The lid appears to be symetrical, so I don't think that's the problem I
also added an elbow on the inside of the inlet to try to break up the
cyclonic action, but the results are the same.

Art



Derek Andrews wrote:

Art and Diane wrote:

Unfortunately, I haven't as good luck with the 2 stage setup. My
garbage can lid came from Woodcraft several years ago and fits quite
tightly on the galvanized can I got for it. The collector is a Jet
in the 1.5 to 2 hp range as I recall (it is 220v) and I wouldn't
think my pipe system is particularly efficient (the collector is in
one room and the pipes branch off in many different angles into 2
other room that make up my shop). My problem is that dispite all
this, the suction is still great enough to suck all the chips, no
matter how large, through the can and into the lower bag on the
collector. I've added an elbow to the inside of the can (having
suspected that the layout of the inlet and outlet created a vortex
that didn't allow the chips to reach the bottom of the can), but it
has not helped.
There are so many positive comments here about the setup, I figure I
must be doing something wrong, but I have no clue what it might be.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.


I kind of hate to ask this, but are you sure you have it hooked up the
right way? On mine the hose from the lathe comes in on the perimeter
of the lid. The hose to the collector comes out of the center of the
lid. That really is the only reason I can think of for the setup not
to work.

My set up is similar to yours. The collector is in another room and
there must be 30 feet of 4" pipe between it and the bin by the lathe.
I have the Veritas lid from Lee Valley Tools. I don't remember the
rating of the collector, but 1.5 hp wouldn't be far wrong.