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Due to a variety of factors, I need to build a rolling stand for my dust collection system. I have an Oneida cyclone system and it's pretty heavy. I'm trying to use the lumber I have without buying anything. I have painstakingly taken rough cut lumber and gotten it to S4S. My initial idea was to build the cart without any type of fasteners (screws, nails, etc.), using mortise and tenon techniques and lots of glue. My reasoning being that I want to expand my skills and give myself a good excuse to finally use a number of the tools/jigs/accessories I have picked up and not yet used. Due to the design of the DC system and needing the stand to be portable, the stand design is pretty minimal. Essentially there will be the platform at the bottom for the collection bin to sit on and the wheels to attach to. Then there will be two vertical posts that will have two arms extend out to hold the upper 2/3 of the DC system. There will also be a few horizontal boards connecting the two posts so the whole thing doesn't wrack to the side. I have included some drawings of my ideas. My questions are as follows: 1. Which post configuration option will give me the most strength and support? 2. Is this even possible?? 3. What other design options should I consider? D.C. Cart Designs.pdf
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I have seen a few people on YouTube say it is not worth getting a cyclone to add to your dust collection. In my opinion it is well worth it. It was so much easier to get my 3 inch rubber palm sander when it got sucked in the back of the lathe a couple of times. My 55 gallon barrel is half full and the bag on the dust collector bag has less than a cup of dust in it. Very happy I went this route.
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Well, it's taking me forever to get this far...but I'm getting close to having working power tools in my shop. I got my DC assembled and installed, next is to complete the ductwork....which is a little like doing a jigsaw puzzle. The pile of parts is what happens with a system that's mostly over 20 years old and getting installed in it's third shop. I did put enough ducting on the DC to test run it and make sure everything is working. But that piping is so dirty (it's been sitting in a machine shed for over a year) I need to wash some of it off just so I can handle it. Slowly but surely I'll get there.
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In rebuilding my shop after move, I intended to build a Thien baffle for my Rigid shopvac. Part of it is the function (preserve the good VF6000 filter I put in the vac, and also slightly easier to empty/swap buckets that empty the vac)... but part of it is the intangible joy of the build and pushing the limits of it's effectiveness. Then I stumbled into this cyclone for $16. I don't know how effective it is, and I'm never thrilled about ordering from China... but at that price it's very hard to justify building my own Thien baffle until all my other shop wannabuilds are done. Has anyone tried this, or other clone cyclones? All opinions welcome.
