Mainly a lurker here but sure do get most of my questions answered
before I even no I have them. Now for the question. Recently moved and
had to greatly downsize my workshop and need a smaller way to contain
sawdust. Have seen adds for the dust deputy for years and wondered how
well they work. Can't find anyone in my area who has any experience
with them so will ask a larger population. Do these perform as
advertised or are they just another bunch of hype. Thanks for any
information you care to provide
> > Hello Roger,
> > I put =A0a dust deputy on my shopvac and my Festool vac and they work a=
s
> > promised. =A0Filters or bags almost never seem to clog up or fill up. =
=A0I
> > thought there might be some loss of efficiency due to the extra
> > resistance of the hoses and cyclone but both vacs draw up as much dust
> > and debris as noticed before. =A0The only " inconvenience" might be the
> > extra large footprint of having a 5 gallon bucket next to your
> > vacuum. =A0Well worth the price of admission.
>
> > Marc
>
> The Festool vac is designed to have Systainers stored on top of it, right=
?
> Why not put the bucket on top?
>
> Puckdropper
Hey PD, Original poster, others,,
Sorry about not being specific enough about where the dust deputy
resides in use. What I meant by the large footprint was referring to
my regular shop vac. The Festool has its dust deputy mounted on top.
On Dec 5, 3:10=A0pm, Pat Barber <[email protected]> wrote:
> There is a Shop Improvement copy of Fine Woodworking on the
> shelves now that has a excellent story on dust collection and the
> Dust Deputy is highly praised.
>
> http://www.finewoodworking.com/pages/fw_currentissue.asp
>
> A similar device from Rockler also was praised because it has wheels
> which is clearly easier to deal with.
>
> On 12/3/2011 1:26 PM, Roger wrote:
Just a another comment on the Oneida DD; The more recent models do
come with 3 casters to affix to the bottom of the outside pail (if you
buy the complete DD.)
I got one to use with my Ridgid 6.5 gal vac. Works as advertised. Only
problem was when I sucked up a plastic bag and bits of paper. They got
kinda wedged in the vortex and caused some plastic and sawdust to bypass the
DD and get into the Vac. The lesson I learned is to not use this system to
pick up misc. trash. For sawdust, chips, etc., works great and keeps my vac
filter a LOT cleaner.
I saw a couple of very interesting installations of the DD vortex unit on
the Lumberjocks.com site.
"Roger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Mainly a lurker here but sure do get most of my questions answered before
> I even no I have them. Now for the question. Recently moved and had to
> greatly downsize my workshop and need a smaller way to contain sawdust.
> Have seen adds for the dust deputy for years and wondered how well they
> work. Can't find anyone in my area who has any experience with them so
> will ask a larger population. Do these perform as advertised or are they
> just another bunch of hype. Thanks for any information you care to
> provide
marc rosen <[email protected]> wrote in news:a50020c2-d556-415a-92c2-
[email protected]:
>
> Hello Roger,
> I put a dust deputy on my shopvac and my Festool vac and they work as
> promised. Filters or bags almost never seem to clog up or fill up. I
> thought there might be some loss of efficiency due to the extra
> resistance of the hoses and cyclone but both vacs draw up as much dust
> and debris as noticed before. The only " inconvenience" might be the
> extra large footprint of having a 5 gallon bucket next to your
> vacuum. Well worth the price of admission.
>
> Marc
>
The Festool vac is designed to have Systainers stored on top of it, right?
Why not put the bucket on top?
Puckdropper
--
Make it to fit, don't make it fit.
On Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:37:05 -0500, blueman <[email protected]> wrote:
>Larry Jaques <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> On Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:26:27 -0600, Roger <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>Mainly a lurker here but sure do get most of my questions answered
>>>before I even no I have them. Now for the question. Recently moved and
>>>had to greatly downsize my workshop and need a smaller way to contain
>>>sawdust. Have seen adds for the dust deputy for years and wondered how
>>>well they work. Can't find anyone in my area who has any experience
>>>with them so will ask a larger population. Do these perform as
>>>advertised or are they just another bunch of hype. Thanks for any
>>>information you care to provide
>>
>> I have no personal experience, but cyclone separators as a scientific
>> technique work _stupendously_. Judging by their demo vid, DDs do,
>> too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NXZKYWpMbE
>>
>> http://goo.gl/U8hnW $39 + $12.50 s/h from Oneida via Amazon for the
>> DIY set. Supply your own hardware, buckets, and hose.
>>
>> OK, over to you Leon, to gush over Festool HEPA vacs. BTW, Oneida
>> makes one for them, too! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6SheO6zwBI
>> Why don't you have one yet, you naughty boy?
