mark wrote:

Is it possible to install a cyclone without tearing apart
your existing dust collector and mounting the motor and
impeller on top? I mean something like the plastic
garbage can lid thing, only an actual cyclone.

Mark...

Did you visit the link above? What you're asking about is
what [I think] I did. My plastic lids are clear and I hope
to tell you that it sure /looks/ like cyclones in in the
barrels.

Yes, I guess my question was can I use the funnel-shaped
cyclone in the manner that you did, with the garbage cans.
Incidentally, after seeing your site, I ordered one of the
clear ones to try....will it work ok on a galvanized trashcan?

Sorry, I misunderstood - I've never used one of the funnel-shaped
cyclone units...

It should work provided the trash can is the right size. I think
you're going to be pleased.

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Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/solar.html