My only semi related experience is with a shop-built air filter I constructed from a
left-over furnace blower. It is in a large box with 20"x25" filters on each side. The
unit has two speeds and is hung from the ceiling over my TS. I am considering buying
the WoodSucker 2 HP Cyclone Dust Collector rather than a Jet DC1100CK with only one
canister filter, but much cheaper. The URL is:

http://www.woodsucker.com

Do any of you have the WoodSucker DC? All pro or con comments welcomed.

Hoyt W.
Trinity, Alabama

Hoyt Weathers wrote:

My only semi related experience is with a shop-built air filter I constructed from a
left-over furnace blower. It is in a large box with 20"x25" filters on each side. The
unit has two speeds and is hung from the ceiling over my TS. I am considering buying
the WoodSucker 2 HP Cyclone Dust Collector rather than a Jet DC1100CK with only one
canister filter, but much cheaper. The URL is:

http://www.woodsucker.com

Do any of you have the WoodSucker DC? All pro or con comments welcomed.

Hoyt W.
Trinity, Alabama

Please disregard the above posting. I ran a search on Google Groups and found out more
than enough answers concerning the WoodSucker and other DCs.

Hoyt W.

Please disregard the above posting. I ran a search on Google Groups and found out more
than enough answers concerning the WoodSucker and other DCs.

(G) the woodsucker will do you good. to get the best out of ut use 6" pipe to as
close to the machines as possible. nice big curves too.

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Steve Knight wrote:

Please disregard the above posting. I ran a search on Google Groups and found out more
than enough answers concerning the WoodSucker and other DCs.

(G) the woodsucker will do you good. to get the best out of ut use 6" pipe to as
close to the machines as possible. nice big curves too.

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Custom made wooden planes at reasonable prices
See http://www.knight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions.

Thanks Steve. I had come to the conclusion to use 6" snap-together metal pipe and fittings
for the overhead runs and the drop downs along the walls of my shop. Then I will have short
runs of flexible 4" tubing into or onto the dust makers.
Hoyt W.

Thanks Steve. I had come to the conclusion to use 6" snap-together metal pipe and fittings
for the overhead runs and the drop downs along the walls of my shop. Then I will have short
runs of flexible 4" tubing into or onto the dust makers.

there you go. if you can go clear to the machine with 6" it's even better but
then the 6" gates and such really start adding up in price. I need all the
airflow I can get because of the tropicals I use. they make such fine dust. s oI
had to work hard for the most airflow. soon you will find out the dc is the
cheap part (G)

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Steve Knight wrote:

Thanks Steve. I had come to the conclusion to use 6" snap-together metal pipe and fittings
for the overhead runs and the drop downs along the walls of my shop. Then I will have short
runs of flexible 4" tubing into or onto the dust makers.

there you go. if you can go clear to the machine with 6" it's even better but
then the 6" gates and such really start adding up in price. I need all the
airflow I can get because of the tropicals I use. they make such fine dust. s oI
had to work hard for the most airflow. soon you will find out the dc is the
cheap part (G)

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Knight-Toolworks & Custom Planes
Custom made wooden planes at reasonable prices
See http://www.knight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions.

Thanks for the additional info Steve. Pick me apart on this:

I had planned to neck down to 4" intakes at the points of dust generation. My idea for that is
that the velocity would be greater than with 6" at those points. I will be running only one
dust maker at a time. The cost of 6" blast gates is not a concern for me. Perhaps I am full of
prunes on this plan. Please advise.
Hoyt

The cost of 6" blast gates is not a concern for me.

One of the biggest problems with dust pickup is how it is gathered at the
source. So if you don't mind spending on 6" blastgates, you may want to
consider having custom sheetmetal pickups for al your equipment. You hook that
up to the Woodsucker, you should hav eno problems. Also, don't forget to have a
dust pickup for the tablesw guard; it's a huge generator while ripping.

DarylRos wrote:

The cost of 6" blast gates is not a concern for me.

One of the biggest problems with dust pickup is how it is gathered at the
source. So if you don't mind spending on 6" blastgates, you may want to
consider having custom sheetmetal pickups for al your equipment. You hook that
up to the Woodsucker, you should hav eno problems. Also, don't forget to have a
dust pickup for the tablesw guard; it's a huge generator while ripping.

TKS for your comments Daryl. My biggest concern ATT is getting the dust from under my
General 350 TS. I installed their dust port thingie on the right side, but I can't
tell any difference when it is connected to my big ShopVac. I will have to build
something inside the cabinet sort of like an inverted and truncated pyramid with a
round opening in the bottom. I can make that out of 1/4" Masonite and a female
fitting. Sucking dust from the top should be no problem since there are square and
rectangular intake nozzles for that sort of thing.

Hoyt W.