Lurker with a new Cyclone DC system

[john hanes]

I have been lurking here and elsewhere and have just completed my Cyclone Dust Collection. Yeah!:D I am a relatively new woodworker, but I finally have my shop the way I want it.

I am going to try to put up some pictures here.

It is based on a Grizzly G0440 2HP Cyclone. I went with pipe and fittings from Air Handling Systems (airhand.com). Kind of expensive, but it worked for me. It was pretty easy to put together; rivets and silicone caulk. I cut with a hand hacksaw. My shop is in the 2 car side of a 3 car garage. The vertical pipe is on quick-disconnect fittings so that I can remove it, wheel the table and saw out of the way and use the garage if I have to.

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Main pipe run is 7". There is a 5" branch run to the planer & tablesaw and a 5" branch run to the CMS.

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From the 5" run to the tablesaw is a blastgate with 4" hose that I will switch between planer and router table.

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The 5" pipe then runs under the assembly table where it hits another blast gate that feeds the tablesaw (on a split; 3" hose to dust port, 5" hose to bellmouth under table).

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The other main branch goes to CMS. I used a 10" to 5" reducer under the saw with a 3" hose that goes to the dust port.

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I can also use the 3" hose for sanding station, general clean up.

Along the way is a 4" hose that will switch between the jointer and the bandsaw.

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Now to get on with projects!

[Frank Pellow]

Thanks for the pictures John and I am glad that you stopped just lurking here. It looks like you have a well planned and executed dust control system there.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Congrats John. Looks like you got everything right to me. Looks mighty fine.

[Joe Chritz]

How well does that system on the chop saw work?

I have a set up very similar to that and am trying to figure a good way to get dust collection for my SCMS. I have a 3 inch hose on the stock pickup and it collects a lot of crud but am looking to add on the 4 inch that is currently just sitting there.

I love my dust collector just today I was hand sanding and ROS a bunch of maple drawer fronts on my downdraft table and had poly drying on a stair tread about 40 feet away. Not a speck of dust, just bubbles. Oh how I dislike poly. :mad:

Nice looking shop.

Joe

[Jim Becker]

Joe, I also use a downdraft collection system with my CMS and it works fine. (There are a few saws that have "solid" bases, however, that you can't do this with) I first learned about it when reading about Air Handling Systems design of the same for the New Yankee Workshop years ago and implemented it in my cantilevered miter station setup.
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John, welcome to the 'Creek and thanks for your contribution. That's a great setup you have there. I am curious about the flex between your main and the cyclone as it's not something generally recommended. Did Air Handling Systems specify that? Again...just curious.

[Bob Noles]

John,

Welcome to the Creek and thanks for the pictures. That is a great looking shop you have going and that cyclone system is going to be nice.

[john hanes]

Thanks for looking guys.


I am curious about the flex between your main and the cyclone as it's not something generally recommended. Did Air Handling Systems specify that? Again...just curious.

I put that in, not recommended by AirHandling. It was just going to be too hard to get solid pieces that would get the bends that I needed. Also much more expensive to get solid pieces that would do that bend. I kept it as short as possible. It also puts some give in the system for the main to move a bit. I also cheated and used a bit of 5" hose between the main and the branch that goes across the ceiling. I was just much easier that trying to get the height and angles to match and once again give some room for the pipes to move.


How well does that system on the chop saw work?

It works pretty well. I can also sweep dust into the hole from the workbench. I might try to enclose the sides a bit more with some hardboard. I kept it a big 5" hose on purpose to get a lot of airflow. Also with the clear hose below the bench I can see if it gets some debris at the bottom of the curve.