Originally Posted by
Derek Arita
Well, now that I've had the Cflux for a few years, I thought I'd update with real world experience in my hobby shop. Suction has been great from this DC, however separation hasn't been. I do an equal amount of work on the table saw as I do on the J/P. By the time the dust bin is ready to be emptied, so is the filter bag, which has been disappointing.
I'm considering replacing the entire cone and bin with an Oneida Super Dust Deputy XL to see if I that gives me the separation I've been lacking. Before I do that, I'm going to try one more thing. I know that inlet entry speed is essential to good separation. The inlet size is 8", which I have reduced down to 6". After about 10' of 6", I reduce down to shorter 4" runs to the machines. I have only been opening one gate at a time during use. I just realized that I may be restricting the airflow too much, thus slowing down inlet speed and separation ability, so from now on, I'm going to make sure to have 2 gates open all the time. I'm hoping that will increase inlet speed and result in better separation. Thoughts?