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   jimmiem | Jan 23, 2009 03:05am | #1

   Do you just collect above the blade?  What about from below? 

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   BuilderontheLake | Jan 24, 2009 07:25pm | #7

   It is important to get both above and below the blade. When I used to rip cedar 2x or 3/4" mdf sheets I would end up with covered with dust from of my neck to my belt, now I am clean as a whistle.

   I have a 6" line that goes into a box I made under my 10" delta contactors saw. I have plastic sign board taped to the back of the saw to close up the box where the fan belt goes to the external motor. I wye off of the 6" line to a 4" flex that mounts to the overhead saw guard. The saw guard is only 3" wide so i reduced 4-3 right at the guard. The guard is clear plastic on the sides and was open on the front. Made no sense to me. I simply closed it with a piece of plywood. You can see most of this set up on my blogg http://www.builderonthelake.com

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   PeteToo | Jan 23, 2009 05:59am | #2

   Dear Builder,

   I clicked on your "clearviewcyclone.com" and got a page that led me to "clearviewcycloneS.com" (my capitalization of the "S").  When I clicked on that link my Vista program warned me that the website was trying to take control of my computer, so I clicked "Cancel".

   I did manage to load the site but got only a couple of the pictures and not enough to undestand what they were trying to tell me.

   Is there a better way to see this gadget?  How much do they get for it?

   Respectfully,

   Pete

    

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   nboucher | Jan 24, 2009 12:55am | #4

   The link is clearvuecyclone.com.Norman

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   dgreen | Jan 24, 2009 01:06am | #5

   The correct link is http://www.clearvuecyclones.com/.

   Taken straight from Bill Pentz homepage and tested. 

    

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   Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.~ Denis Diderot

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   nboucher | Jan 25, 2009 04:31pm | #9

   Oops. Forgot the s. Thanks for the correction.
   --N

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   Tinkerer3 | Jan 23, 2009 09:31am | #3

   I am interested in your fold up outfeed table.  Would you care to post some pictures?

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   BuilderontheLake | Jan 24, 2009 08:41am | #6

   I would be happy to , but I have not figured out how to insert pictures into this message. You can see some pictures of my shop at http://www.builderonthelake.com . Look under the heading of "In the Shop" and Columns Built to Last. I am in the process of setting up my shop, building storage drawers and upper cabinets, but at least the dust collector is up and running!

   Dwight

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   Tinkerer3 | Jan 25, 2009 09:12am | #8

   Nice work.  How is it that you can publish all that but can't send a picture?  Are you like me who has a son in law computer programmer that helps me on occasion?

    

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   BuilderontheLake | Jan 25, 2009 08:34pm | #10

   View Image

   When I opened the email editor today this photo was on my clipboard and I was able to paste it in. I copied a photo from my files and the paste function was not available. Maybe the photos are too big. I will have to experiment with it more.

    

    

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   Bluegillman | Feb 06, 2009 06:47am | #11

   I like the idea for my basement woodshop. I got a small shop but would like something small to fit it. Add on to the Jet dust collector?

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   swifty6 | Apr 05, 2009 09:27pm | #12

   I have looked at the clearvue cyclone mini ($120)with the idea of using with my sears craftsman 2.6 hp vacuum. I am not sure this does anything more than the cyclone lids by woodcraft($29) and veritas ($45). The Cyclone gadgets just seem to create a wind swirl to seperate the heaver dust from the air. The veritas will handle a 4 inch hose to the lid and use a 4 inch to 2 1/2 adaptor to the vaccum.
   The Clearvue appears to be over-priced for my uses of occasional use with my delwalt planner and my Powermaic 6 inch jointer.
   My real question is how much better is the Clearvue Cyclone 4 inch model $395 than the Veritas Cyclone lid? I have a 30 galon can to use.

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   Don01 | Apr 06, 2009 03:57pm | #13

   The Clearvue Mini CV06 is designed to function the same as the big guys.
   My brother in law purchased one of these and it works like a hot damn.
   He had it connected to his Dewalt DW735 as well as using it for general cleanup in a home home.
   The amount of dust that made it to the shop vac canister was absolutely minimal. As with any cyclone, if the bin fills up all of the dust collected passes on out the exhaust - no separation.
   The CV06 may be a bit more money but aver the long haul, you will benefit by retaining most of the suction power in your shop vac due to significantly less material reaching your shop vac filter element.
   The trash can separator creates more of a knock out drum effect than actual separator. It will knock out the heavy chips, but it will not separate the fine dust.Oneida have a small version of their cyclone on the market as well. Don

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   swifty6 | Apr 10, 2009 04:47am | #14

   thanks for the info. that is the type of information I was needing.