Anyone Ever Actually Built Wood Mag. DC?
TKanzler
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I’ve got to finally do something about all the dust in my basement. The shop vac just doesn’t cut it. Looking back through the archives, lots of folks were planning on building the Penn State 1.5 hp dust collector from the Wood Mag. plans, and some have built the cyclone part (or similar), using some other blower, and there’s lots and lots of discussion about DC in general, but I don’t see any feedback on the a completed Penn State/Wood Mag. project. Has anyone actually built and is currently using the 1.5 hp cyclone DC per the plans, using the spec’d blower, and if so, how do you like it? How noisy is it, and how well does it collect chips and dust? Would you recommend it?
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I don't have any direct knowledge of the Wood Mag. "home-built", but we have an Oneida 1 1/2 h.p. cyclone dust collector, and couldn't be happier with it. We have it installed in an enclosed shed attached to our shop, with the air returned into the shop, to not lose heat, yet cut down on the sound level--results are no hellish level of sound, yet no discernable dust in the air. The concept sure works. I know this doesn't answer your specific question, but hope the info is helpful.
You might want to post your question over on the WOOD Magazine site. They have a forum dedicated to DC's and Air Cleaners. In addition, their "Tools & Tool Buying" forum gets much activity on the Wood cyclone. Go to: http://talk.woodmagazine.com/woodtalkindex.html
You can also download the latest version of their plans at their site. Some things have changed and there are recommended changes to accommodate different sized blowers.
So I spent about two hours last night reading up on cyclones and dust collection in general. This is a much bigger deal than I thought. I currently just wear a good VOC mask with a good face seal, but after reading last night I am inclined to buy or build a dust cyclone. See attached compilation of links below to avoid searching. My question is surrounding lung diseases and woodworking.
I am under the impression that while asthmatics and such may have an issue with saw dust that for the most part if you use the level of protection I am using, wood dust is really just an iritant and not a serious health risk assuming you do not have an allergy and are not working with "toxic" wood. Is this true???
Bill's Cyclone research - This was a really good site for general and specific info: http://cnets.net/~eclectic/woodworking/cyclone/index.html
Wood Online 'Dust Collection Forum' : http://talk.woodmagazine.com/default.sph/woodTalk.class?FNC=goToSubjectList__AWOODindex_html___33
Oneida Cyclones http://www.oneida-air.com/
Woodsucker Cyclones http://www.woodsucker.com/
Both Oneida and woodsucker are expensive for a home shop but it looks like a great way to go if you have the cash. Dust collectors appear to be the next best thing to a cyclone according to the web.
Grizzly dust collectors online catalogue web page: http://www.grizzlyimports.com/products/items-list.cfm?ObjectGroup_ID=370030&listtype=group&sort=price&User_ID=1621780&St=9987&St2=89274299&St3=-77900282&DS_ID=1
Amazon Vacuums and Dust Collection Online Catologue: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/553014/ref=br_bx_c_2_12/104-0551510-6376727
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