Dust Collection #6: Revisions
So after about a month of using my new dust collection system I found a couple of areas that had opportunities for improvement. I added the Dust-Rite 5-micron dust collection filter bag from Rockler.com (#20431) shorting after completing the ducting, taking a peek inside the bag’s window shows that it is collecting a lot of dust. Makes me think my decision to not port outside of the shop was a good decision. The other issue I ran into was there was a lot of reduction in air flow due to the angle from the input of the Thein baffle and the vertical main duct. In order to eliminate this I moved the vertical main duct over one stud ~16” this allowed me to add a 45 degree elb...
