Thread: Cyclone Dust Separator Collector, Are these any good?

For $33, it's got to be worth a try!

Or you could buy one off an Australian seller, who is a forum member and provides fast postage with tracking and fitting advice and support. I've sold over 600 of these, demonstrated them at various venues and assisted countless woodies to get the right result at the right price. Pay less if you contact me through the forum. Unfortunately though I don't sell ladies fashion accessories!

And yes, if installed correctly they do work so well you will find it unbelievable.

Cheers,
David

I have one of David's cyclones and find it works extremely well. Below is a photo of how I originally set it up, but I have since mounted the bucket above the vacuum and used PVC pipe to connect the vacuum to the cyclone. I found I needed to do this as the ribs inside the hose was creating high pitched whistling sounds which was unbearable, whereas the smooth bore of the PVC takes it all away. At least 95% of the dust etc ends up in the cyclone.

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I must admit that I didn't know David sold these. A lot cheaper than the Dust Deputy!

Is it still a good idea to use a bag for the vac or can you do without this?

Originally Posted by Com_VC

Is it still a good idea to use a bag for the vac or can you do without this?

My understanding is that you still need to retain the filter bag to capture the particles a cyclone misses, but the effect is to vastly reduce the load on the filter bag. The bag will be capturing the finest particles.

David, PM sent.

Regards
Paul