Project by SASmith | posted 02-21-2012 11:24 PM | 12727 views | 34 times favorited | 48 comments | ![]() |
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This is what I call a woodworkers solution to a metal working problem. Made of SPF 2×4’s from the big box store.
The pictures pretty much tell the story. As you can see in pics 3 & 4 the cone is made using the bowl from a board method.
I am more than happy with the performance of the cyclone. I have filled the drum 5 times and there is not a handful of dust in the dust collector bag. Much more effective than the thein separator I had before.
Up next is to replace the filter bag on the DC with a cartridge filter and re-plumb the dust collection pipe.
If you have any question feel free to ask.
Scott
-- Scott Smith, Southern Illinois
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a1Jim
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#1 posted 02-21-2012 11:40 PM
I can’t believe my eyes this is unbelievably cool, Great Job Scott
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Martyroc
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#2 posted 02-21-2012 11:46 PM
Hi Scott, it looks good, I am in the process of doing the same thing. I am using all wood from pallets or found on the side of the road, only recycled lumber for this one. If you want to see the progress I have blog you can look at here. I have about 4 entries so far, and on Friday I will have more pallets to disassemble and make more components. If you have any question just let me know.
-- Martin ....always count the number of fingers you have before, and after using the saw.
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#3 posted 02-21-2012 11:46 PM
Impressive dust collector
-- Don, Royersford, PA
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#4 posted 02-21-2012 11:49 PM
Scott, I think you could make ANYTHING out of wood. I am enjoying my hf dc modification, hated emptying that bag all the time too.
-- bowtie,.....jus passin thru....
SASmith
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#5 posted 02-21-2012 11:53 PM
@Martyroc I considered the method that you are using but did not know how I would make the inside round.
That I why I made it the way I did. In pic 5 the cone has not been sanded and it was fairly smooth and already round.
-- Scott Smith, Southern Illinois
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#6 posted 02-21-2012 11:55 PM
WOW , that’s all I can say.
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#7 posted 02-22-2012 12:27 AM
a new era has arrived
from stone
bronze
steel
to WOOD !
very nice
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#8 posted 02-22-2012 12:38 AM
You are really good with that bandsaw!
-- Cau Haus Designs, Thomas J. Tieffenbacher
SASmith
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#9 posted 02-22-2012 12:42 AM
Thanks for the comments.
@ DocSavage. The 1/2 circle cutting jig did most of the work for me.
-- Scott Smith, Southern Illinois
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#10 posted 02-22-2012 12:50 AM
Lookin good! Did you seal it on the inside also?
SASmith
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#11 posted 02-22-2012 01:01 AM
@Greg: More coats of poly on the inside than I care to count. Time will tell how well the poly lasts.
-- Scott Smith, Southern Illinois
Martyroc
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#12 posted 02-22-2012 01:13 AM
Hi SASmith,
it’s a chore getting the inside smooth, a lot of planing & sanding, if I had plywood I would have made it similar to yours, but my goal was to use whatever lumber I could find. Since I get a lot of pallet’s and most of the wood is not that great I usually use them for shop builds. My wife said I need to clean up all the dust in the shop, so I said, I will buy a cyclone dust collector, to which she said “can’t you build that?”. That got me thinking but I was still not convinced, when a friend of mine doubted my skill and determination and said I couldn’t do it, thats all the convincing I needed. I will be using it with my shop vac temporarily when it’s done, since I used my spare motor for something else. I usually come across old motors in the trash at work, but of course now that I need one there has been nothing available. I attached the intake earlier and have some sanding to do, (“some” is an extreme under estimation). I still have the collection bin to build, but I won’t have any more wood until the end of the week. Until then it will sit in the shop ready for sanding.
-- Martin ....always count the number of fingers you have before, and after using the saw.
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#13 posted 02-22-2012 01:13 AM
Wow – really amazing…..can’t believe you would even consider such a project, but there you’ve gone and done it…...very cool.
Jeff
-- Jeff .... Minnesota, USA
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#14 posted 02-22-2012 01:43 AM
The jig helped! Your skill made it happen.
-- Cau Haus Designs, Thomas J. Tieffenbacher
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#15 posted 02-22-2012 01:49 AM
Thanks Doc
-- Scott Smith, Southern Illinois
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