Bombarde16 Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 This is Harbor Freight's 2HP dust collector, stacked on top of a plastic cyclone from Oneida. Wasn't thinking when I picked out a can to use as a collection bin at the bottom. Even with nothing connected, this is what happens. https://youtu.be/elQVeCb2xjA Seemed like a good idea at the time and all that. Apply palm to forehead. Stronger collection bin on the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 LOL hey at least you know you have some serious suction there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 Any big box store..... 30 gal. metal trash can. Works like a charm, and not expensive. Then remove hand print from forehead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 I bought a ? gallon fiber container/drum for mine and cut a vertical slot into the side and attached a strip of acrylic as a window. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted October 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 14 hours ago, RichardA said: Any big box store..... 30 gal. metal trash can. Works like a charm, and not expensive. Then remove hand print from forehead. Certainly a smart option. Lowes currently offers this for $22. I decided instead to make a square collection bin. Currently upside down waiting for the construction adhesive to dry so I can flush the bottom to the sides. It's more time-consuming than buying a metal can and it means that I'll have to shovel the contents into a secondary container instead of taking the entire can outside, but I figure this approach has a few benefits. I can fit it to the low ceiling and get more capacity for the space I have at hand. As K Cooper pointed out, I can cut a window in the side to help monitor the contents as it fills up. This used up a pile of particle board salvaged from a derelict ping pong table in the church youth room. The material has a smooth (thermoplastic?) surface on one side, so I made that face in. Since my split-top Roubo is still on hold, I'm a little short on hernia-inducing heavy objects in the shop. A large box made of 3/4" particleboard serves that purpose nicely. Off to get a few casters and then to make the lid for the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 40 minutes ago, Bombarde16 said: ...and it means that I'll have to shovel the contents into a secondary container instead of taking the entire can outside, While I commend your ingenuity this would keep me from going that route. I doesn't seem like it would be an issue but in my mind that would be a royal pain and will reintroduce already collected dust back into the shop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 If the dimensions are not too large, you could use the heavy duty extra large bag liners that Oneida sells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnesota Steve Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Bombarde16 said: Certainly a smart option. Lowes currently offers this for $22. And made in Winona, Minnesota! At least most of their stuff is... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted October 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 2 hours ago, pkinneb said: While I commend your ingenuity this would keep me from going that route. I doesn't seem like it would be an issue but in my mind that would be a royal pain and will reintroduce already collected dust back into the shop. Quite possibly. And if this ends up being a deal breaker, I'll get a round can and I'm only out the time it took to make a box. But I'm optimistic for two reasons: Frank Howarth's setup is a square box that he shovels out regularly. Monkey see, monkey do. This box will only collect dust that is large enough to fall out in the cyclone. All of the fines get blasted out into the backyard or, if I ever install one, caught in a filter after the impeller. Theoretically, shoveling out what remains won't be an unmanageable exercise sending fresh clouds all over the shop. Time will tell. For now, I just want to get this foolish thing together and functional! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 Understood. I just know emptying my Onieda out is a pain and it is just a plastic bag liner LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted October 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 20 hours ago, pkinneb said: Understood. I just know emptying my Onieda out is a pain and it is just a plastic bag liner LOL Raises a fair question. Does the system even exist where emptying things out is not a pain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Bombarde16 said: Raises a fair question. Does the system even exist where emptying things out is not a pain? LOL good point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Bombarde16 said: Raises a fair question. Does the system even exist where emptying things out is not a pain? Yes, but not likely where you live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 I hate emptying mine, but the alternative is worse . A collector filter is a bit of a singularity where the laws of physics don't apply, where that small object can contain vast amounts of dust, possibly tons. I know this cause I didn't empty my bin once. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted November 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2018 Finally got the collection box done. Came up a few couplings short and I've got a few mods to make to the table saw's port before making the final connection. That said and for tonight, I can proudly report that it does indeed suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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