On 1/2/2011 1:25 PM, Spark wrote:

It is indeed noisy. It's in my home garage shop so putting it outside
is not an option. I live in So Cal and the house next door is about
10ft away. An enclosure is a good idea.

If I lived in a warm climate, I'd put it outside. If it made too much
noise for my neighbors, I'd insulate the box and buy a noise reducer
from grizzly. I would not have the giant bag this guy had. In fact, I'd
build a box with the fan in it, with it outside, I'd blow the little bit
of fine dust right outside.

I'm obviously
going to have to do some homework. First step is to contact the
company that Sonny found that sells this device. I'm hoping I can
obtain some documentation from them. The bulk of the material moving
through this thing will be dust from my cabinet saw, planer and chop
saw.

When I built my system, I had not done much research, it was way before
the internet, and the library seemed to have only collector info that
would be used in steel mills and large industrial complexes. When I
built mine, I didn't know if it would work at all, particularly with the
HP, SP and all that stuff. My collector is a bit weak, with a small
fan, small motor and stuff, but it works well, even though I run it
through a bunch (5) 90° angles and long distances, into a pre-filter
collection drum. If I had read that site that everyone seems to refer
people to, I would not have built my system. A lot of guys sharpen
their collective pencils and do the math, and come up with 100 hp
systems with .0000001 micron filters, 10 inch metal pipes and on and on.

If I had your system, (Your fan and motor) I would put one port out to a
central pre collection drum for my table saw, chop saw and basic vacuum
hose. The other port I would hook up to my planer with a large pipe, at
least 4", probably larger, but I'd try 4" first. I would think Planers
pump out long spirals of wood, unlike saw dust, which could jam up small
pipe. That would go to a large pre-collector drum, as planers will fill
up a drum in a hurry. If your garage is small, and room an issue, one
drum for all will do.

My suggestion is to use your imagination, and don't worry too much about
what the "experts" say.

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Jack
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