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17th October 2018, 09:57 PM #1Novice
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Dust collector - extending distance to filters
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In my dust collector cabinet, i have need to extend the distance between the bags/filters and the motor, similar to the crude picture i've attached. Are there any negatives to creating such a set up, assuming that the extensions are the same inner dimensions as the standard unit?
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17th October 2018, 10:12 PM #2.
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Should be ok but WHY?
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17th October 2018, 10:51 PM #3Novice
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Good question. Basically, its going to be hanging upside down just in front of a door. I need the bag/filter to be either side of the door to allow access.
Like this:
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I should also add that obviously the bags/filters will be the other way around.
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18th October 2018, 12:27 AM #5Novice
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Hi Bob
Apologies, im not sure what you mean here. For all intents and purposes its outside the shed... Its basically in an enclosed "room" that i've built and sectioned off, between the workshop and the outside (pipes enter the room from the workshop). The room has direct venting to outside. The room is basically to filter the dust, and act as a noise reducing environment. The door in the picture is the door into the workshop.
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18th October 2018, 03:45 AM #6GOLD MEMBER
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The up side to mounting the machine on the ceiling is the straight shot into the ducts along the ceiling without having to add elbows and pipe to bring it to the floor.
I do remember reading an article where someone had raised the DC higher (but not on the ceiling) and had removed the bottom of the lower bag. He clamped it to the modified lid of a small barrel which was easier to remove and dump. it also increased the filter area since they didn't fill with shavings. Something you could consider if your lower bags are fabric too.
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18th October 2018, 07:07 AM #7Woodworking mechanic
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Will the chip separation ring/cone, in the centre, work correctly if it’s upside down as in normal orientation the airflow enters below the cone?
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18th October 2018, 07:15 AM #8GOLD MEMBER
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From post 3. "I should also add that obviously the bags/filters will be the other way around."
That would mean flipping the ring the right way around.
Pete
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18th October 2018, 08:14 AM #9
I have contemplated separating the filter and bags from the blower too, and would be interested in what you are considering using for the extension.
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You will probably need to put a shelves under the collection bags as the weight of the sawdust will not be supportable by the plastic collection bags.
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18th October 2018, 08:27 PM #11Novice
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The up side to mounting the machine on the ceiling is the straight shot into the ducts along the ceiling without having to add elbows and pipe to bring it to the floor.
Will the chip separation ring/cone, in the centre, work correctly if it’s upside down as in normal orientation the airflow enters below the cone?
I have contemplated separating the filter and bags from the blower too, and would be interested in what you are considering using for the extension.
You will probably need to put a shelves under the collection bags as the weight of the sawdust will not be supportable by the plastic collection bags.
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