Perry Holbrook
03-17-2007, 1:32 PM
I'm improving the dust collection on my Delta pin router today. For several reasons, I decided to use a combination of a small cyclone and shop vac.
To test it first, I "borrowed" the cyclone from my sand blasting cabinet. It is one of those small cyclones designed to fit on a 5 gal plastic bucket, I think some company calls theirs Dust Deputy, but I got mine from a guy who makes them and sells on ebay. I also picked up a shop vac from Home Depot. They call it a 5HP unit, which doesn't mean anything, but it has a 10 amp motor.
The set up is working fine, but before I buy a dedicated cyclone for this I have a question, which is "Is it possible to have too much vacuum attached to a cyclone?"
What I am seeing is after I am thru making a cut and no chips are being collected, some chips remain suppended in the cyclone making a rattle sound and do not fall out until the vac is turned off. I'm just wondering if I have too much suction from the shop vac causing this or is this normal?
I've been running it for about 2 hours and there is almost no dust inside the shop vac, so the cyclone is working just fine.
Thanks for any input. Perry
To test it first, I "borrowed" the cyclone from my sand blasting cabinet. It is one of those small cyclones designed to fit on a 5 gal plastic bucket, I think some company calls theirs Dust Deputy, but I got mine from a guy who makes them and sells on ebay. I also picked up a shop vac from Home Depot. They call it a 5HP unit, which doesn't mean anything, but it has a 10 amp motor.
The set up is working fine, but before I buy a dedicated cyclone for this I have a question, which is "Is it possible to have too much vacuum attached to a cyclone?"
What I am seeing is after I am thru making a cut and no chips are being collected, some chips remain suppended in the cyclone making a rattle sound and do not fall out until the vac is turned off. I'm just wondering if I have too much suction from the shop vac causing this or is this normal?
I've been running it for about 2 hours and there is almost no dust inside the shop vac, so the cyclone is working just fine.
Thanks for any input. Perry