I have spent a lot of time on Bill's site reading up on dust collection. I am convinced that the Clear Vue cyclone is the way to go but unfortunately don't have the money to spend on that right now. I want to get something for now to hold me over though so I am planning on getting a G0548Z. I figure this is better than the HF 2HP because of the canister filter.
I have looked at the Thien separator and am planning on making that. Now I know that the Pentz cyclone will give you the best results for dust collection but it seems like the Thien separator does a very good job. Is the biggest difference that the cyclone will capture more of the small dust particles than the separator is able to? Does the combination of the G0548Z and Thien separator sound like a good DC solution for now until I save up for a Clear Vue? Thanks -Kevin