On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:09:29 -0800 (PST), the infamous Bob
scrawled the following:

I was going to get a 1HP dust collector to use with the machines in my
garage/workshop. I was thinking I would replace my shop vac with the
DC so I won't take up too much space.

The person at the store said it is a bad idea to use my PC 5" random
orbit sander and a DC. Something about not enough air would get to the
DC and the air would cavitate making the suction poor. I really don't
want to take up space with a DC & a shop vac. I was going to add 3
feet of 2" hose to the 4 foot long 4" hose the DC came with.

Anyone have experience with using a 1HP DC and a 5" sander?

Simple fix for that is to add another door and leave the thing cracked
open a bit, reducing the suction without cavitation. It'll still clean
out that sander like a champ but it'll keep the DC from straining.

If you have ducting run to several machines, just crack one of those
open. No biggie.

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