Homemade Dust Separator

That’s a neat looking machine! What is the drum made of?
Jim

-- It always looks better when it's finished!

Well done.
Makes the shop sold units look a bit over engineered and expensive!
I used two small plastic buckets and some pipe on mine which was made out of necessity due to the extractor blocking up when I used my thicknesser.

All made from “stuff” I had around the house.

If it takes the dust out of the air then it’s good to go! Nice job!

-- Tony C , My high school shop teacher said "You can do it"... Now I can't stop!

Thats a fiber drum…an a good set up to boot…i got three of them i use…just painted them thats all..an put windows in the side…the drums are made of paper…strong to…use them on my cyclone

-- IF YOUR NOT MAKING DUST...YOU ARE COLLECTING IT! SOUTH CAROLINA.

I’ve wanted to build one of these for a long time…now that I see how simple this thing can be I’m going to build one this afternoon. Thanks!

-- - Steve Campbell

I want that!

-- I think of Jack Nicholson as the Joker in Batman when he says "Where does he get those wonderful toys" and ask WHERE DO U GUYS GET ALL THAT WONDERFUL WOOD?

wow good thinking

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Thanks for all of the kind comments. Kizerpea is right. It’s a fiber drum. I work at an industrial bakery and this one used to be full of cake starch. Thankfully the starch was in a plastic bag also so no residue.

Nice project. It looks like you do not have a hold down on the barrel lid…correct? Do you find one was not needed? I like the way you have it hooked to your sander…smart.

-- Hawaiilad Larry

great job,turned out nicely.

-- It don't have to be straight,it's just a suggestion!!!

You can’t really see it in the pictures, but there is a ring that clamps the top to the drum. It is definitely needed. The top would come off without it. All fiber drums I’ve seen come with it.

What happens if the sucking end get stucked? Does the vacuum cleaner suck the drum flat? Do You have a valve or something to prevent it?

I like this idea, and I might try this with a blue plastic type drum that is common in my area. Thanks for the idea.

-- "Anyone can post a quote on the internet and attribute the quote to a famous person." -Abraham Lincoln

This design is what I have with a 55gl plastic drum except I used the Rockler 4” kit and I don’t know if it isn’t just as good as the kleine sys. I had about 10” of dust in my HF DC bag and since I hooked up my separator to it the level of dust hasn’t risen at all.

-- Dewayne in Bainbridge, Ga. - - No one can make you mad. Only you decide when you get mad - -