Weld Repair of a Dust Collector Impeller

Don’t know if this will help, but you might call Clearvue and see if they will sell you their 16” (steel) impeller. You may still have to get some machine shop work done to fit that shaft. That would probably be true of anything else you find, tho’.

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Is it a small crack or one fin broke off completely? The weld will hold if it’s done right.

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Speaking of Clearvue: Grizzly has 16” impeller on the G0442 dust collector. It is suggested in forums as an alternate for DIY Clearvue DC. Grizzly parts list P0442014 for $252?

Look at the Cincinnati Fan (CF) catalog for PB (alum) and PBS (steel) blowers. They list the size of impellers in catalog, and show several different ~16” fans. CF produces many different types of blowers/impellers; and most items are made to order. So don’t expect to find impeller sitting on shelf waiting for your call. And yes, CF is old school; it is best to call them on phone.

Best Luck.

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I don’t know about the welding, but you want to make sure an impeller is strong. If it’s 16” in diameter and spinning at 3600RPM, that means the outside edge is going 170 MPH.

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Fred, did your come up with a solution?

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if welded , it will need to be balanced again, this is something many may forget to do, it will extend life of bearing and unit.
good luck, imo welding will be fine if done correctly,
rj in az

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