DIY Dust Collector

On 01 Jan 2005 18:40:18 GMT, [email protected] (CBlood59) wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I have abandoned my plan to use the central vac as a dust collector. However,
>my wife's late father was a pipe organ builder, and left a blower in the
>basement. The unit has been, uh, collecting dust for about 45 years, and I was
>wondering if it would be suitable for a homemade shop dust collector.
>
>I'll try to describe the unit, and my plan.
>
>The blower specs are:
>
>CFM 500
>Pressure 3.6"
>The intake and exhaust ports are 8 inches in diameter.
>
>
>The GE motor specs:
>
>1/2 HP ball bearing motor
>115/230 V AC
>7.8/3.9 Amp.
>
>
>
>This sounds like something that I could make into a DC. I haven't been able to
>start it yet, since it seems to have a 220 plug on it (but not the same size as
>the dryer).


Would you like a free 20" Jet dust collector center section, and top
bag?

The metal is brand new, the bag comes pre-caked. <G> Pay the
shipping and it's yours, I'm going to toss it if nobody wants it.

Email me directly if you're interested.

Barry

"toller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Way too small to bother. My 16a DC is strickly marginal.
It is also strictly marginal.

"CBlood59" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'll try to describe the unit, and my plan.
>
> The blower specs are:
>
> CFM 500
> Pressure 3.6"
> The intake and exhaust ports are 8 inches in diameter.
>
>
> The GE motor specs:
>
> 1/2 HP ball bearing motor
> 115/230 V AC
> 7.8/3.9 Amp.
>

Curt, those specs indicate a capacity less than 50% of the smallest dust
collector available commercially - one that sells for about $200. I think
you would be wasting your time.

Now that we have sufficiently discouraged you, the general setup of a dust
collection system:

1. Pipe from tool to inlet of the blower.

2. Outlet of blower exhausts into dust filter bag.

I left out some pieces normally included but your blower doesn't have a hope
of handling things like a trashcan or cyclone separator. Just don't let big
chunks of wood get into it.

Bob

This sounds like a good candidate for making a shop air filter/sanding
table. A DC generally needs a higher air volume movement. ShopNotes
Issue #24 has good plans for a shop air filter that uses disposable
furnace filters (I made one).

On 01 Jan 2005 18:40:18 GMT, [email protected] (CBlood59) wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I have abandoned my plan to use the central vac as a dust collector. However,
>my wife's late father was a pipe organ builder, and left a blower in the
>basement. The unit has been, uh, collecting dust for about 45 years, and I was
>wondering if it would be suitable for a homemade shop dust collector.
>
>I'll try to describe the unit, and my plan.
>
>The blower specs are:
>
>CFM 500
>Pressure 3.6"
>The intake and exhaust ports are 8 inches in diameter.
>
>
>The GE motor specs:
>
>1/2 HP ball bearing motor
>115/230 V AC
>7.8/3.9 Amp.
>
>
>
>This sounds like something that I could make into a DC. I haven't been able to
>start it yet, since it seems to have a 220 plug on it (but not the same size as
>the dryer).
>
>I have two questions:
>
>1.) Can this thing be used for this purpose?
>
>2.) How should I set it up?
>
>I'm not sure how a DC works. I envision the following setup:
>
>
> machine blower
> ____ ____ ______ _____
> | |=====| |==| |==| |
> |____| |____| |______| |_____|
> dust bin filter bag
>
>air flow ------------------>>>>
>
>
>I'd put some sort of screen on the dust bin to keep the big stuff out of the
>blower.
>
>Alright, you can stop laughing now. As I said, I really don't have a clue as
>to how these things work. Anyway, if anyone can help with this, I'd appreciate
>it.
>
>Curt Blood
>Amateur Furniture Builder

[email protected] (CBlood59) wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> Hello,
>
> I have abandoned my plan to use the central vac as a dust collector.
> However, my wife's late father was a pipe organ builder, and left a
> blower in the basement. The unit has been, uh, collecting dust for
> about 45 years, and I was wondering if it would be suitable for a
> homemade shop dust collector.

Curt, your first stop should be here:

http://billpentz.com//woodworking/cyclone/index.cfm

There's an awful lot of information in those pages, and it's where a bunch
of us folks learned at least some of what we think we know.

Patriarch

Way too small to bother. My 16a DC is strickly marginal.