Oddy
14th August 2013, 02:44 PM
Well I am looking at finally addressing dust collection properly in my workshop and am considering the Clearvue's. I am leaning towards the CVMAX to have that extra power on tap, though not sure if it is really needed in my case (only ever running a single tool at a time).
My workshop is a four car garage (that I share with a car from time to time). I will need to have extraction points to most of the garage area.
Now I have the option to put the cyclone inside the garage in a corner and vent out a side window, or put the whole unit outside. Putting the unit outside has some advantages in that the house backs onto a bush reserve and noise could be directed away from neighbours. Also it would save space in the workshop. The issue with the outside option is that the cyclone would be 1 floor below the garage level (adding to the length of the duct run) and also would require a 90 deg turn at point of entry into workshop (i.e. duct run up outside wall of house then an elbow and entry through an existing wall vent). Looking for any opinions on whether the penalties (to airflow) of doing this would outway the benefits of not having it inside the workshop?
I'm also giving consideration to noise control, especially if I install inside the workshop. I have seen various plans for mufflers. I would like to achieve the quietest installation possible. One idea I have is to use wall space around the cyclone to build a kind of baffle box. The idea is to use a large, shallow depth box with internal walls that present a zigzag path from entry to exit. Cross sectional area of the path would be equivalent to 8"-9" round ducting (or whatever is required for the cyclone exhaust). I would likely make the box out of thick mdf as well as other sound insulating material of some sort. The idea of this approach is that the multiple changes in direction of the exhaust would help cancel a lot of the noise before the exhaust is vented outside. Has anyone tried anything like this? Anyone have experience that would shoot down this theory?
My workshop is a four car garage (that I share with a car from time to time). I will need to have extraction points to most of the garage area.
Now I have the option to put the cyclone inside the garage in a corner and vent out a side window, or put the whole unit outside. Putting the unit outside has some advantages in that the house backs onto a bush reserve and noise could be directed away from neighbours. Also it would save space in the workshop. The issue with the outside option is that the cyclone would be 1 floor below the garage level (adding to the length of the duct run) and also would require a 90 deg turn at point of entry into workshop (i.e. duct run up outside wall of house then an elbow and entry through an existing wall vent). Looking for any opinions on whether the penalties (to airflow) of doing this would outway the benefits of not having it inside the workshop?
I'm also giving consideration to noise control, especially if I install inside the workshop. I have seen various plans for mufflers. I would like to achieve the quietest installation possible. One idea I have is to use wall space around the cyclone to build a kind of baffle box. The idea is to use a large, shallow depth box with internal walls that present a zigzag path from entry to exit. Cross sectional area of the path would be equivalent to 8"-9" round ducting (or whatever is required for the cyclone exhaust). I would likely make the box out of thick mdf as well as other sound insulating material of some sort. The idea of this approach is that the multiple changes in direction of the exhaust would help cancel a lot of the noise before the exhaust is vented outside. Has anyone tried anything like this? Anyone have experience that would shoot down this theory?