SDD for planer shavings?

[Matthew Hills]

Does the super dust deputy (5"/6" ports) provide reasonable separation of planer shavings?

My christmas surprise (to myself) was completely packing my dust collector filter... twice. It's a single-stage JET (DC1100) dealing with jointing and planing cedar. The bag got about half full before the filter area packed up. I haven't had this much trouble with planer shavings before -- seems like they are a bit lighter than what I've worked with previously so they stay up in the filter region a bit longer. Sawdust and heavier shavings haven't been much of a problem (other than the usual struggles of trying to get enough airflow at tools that aren't designed to collect dust real well)

Matt

[Jim Dwight]

My DC is the 2hp HF pulling through a super dust deputy and exhausting outside. When it is picking up planner shavings I never see any outside. So I would say it separates them well. I see a LOT of shavings in the home made box under the cyclone. The planner and jointer fill my collection box by far the fastest. Saws and sanders produce a lot less volume of material. The cyclone seems to get a lot of the dust too but I do see a little outside - so it is not getting all of it. But that is expected.

[ChrisA Edwards]

I have the same dust collector, I believe. I have it converted into a two stage with a super Dust Deputy XL.

I use it, one tool at a a time, for my SawStop, Hammer A3-31 (12" planer/jointer) plus a few other tools. The J/P definitely creates the most volume of shavings as opposed to sawdust from most of the other tools.

I have about a 40 foot run of 5" metal tubing and use 10' 4" flex hose to to the machine.

Planing a wide board, I find the 6" hose, between the bottom of the cyclone and the first stage bin, can clog it I don't keep an eye on it.

https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/i452/cedwards874/DSC_0315.JPG

With the inside of this small section of tubing getting quite dusty inside, it makes it difficult to see if this clogging is starting to happen from 15'-20' feet away. So I got this little tip to backlight the tube. This helps me to see the shavings falling out of the cyclone.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR74ruGRZX0

[ChrisA Edwards]

Here you can see my system a little better.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoIdVWwiFNM

[Bruce Wrenn]

Have you considered the idea of putting a Thien baffle into the ring of the DC? His web site features several units so converted.