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I had posted this project in the Forum section of this site as I was designing and building my system.
Many of you had commented and took the time to answer my growing list of questions and to you all I say
Thank You!

Here is what I started with. A basic Jet DC1100 Dust collector.



After a ton of research I settled on the Oneida Super Dust Deputy with a 5" inlet.
I stacked the blower from the DC1100 on top of it and mounted it to the wall.
I knew I wanted a small barrel so that I never had to worry about it getting too heavy for me to lift.
I also wanted flexibility between the lid of the barrel and the bottom of the SDD so I added a support to hold the SDD in place and added an 8" long section of 6" flex hose.
That got me to this point.



It was now time to chose ducting and fittings. I chose 5" ducting and fittings from Oneida.
Oneida recommends 5" duct work with this set up and so that's what I did.
(with the exception of the exhaust. I used 6" HVAC fittings and duct work)
They recommended at least 5' of straight duct before entering the cyclone, That worked out well for me.



I also took the advice of "Carl10" and added a baffle in the cyclone itself. His research showed that I might gain as much as 8% more efficiency by correcting the direction of the air flow to match the flow inside the cyclone. It also helps reduce noise levels.



After adding the 5' of straight ducting I added my fist of 3 wyes. Two of them reduced down to 4" for the Jointer and the Bandsaw and the third remained at 5" for the drop to the table saw.





The final piece was a 15' run from the table saw drop across the ceiling of the garage and down to the Spindle sander.



I vented the exhaust of the SDD outside via a 6" dryer vent. I have several bushes right by the vent and I have yet to see any sawdust build up on them which leads me to believe that I am capturing the dust I am collecting better than I was previously.
I also run a WEN air filtration unit that hangs from the ceiling.



After 6 months of use I am pretty satisfied with this little set up. I haven't had any issues with either the Jointer or my Plainer clogging up the ducting so I am going to give this set up a thumbs up.

I'm sorry I didn't get a picture of everything all hooked up and running but my wife parks her car in the middle of my shop every night.

Thank you all again for your kind comments and advice during my barrage of questions. You are a valuable resource for amateur wood workers like me.

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The baffle inside the cyclone is the only thing that baffles me. I'll have to look into that before I get mine put together.
 

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The baffle inside the cyclone is the only thing that baffles me. I ll have to look into that before I get mine put together.

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The way it was explained to me is the air coming in is spinning one direction and the air in the cyclone is spinning the opposite direction. When they collide energy is wasted as one stops the rotation of the other and then begins to spin it in it's direction. That wasted energy causes a loss of CFM's and also makes a lot of noise.
I could definitely tell the difference in the sound when I added the baffle but I don't really have a way to measure the efficiency.
 

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Nice work! I'm planning on purchasing a SDD soon and change up my system. I wanted to ask for some reference links for the Air straightener baffle thingo you speak of. Thanks!
 

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Nice work on this, great set up. I haven't heard about the baffle idea, I'm going to have to check that out. I have a similar set up for those interested. Finding a good deal on the blower itself proved more difficult than I expected. Needed something 110 and for a good price considering I didn't want the filter etc. Ended up finding this unit through PSI which sells just the blower itself.
 

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Nice work! I m planning on purchasing a SDD soon and change up my system. I wanted to ask for some reference links for the Air straightener baffle thingo you speak of. Thanks!

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Here is the link to the thread. It's kind of long but you'll find it in there.
http://lumberjocks.com/topics/256729
 

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This dust system is so nice. You did a great job on this system. Congratulations.
 

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Nice job fivecodys!! What is the noise level like outside your house at the exhaust vent? I am tempted to exhaust to the outside but I am hesitant because of the noise.
 

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Nice job fivecodys!! What is the noise level like outside your house at the exhaust vent? I am tempted to exhaust to the outside but I am hesitant because of the noise.

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Thanks,
It's pretty noisy but my neighbors garage is in between his house and mine and he said he can't hear it when it's on so I'm ok.
He is a wood working guy too so he is cool with all the noise I make. I used to work with the garage door up anyhow so it's not much different.
 

