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Forum topic by jacobem3 | posted 06-01-2016 03:34 PM | 1554 views | 0 times favorited | 3 replies | ![]() |
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06-01-2016 03:34 PM |
I just got my first dedicated dust collector last night, the cheap HF 2HP unit everyone modifies. I’m expecting this to be a significant upgrade from my shopvac+dust deputy combo, but for $170 my expectations aren’t super high. It makes a little bit of a banging sound when it runs and it looks like the impeller is crooked on the shaft or maybe it’s just not very flat and/or round where it’s supposed to be. I was going to pull the impeller off and see if I could figure out how to do a crude balancing, but I haven’t been able to get it off the shaft. I uploaded 2 videos showing the imbalance and clanking sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejrv0uZEU60 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5UWa2ZQXQY Is that normal for this machine and something people just live with or would you call this one defective? Options on the table: - live with it What would you guys do? Thanks, |