Thread: Who wants a small cyclone?

Originally Posted by Wongo

TP1, can you tell us how much the postage was?

for the dust deputy, I paid US$50.98 to Perth - to Oneida.

For the Super Dust Deputy I will use Access USA as a freight forwarder and the cost for this weight will be expensive, over $150 US

Thanks mate. I think $150 is not too bad becuase it is quite heavy (40 lb).

I just received a quote from them. The total cost of the dust deputy + shipping to Sydney is AUD $180. I think I will place the order soon.

G'day,
I have just placed an order for a Dust Deputy kit with Oneida. I had offered to get 5 and save on the freight but there was no advantage in that - they would just have shipped 5 boxes. Those of you who were interested might as well buy direct from Oneida, and those of you on the east coast might save a bit on the freight from the USA.

The cost for the kit is $99US plus $74.28 (about $199 Australian all up) for shipping by USPS who use train/road in the states and Australia and air freight across the Pacific.

Once I get mine I might look at importing the cyclone and making the rest of it - the drums, adaptor, hose etc. - but I just wanted to see the finished product first.

Oneida's website does not handle orders from outside the USA, so I sent 3 emails containing my credit card details. I will let you know how that works.

Thanks to those who expressed interest and sorry I can't help but there really was no benefit to anyone to do a bulk order, and having them delivered to Perth then sending them back to Sydney or Brisbane seemed a bit silly.

I will let you know as soon as it arrives, and of course, how well it works.

thanks for the info beer is good.
regards, justin.

I placed an order yesterday. The cost for the Deputy kit + shipping was AUD $180.

Originally Posted by justinmcf

hi beer is good.

i agree with warrick, i reckon it would be heaps cheaper if you order the cyclone by itself and source the buckets and bolts locally.

the link you have provided is great, it even shows the accessories needed. 2 buckets, 1 bucket lid, 2 plastic flanges for the hoses, 2 hoses. and a few nuts and bolts.

i dont know what that white rectangular thing is? do you reckon its a filter?

these should all be easily obtained at your local bunnies store.

count me in for 2 cyclones mate. (subject to financial approval from SWMBO and shipping costs)!

heres a few photos of the cyclone in action. borrowed from the fog website.

regards, justin.

Justin

Looking at a couple of the review articles it seems that the white pads go between the buucket and your vac when bolting together. The second bucket is bolted to the vac and simply holds the cyclone bucket.

thanks mat for taking the time to reply. i appreciate it mate.

regards, justin.

How long does the shipping take? Wongo have you got yours yet?

No, not yet.

They said they would ship the order within 5-6 days but That was 10 days ago.

Hopefully it is not to much longer.

Mine took around a couple of weeks.

It is here it is here.

I will vacuum the whole shed tonight, give it a good test and report back.

Put a plastic bag in your bucket.
introduce vacuum between the bag and the bucket as in these images. The looped hose at the bottom of my 30 gallon drum has 1/8" holes drilled every couple of inches (facing the bottom of the drum).Holds the bag with negative pressure.When the bag is full just tie up and replace with a new one(no dust in your face when emptying bucket into a bag. .Works like a champ!

Originally Posted by Wongo

I placed an order yesterday. The cost for the Deputy kit + shipping was AUD $180.

Jeez Wongo,
You got off lightly. I just checked my Visa statement online and it shows an amount of $291.20 for my Deputy!!

But mine arrived today Wednesday at 4pm. Very well packed and no signs of damage. I signed up for a tracking service that USPS offer, and that shows:

Electronic shipping info received 18/9/09

Arrival 24/9/09 at 5.00AM

International Despatch 24/9/09 at 5.04AM

So it looks like the Deputy sat in a warehouse for 6 days until they filled up the container with stuff for Oz. And then 6 days from New York to Perth is not bad.
Might send my personal F-111 next time though.

And I WILL be calling the bank to see how they worked out the price - I calculated about $190 Aust. for the Deputy AND freight!!!

I won't be able to play with mine for a couple of days so let me know how yours works and how you connected it up.

What? $291.

I gave it a good workout. It collected 1/3 of a bucket of dust. Checked the Shop vac and there was nothing in it. Took the cartridge filter out, brushed it and there was only a tiny bit of fine dust.

I am impressed.