2 handi panel $6
3/4 plywood 2x4 handi panel $15
16x16 pavers 2 for $5
Total turnkey is roughly $288, and of course I could have just used the HF collector as is, but what's the fun in that?
If you have a DC, you can get a mini cyclone for as cheap as $60 but still need a bucket, hoses, etc. You can get a 'system' for as cheap as $115 with bucket and cyclone, but again, you need hoses, etc. A decent sized cyclone is nearer $200. A decent Jet brand collector without a cylcone is near $400. A Jet 1.5HP full cyclone, blower, filter and collector is $1k. I basically have $153 in add-ons to my DC, in order to get the performance of the cyclone. Any of those kits are near or over that turnkey, so I think I'm ahead of the game, and my son and I had fun building it.