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Cyclone Separator for Dust Collector
While at the Woodworkers Showcase in Saratoga Springs today I saw something
that was rather interesting... On display was a cyclone unit that sits on top of the steel trash can and hooks up to a two bag dust collector. I spoke with the vendor about it a bit and thought it was rather interesting. Thus I figured I'd mention it here (I've got NO connection to the vendor). The vendor mentioned he had them listed on e-Bay so I looked them up. The assembly has low headroom requirements as there is no blower on top and there is no space between the top of the can and cyclone. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW John |
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I wonder what kind of improvement this thing is over just using the trash
can with the plastic lid for the two stage, like this: http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx...&FamilyID=4310 --dave "John Grossbohlin" wrote in message link.net... While at the Woodworkers Showcase in Saratoga Springs today I saw something that was rather interesting... On display was a cyclone unit that sits on top of the steel trash can and hooks up to a two bag dust collector. I spoke with the vendor about it a bit and thought it was rather interesting. Thus I figured I'd mention it here (I've got NO connection to the vendor). The vendor mentioned he had them listed on e-Bay so I looked them up. The assembly has low headroom requirements as there is no blower on top and there is no space between the top of the can and cyclone. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW John |
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Dave Jackson wrote:
I wonder what kind of improvement this thing is over just using the trash can with the plastic lid for the two stage, like this: http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx...&FamilyID=4310 Probably a considerable improvement. A true cyclone gets just about everything except the super-fines. --dave "John Grossbohlin" wrote in message link.net... While at the Woodworkers Showcase in Saratoga Springs today I saw something that was rather interesting... On display was a cyclone unit that sits on top of the steel trash can and hooks up to a two bag dust collector. I spoke with the vendor about it a bit and thought it was rather interesting. Thus I figured I'd mention it here (I've got NO connection to the vendor). The vendor mentioned he had them listed on e-Bay so I looked them up. The assembly has low headroom requirements as there is no blower on top and there is no space between the top of the can and cyclone. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW John -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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"Dave Jackson" wrote in message link.net... I wonder what kind of improvement this thing is over just using the trash can with the plastic lid for the two stage, like this: http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx...&FamilyID=4310 --dave If it is indeed a cyclone, it will precipitate most of the dust, let alone the chips. It is also less prone to surprise bagfuls caused by taking the last couple of passes on those two boards you're planing. |
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On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 14:08:40 GMT, "Dave Jackson"
wrote: I wonder what kind of improvement this thing is over just using the trash can with the plastic lid for the two stage, like this: That isn't a cyclone, that's a drop box. For 4" hose and a chip collector for a thicknesser, it's not a bad idea. But for sawdust from my bandsaw, my home-made 2 1/2" hose cyclone collects all the dust and doesn't pass anything to the vacuum. I can be emptying two bucketfuls of dust from the cyclone before I've even collected a dust cake on the vacuum filter. -- If we fail, then let us fail heroically (or even better, stoichiometrically) |
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"J. Clarke" wrote in message ... Dave Jackson wrote: I wonder what kind of improvement this thing is over just using the trash can with the plastic lid for the two stage, like this: http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx...&FamilyID=4310 Probably a considerable improvement. A true cyclone gets just about everything except the super-fines. The vendor claimed that you could run a thickness planer with no bag... and that little dust would make it to the filter bags for other uses. Claims that sound similar to other cyclone vendor's claims! As concerns the design. I looked at the inside of the unit and it doesn't look fundamentally different than the inside of a Oneida cyclone. There is an inlet coming into the side of the cylinder near the top and an outlet tube exiting the top that extends down into the cylinder. The drop opening has a flange that is supposed to be fastened to the trash can's top and sealed with silicone (obviously a hole has to be cut in the top!). John |
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"John Grossbohlin" wrote in
nk.net: "J. Clarke" wrote in message ... Dave Jackson wrote: I wonder what kind of improvement this thing is over just using the trash can with the plastic lid for the two stage, like this: http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx...&FamilyID=4310 Probably a considerable improvement. A true cyclone gets just about everything except the super-fines. The vendor claimed that you could run a thickness planer with no bag... and that little dust would make it to the filter bags for other uses. Claims that sound similar to other cyclone vendor's claims! As concerns the design. I looked at the inside of the unit and it doesn't look fundamentally different than the inside of a Oneida cyclone. There is an inlet coming into the side of the cylinder near the top and an outlet tube exiting the top that extends down into the cylinder. The drop opening has a flange that is supposed to be fastened to the trash can's top and sealed with silicone (obviously a hole has to be cut in the top!). John With a sufficiently tall trash can, I get very similar results with my plywood and PVC homebuilt. I think that was Andy's point as well. My thinkness planer produces very little 'dust' either, but lots of shavings. And my neighbor, with a 2 hp Oneida, runs without bags or filters, ducting the exhaust out through the wall, 8' up. After 6 months, there was but a small dusting visible on the eave boards. There is science. There is engineering. And there is marketing. And there are practical matters. Sometimes they actually talk to one another. Patriarch |
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On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 02:00:50 GMT, "John Grossbohlin"
wrote: The vendor claimed that you could run a thickness planer with no bag. That has as much to do with (sharp) thickness planers making very little dust and their shavings being quite large. Now try that trick with it hooked to a bandsaw. |
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"Andy Dingley" wrote in message ... On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 02:00:50 GMT, "John Grossbohlin" wrote: The vendor claimed that you could run a thickness planer with no bag. That has as much to do with (sharp) thickness planers making very little dust and their shavings being quite large. Now try that trick with it hooked to a bandsaw. No argument there! I run a dust collector and air cleaner when using the table saw, bandsaw, CMS, or doing any sanding (even hand sanding). The jointer, thickness planer, drill press, and hollow chisel mortiser don't require the air cleaner. The shaper... well, that depends on what I'm cutting and what profile. Some shaper work makes a lot of dust and some chips and others make very little dust and lots of chips. I don't do much with my router table any more but it tended to be much like the shaper. While this cyclone separator isn't as robust as the Onieda or Penn State units it appears to be serviceable. I found out Sunday that a local vendor is stocking them (Warren Cutlery -- also a stocking Fox dealer). The next time I'm over near Warren Cutlery I'm going to stop in and ask Jim for a demo... John |
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My thinkness planer produces very little 'dust' either,
Is yours one of them newfangled "smart" planers? |
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