Homemade Cyclone Dust Collector

I bought the little black thing that Rockler sells, but it’s got a curve thing that goes down in the bucket and the other hole that goes to the vac. is too close and the vac sucks stuff up right from the the curved thing sticking down in the bucket. I’ve got a Rigid vac just like yours, man that thing sucks. Maybe I’ll try what you did. It looks like it would work fine. Nice job.

-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -

Very nice. I see one of these in my future. Any comments on the construction process would be appreciated.
Maybe you should submit your design to Shop Notes, I could see them being interested in something like this.

-- The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that our aim is too low and we reach it.. Michelangelo

Where did you find the plan for this thing? I need one realy bad in my shop.

Ingenious Jcoulam! I love hand built tools. I recently realized that even though I am cash strapped I can still build the tools I want. I am making a hollowing chisel right now for turning vessels.

I think this is great. This may not be perfect for dust collection but it has to be better than nothing. I would still use a dust mask for additional safety but this is cool. I would like to see a blog on how to build this myself.

-- Rusty

Oneida just called boy are they mad LOL very inventive well done

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please post more info on the construction.. that thing seems great

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I’m putting in my 2 cents too. Please post your plans on how you built this. Looks very useful.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

You said that this is 2” pcv so it works with the shop vacs, at least for their hoses.

A nice job.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Nice work!

Yours looks different than the usual ones I have seen. Most are freakin huge and somewhat impractical for a small shop.

Please post more pics.

-- All trees have projects inside of them, it is your job to get them out.

I’ll make number 7 to ask. Please go more indepth. I could really use something like this in my shop.

-- Jimmy, Oklahoma "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing milkbone underwear!"

Maybe it works better than the store bought :-)) ??

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0

Nice job! I would also love to a blog on the construction process.

-- Praki, Aspiring Woodworker

Great job, looks like you are going to help a load of folks save money as well as have a cleaner, healthier shop. My hat off to you, BTKS

-- "Man's ingenuity has outrun his intelligence" (Joseph Wood Krutch)

good post ,
and yes ,
details , details ,
we want more !

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