On 8/28/2018 12:01 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at 12:41:11 PM UTC-4, Leon wrote:
On 8/28/2018 11:05 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at 11:42:02 AM UTC-4, Leon wrote:
On 8/28/2018 8:20 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:

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Understood, but a DC is going to have much more volume than a shop vac.
Just something to consider, if you put the DC in there and it does not
perform as well as when out in the open. The less restriction, the
better it is going to perform. AND these bag type DC's want to blow out
from all of the bag surface area. If you cover any of that up you are
cutting down on the efficiency. The bag laying in the open on the floor
would not be as efficient as when the bag is hanging under the blower on
a wall.


Keep us posted!

Question: How do these things work when it comes to larger-than-dust objects?

Can it pick up nuts, bolts, small cut-offs like a shop vac can? The current
set-up, with the cyclone device, keeps all debris out of the vac itself. Would
I need to use that for larger-than-dust items? The debris doesn't go though the
impeller does it?

Question: What's the difference between the portable device we're discussing
and the full size ones with 2 bags, top and bottom? What's that upper bag for?


I would try to retain the cyclone to collect those larger pieces, in
fact, collect most all of the debris as you are currently doing. That
will protect the impeller which the debris must pass by (sans a cyclone)
before landing in the bag.

When you say the full-size ones with two bags top and bottom, it sounds
like you're describing the Jet type dust collectors. Mine has a plastic
bag on the bottom which is where the debris is collected. The top used
to have a filter bag which I replaced with the Dust Dog pleated filter.
That's all the top bag is for, to filter the air before returning it to
the shop.

I've seen some collectors with two bags in a configuration similar to
what you're considering buying. In those instances, BOTH bags filter
and collect debris.

Using the cyclone with a good sized container should do the trick for you.