Results 1 to 8 of 8
  1. #1
    crowie's Avatar
    crowie is online now Life's Good, Enjoy each new day & try to encourage
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    Faulconbridge, Lower Blue Mountains
    Age
    68
    Posts
    11,164

    Default Is it worth adding one of these in front of the dust collector? Hafco CDS-2/3 - 110l

    I have a JET Model No: DC-1200VX with 2hp single phase motor plus 2 micron filter setup at home.

    My question is, is it worth adding one of these in front of the dust collector?

    Hafco CDS-2/3 - 110lt Cyclone Dust Separator - The main advantages of this CDS-2/3 cyclone separator is the ability to extract and hold large particles and chips before they reach the dust collector impellers resulting in no more loss of suction from blocked filters. The cyclone is designed as a pre-filter for your dust collector. It has no moving parts, and nothing to wear out, clog up or replace.

    Separates up to 99% of dust from the air stream prior to reaching the filter. This prevents your collector’s filter from clogging, allowing you to work safer and longer while saving you valuable time and money on replacement filters and collection bags. The mobile collection bin is fitted with a waste sight viewing window and wheels for easy disposal.

    Thank you for all and any assistance and advice, especially from anyone you has already done something similar.
    Cheers, crowie

  2. # ADS
    Google Adsense Advertisement
    Join Date
    Always
    Location
    Advertising world
    Age
    2010
    Posts
    Many





     
  3. #2
    Join Date
    Aug 2004
    Location
    Perth WA
    Posts
    2,035

    Default

    Save yourself lots of $$$$ and get yourself one of these from Carbatec and sit it on top of a 200lt bin with a lit clamp.

    I'll post a picture of my set up tomorrow if some one else doesn't do it beforehand.
    Experienced in removing the tree from the furniture

  4. #3
    Join Date
    Dec 2010
    Location
    Mornington Peninsula
    Posts
    2,741

    Default

    Just did a very quick search of the Carbatec website, and could not find it. It could very well (in all likelihood just be my search skills) be there, but I could not find it.

    Any direct links appreciated.

  5. #4
    Join Date
    Apr 2001
    Location
    Perth
    Posts
    10,810

    Default

    Hi Crowie

    The answer is maybe

    I have a similar set up: 2 hp Carbie with 1 micron pleated filter, with Super Dust Deputy ...



    This is fed by a table saw, combo jointer/thicknesser, and bandsaw. I would like to use 6" hose, but my Hammer machines are set up for 5". There is also an air filter, which goes on a timer when I am out of the workshop. Plus I ventilate by opening a double garage door. And also use hand tools half the time.

    This dust collection system to be a stop gap, for a few more years, until I retire and we move home. The cost of upgrading now is too great.

    So how does it work? It's decent but could be a lot better. It got better with 5" hose replacing 4". 6" would be better still, but then the impeller needs to be larger, and the hp needs to be greater to push more air along the hoses. Smooth bore hoses would be more efficient than mine ...



    I only feed one machine at a time, using blast gates.

    The Super Dust Deputy is preferred to going directly into the DC. But it is a compromise: the SDD robs some of the hp/air flow. At the same time, it removes some of the larger particles and makes less work for the DC. I tried the DC on its own and preferred it with the SDD.

    I have mentioned all these factors as they involve decision points for you, especially hose type and size.

    By the way, that "dust lid" is sold by Timbecon, and is junk. Don't waste your money. There is more to a separator than sticking two hoses into a bin.

    Regards from Perth

    Derek
    Visit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.

  6. #5
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Location
    Towradgi
    Posts
    4,835

    Default

    Crowie, I made my own separator. The separator gets emptied every month or so, I have not had to empty the bag in years.

    Dusty 06.jpg
    Pat
    Work is a necessary evil to be avoided. Mark Twain

  7. #6
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Location
    Perth
    Posts
    27,757

    Default

    Adding any separator or cyclone will reduce the air flow by as much as 45% (Bill Pentz figure - not mine) - you simply cannot tell this by holding your hand in front of a bit of flex. Even measuring This with is flow meters is tricky.

    Using a separator or cyclone and small ducting on smaller DCs will result in more of a hit on air flow than on larger cyclones. This is why Clearvue systems use a 4HP motor and large impeller on their cyclones. Using separators on vacuum cleaner is not as bad either as Vacs use a high pressure low flow operation so can afford to lose a bit of pressure.

    The result of using a cyclone or separator is you may well have cleaner filters BUT you will definitely collect less air and hence fine dust so it remains behind in the shed and makes a mess let alone any health impact. The smaller your DC there worse this will be.

    Looking in your filter for fine dust is looking the wrong place - look around your shed instead. Remember it only takes a cotton bud head amount of very fine dust to contaminate your shed air to above recommended OHS levels. Also the fine dust of concen may go straight through your separator and filters anyway so you won't see it inside your filter bag - this is why DCs should be vented or located outside a shed.

    You can get around the reduced flow and hence lower fine dust removable by improving your ventilation by adding exhaust fans and setting up a cross flow through your shed.

  8. #7
    Join Date
    Aug 2004
    Location
    Perth WA
    Posts
    2,035

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by cava View Post
    Just did a very quick search of the Carbatec website, and could not find it. It could very well (in all likelihood just be my search skills) be there, but I could not find it.

    Any direct links appreciated.
    Try this Carbatec Dust Bin Separator | Carbatec

    Further to my post above here are pictures of my set up - the 200ltr bin, the underside of the bin lid with the elbows (additional) and must face in the opposite direction, the bin lid clip, the last two pictures are of one bag that is full of fines only (its like flour). I've had to empty the drum full of shavings many times but the bag of fines has accumulated over several years. Now I use these fines for filling cracks etc in timber particularly Jarrah as its more natural than any manufactured putty/fillers.
    Attached Images Attached Images
    Experienced in removing the tree from the furniture

  9. #8
    Join Date
    May 2011
    Location
    Albury
    Posts
    3,019

    Default

    The Hafco cyclone and collector bin Crowie is asking about has a 6" inlet and outlet. The Carbatec seperator lid has 4" inlet and outlet. In ultimate performance terms the Carbatec item would run a very poor second, more a retrograde step than an improvement.

    Just my 2c worth.

Similar Threads

  1. Hafco dust collector
    By russ57 in forum FOR SALE on eBay and external sites.
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 30th July 2021, 08:56 AM
  2. N.S.W. Hafco Woodmaster Dust Collector.
    By Cremorne in forum WOODWORK - Tools & Machinery
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 23rd September 2020, 08:25 AM
  3. Replies: 13
    Last Post: 15th November 2017, 11:54 PM
  4. Hafco Dust Collector DC-1
    By John H in forum GENERAL & SMALL MACHINERY
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 22nd June 2008, 11:02 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •