Workshop Rebuild #2: Dust extraction, storage solutions and home made dust seperator

Well done Jordan. Really like your dust collector.

Thanks for sharing.

-- Rick Gustafson - Lost Creek Ranch - Colorado County, Texas

Well done Jord, do keep it up…

-- When you earnestly believe you can compensate for a lack of skill by doubling your efforts, there is no end to what you CAN'T do

Ummm …. should the inlet to your cyclone go in at a tangental angle so that centrifugal force holds the dust to the side and the lighter air gets sucked up through the center hole? Maybe I didnt see that correctly 3:59 in the video.

-- Love thy neighbour as thyself

Exekectrician – That is how its configured.

Thanks
Jordan

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Hi Jordan,

Do you have it configured with the inlet going in at 90 degrees to the circumference or tangentially? I was looking at Bill Pentz’s web page (the cyclone guru) and I am very interested in any cyclone build I can find, I really liked the way you projected the drawing to get the cyclone size you wanted. I also liked the confident way you got that sheetmetal cut out and stiched together in no time flat.

Regards Vince.

-- Love thy neighbour as thyself

I have it going 90 degrees to the Circumference, not having a commercially available system that i can look at / compair the efficiency and design to I cant really say that it works to the same level, but it gets alot of the dust (the bag on my extractor is still empty but the filter has got some fine dust buildup)

Im going to be making a smaller version for my shop vac and will film that one and go into more detail with the video.

Jordan

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French cleats are a great way to go. I use them whenever I can. Knocking down that wall really gave you a ton of room. Forgive me for my jealousy. Looking forward to more.

-- Doug - Make an effort to live by the slogan "We try harder"

What a great space Jord. Looks like it’s coming along nicely and you’ve got lots of great ideas.

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