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This dust system is so nice. You did a great job on this system. Congratulations.

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Thanks Charles. I had a lot of help from you guys.
 

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I thought I should add the final bits to this post.
Here is the Dryer vent I used to send the exhaust air outside and the muffler system I used to reduce the volume of the exhaust outside of the shop.



https://www.lumberjocks.com/topics/303743
 

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Just getting ready to install my DC system and this post is very helpful…nicely done and many thanks.
 

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The exhaust from the DC outside was really loud. After some more research I found a fella who used insulated flex ducting and it really quietened down the exterior noise. I use it on mine as well and now it just sounds like the clothes dryer is running when you walk by it.


I have strapped it to the wall since this was taken. Huge improvement!
 

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Great job!
I've been looking to do exactly this with my Jet Dust Extractor.
I currently have the following setup on a Thein filter set into the top of the trash can (image below). I started to look at removing the plastic two inlet port without damaging it but for the life of me I can't work out how to do it - have you any pointers?
 

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Great job!
I ve been looking to do exactly this with my Jet Dust Extractor.
I currently have the following setup on a Thein filter set into the top of the trash can (image below). I started to look at removing the plastic two inlet port without damaging it but for the life of me I can t work out how to do it - have you any pointers?


Mine was put on with just a friction fit. I just stuck a small pry-bar behind it and just slowly worked it off.
Yours looks like it might be a newer model than mine and it's hard to tell from the picture but give that a try and see if it moves.

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Very nice setup fivecodys,
Can you tell us how you fabricated the baffle in the outlet of your cyclone? I'd be very interested in trying that.

Thanks!
Tom
 

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Very nice setup fivecodys,
Can you tell us how you fabricated the baffle in the outlet of your cyclone? I d be very interested in trying that.

Thanks!
Tom

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Good morning Tom,
It's actually very simple. I used a 1/8" thick piece of Centra. (we do sign work so we had a bunch of scraps laying around at work) It's basically plastic.

I played around with the size (folding and cutting) until I could get it to fit flush and tightly against the sides.
It springs out on it's own due to the thickness of the Centra
I stuck one screw into it at the fold so it would not move around. I don't really think it could have moved anyway but I didn't want to find out later and have to take it all apart again.
I didn't really have a way to measure the efficiency but I was able to use an app on my phone to measure before and after sound decibels. If I remember right it was about 7 decibels lower with the baffle.

By the way, The picture I posted is not from my cyclone. Carl sent me that pic. I forgot to take one as I was fooling around with it. It looked exactly the same even though I think I used a red piece of Centra. I must say that my cyclone is capturing all visible chips and dust. We have dark green bushes right outside where my vent is and there is no sign of any dust on them even after using the RO sander for 1/2 hour straight. Give it a try and let me know if you can tell a difference.

Have fun.
 

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Fivecodys,
Thank you! 7 dB is huge. It is definitely worth a try.
 

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I added the baffle/straightener to my 6" SDD cyclone today. I made it out of some spare sheet metal I had in my shop. Took about an hour to install and I can definitely tell the difference. I measured before and after and got about a 2-3 dB difference.

Turbulence from the colliding airstreams is much less noticeable now. Less pulsing noise. More whoosh. There is less vibration of the SDD so I can tell there are very positive effects. Did not take any CFM readings but I was very happy with my airflow before. So I guess it could only go up.

I'll take it! Thanks again.
 

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I added the baffle/straightener to my 6" SDD cyclone today. I made it out of some spare sheet metal I had in my shop. Took about an hour to install and I can definitely tell the difference. I measured before and after and got about a 2-3 dB difference.

Turbulence from the colliding airstreams is much less noticeable now. Less pulsing noise. More whoosh. There is less vibration of the SDD so I can tell there are very positive effects. Did not take any CFM readings but I was very happy with my airflow before. So I guess it could only go up.

I'll take it! Thanks again.

- tfeni52355
That great Tom. I'm glad it worked out for you.
I love how this forum works and all the great minds that figure this stuff out.
Have fun and enjoy the new system.
 
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