Cyclone DC up and Running

[Steve King]

The Cyclone DC is up and running. I ran 6” pipe to my table saw and installed a floor sweep. I still need to run pipe to my miter saw that is on the same run as the table saw. On the other side of the Y fitting I need to run pipe to the bandsaw, jointer, planer, and drum sander. I built the cyclone from Bill Pentz plans and I am using the HF 5hp.motor with the 14” jet impeller. I don’t have an over the blade dust collector but with this setup I can tell I won’t need one. I would like to thank Bill Pentz and Terry Hatfield for all their help!
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This is the Cyclone installed.
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This was the way I ran the DC hose to the table saw ( kind of like Norm's shop ) that I had to step over.
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Now with the new 6" pipe that I ran down the wall through the cabinet to the table saw and floor sweep.
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[nic obie]

The Cyclone DC is up and running. I ran 6” pipe to my table saw and installed a floor sweep. I still need to run pipe to my miter saw that is on the same run as the table saw. On the other side of the Y fitting I need to run pipe to the bandsaw, jointer, planer, and drum sander. I built the cyclone from Bill Pentz plans and I am using the HF 5hp.motor with the 14” jet impeller. I don’t have an over the blade dust collector but with this setup I can tell I won’t need one. I would like to thank Bill Pentz and Terry Hatfield for all their help!
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This is the Cyclone installed.
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This was the way I ran the DC hose to the table saw ( kind of like Norm's shop ) that I had to step over.
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Now with the new 6" pipe that I ran down the wall through the cabinet to the table saw and floor sweep.
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Nice work!

[mike malone]

The Cyclone DC is up and running. I ran 6” pipe to my table saw and installed a floor sweep. I still need to run pipe to my miter saw that is on the same run as the table saw. On the other side of the Y fitting I need to run pipe to the bandsaw, jointer, planer, and ">

Very sweet Steve!
how come the guys selling the parts and plans never look as nice as that?....and you had the courage to run PVC, despite the urban legends of danger surrounding it.
regards
mike

[Steve King]

Mike,
I don't think there is a problem running PVC, I have a 4" system that I have used for 2 years and have never been shocked. The only time there has been a shock is from the hoses, I tired running ground wires inside the hose but it didn't help.
Below is a link on static elect. in PVC
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/rodec/woodworking/articles/DC_myths.html
Steve

[Terry Hatfield]

GOOD JOB STEVE!!!!!!!

That looks great. You should be very proud of your work.

Terry

[mike malone]

Mike,
I don't think there is a problem running PVC, I have a 4" system that I have used for 2 years and have never been shocked. The only time there has been a shock is from the hoses, I tired running ground wires inside the hose but it didn't help.
Below is a link on static elect. in PVC
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/rodec/woodworking/articles/DC_myths.html
Steve

steve
i agree. never read or heard off an explosion/fire directly related to PVC.
mike

[Scott Coffelt]

Looks purdy, I like the white and the black accents. I tried to get some of that door trim stuff, but the type I got would not stay on. So mine was left with out it. Terry showed me some he got, but I couldn't locate it in the KC area... not that I tried real hard.

I am still very pleased with mine. I went with the CF fan and Leeson motor. BTW, did you add the muffler I designed???? it sure helps reduce the noise. I was thinking how nice it is to have more suction then I need, even when I forget to close some of the blast gates. For the heck of it I threw in a couple of 2x2x1 scraps of Oak in the CMS duct and it sucked it right through with no problems.

Great system and I know you'll be happy with it.

[Doug Olsen]

Mike,
The only time there has been a shock is from the hoses, I tired running ground wires inside the hose but it didn't help.
Steve

I dealt with static build up and shock by running metal foil tape everywhere on the top of my ducting and down the drops, in the most inconspicuous places, right up to the machines. It makes contact with the blast gates and metal duct hangers as well and ties the entire cyclone and ducting system together to rid it of static charge.

At a convenient place I taped over the end of a (stippped off couple inches) lamp cord and hooked up the other end outside to my ground rod. The taped on lamp cord bleeds off static charge from the entire system.

The tape is the 2 1/2 inch metal foil type available from the Borg, Lowes etc. for about $5 and in this application serves as a great conductor.
No static charge or shocks now, ever. And it is very easy/guick to do.

[Steve King]

Scott,
I never could find the door edge gards that would fit so I used black 7/32 vacuum hose and cut a slit down the middle. I did make a muffler using your plans that I got of Terry's web site. I put the cyclone in a room with the exhaust going back into the garage. With the door closed you can hardly hear it running.
On the muffler I used 2" thick foam, cut 1" slits 2" apart so I could bend the foam around the wire mesh.
Steve
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