Project Information
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.
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.