>>
>> --
>
>How does it compare to the Rockler Vortex system?
Ah dunno. I have a Griz G-1029 with plastic cyclone lid for my
trashcan. It takes out 99% or so of particulates, leaving the DC bag
pretty much empty. It also saves the impeller if I suck up some
hardware. I'm in love with vortex apparati.
I'd be willing to bet that most are equally effective.
Pick one and you likely won't be unhappy with it.
--
Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.
-- Elizabeth Cady Stanton
There is a Shop Improvement copy of Fine Woodworking on the
shelves now that has a excellent story on dust collection and the
Dust Deputy is highly praised.
http://www.finewoodworking.com/pages/fw_currentissue.asp
A similar device from Rockler also was praised because it has wheels
which is clearly easier to deal with.
On 12/3/2011 1:26 PM, Roger wrote:
> Mainly a lurker here but sure do get most of my questions answered
> before I even no I have them. Now for the question. Recently moved and
> had to greatly downsize my workshop and need a smaller way to contain
> sawdust. Have seen adds for the dust deputy for years and wondered how
> well they work. Can't find anyone in my area who has any experience with
> them so will ask a larger population. Do these perform as advertised or
> are they just another bunch of hype. Thanks for any information you care
> to provide
On Dec 3, 4:26=A0pm, Roger <[email protected]> wrote:
> Mainly a lurker here but sure do get most of my questions answered
> before I even no I have them. =A0Now for the question. =A0Recently moved =
and
> had to greatly downsize my workshop and need a smaller way to contain
> sawdust. =A0Have seen adds for the dust deputy for years and wondered how
> well they work. =A0Can't find anyone in my area who has any experience
> with them so will ask a larger population. =A0Do these perform as
> advertised or are they just another bunch of hype. =A0Thanks for any
> information you care to provide
Hello Roger,
I put a dust deputy on my shopvac and my Festool vac and they work as
promised. Filters or bags almost never seem to clog up or fill up. I
thought there might be some loss of efficiency due to the extra
resistance of the hoses and cyclone but both vacs draw up as much dust
and debris as noticed before. The only " inconvenience" might be the
extra large footprint of having a 5 gallon bucket next to your
vacuum. Well worth the price of admission.
=20
Marc
On 12/3/2011 3:26 PM, Roger wrote:
> Mainly a lurker here but sure do get most of my questions answered
> before I even no I have them. Now for the question. Recently moved and
> had to greatly downsize my workshop and need a smaller way to contain
> sawdust. Have seen adds for the dust deputy for years and wondered how
> well they work. Can't find anyone in my area who has any experience with
> them so will ask a larger population. Do these perform as advertised or
> are they just another bunch of hype. Thanks for any information you care
> to provide
Thank you for all the information. Looks like this is the solution and
will get one headed my way. One other question popped into my head,
does height above pick up area have any effect if the shopvac develops
enough air flow. Thinking ahead of myself on this one, or as I normally
do just have brain farts, and considering mounting this raised slightly
above head height. Thanks again for any help.
Larry Jaques <[email protected]> writes:
> On Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:26:27 -0600, Roger <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Mainly a lurker here but sure do get most of my questions answered
>>before I even no I have them. Now for the question. Recently moved and
>>had to greatly downsize my workshop and need a smaller way to contain
>>sawdust. Have seen adds for the dust deputy for years and wondered how
>>well they work. Can't find anyone in my area who has any experience
>>with them so will ask a larger population. Do these perform as
>>advertised or are they just another bunch of hype. Thanks for any
>>information you care to provide
>
> I have no personal experience, but cyclone separators as a scientific
> technique work _stupendously_. Judging by their demo vid, DDs do,
> too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NXZKYWpMbE
>
> http://goo.gl/U8hnW $39 + $12.50 s/h from Oneida via Amazon for the
> DIY set. Supply your own hardware, buckets, and hose.
>
> OK, over to you Leon, to gush over Festool HEPA vacs. BTW, Oneida
> makes one for them, too! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6SheO6zwBI
> Why don't you have one yet, you naughty boy?
>
> --
How does it compare to the Rockler Vortex system?
On Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:26:27 -0600, Roger <[email protected]> wrote:
>Mainly a lurker here but sure do get most of my questions answered
>before I even no I have them. Now for the question. Recently moved and
>had to greatly downsize my workshop and need a smaller way to contain
>sawdust. Have seen adds for the dust deputy for years and wondered how
>well they work. Can't find anyone in my area who has any experience
>with them so will ask a larger population. Do these perform as
>advertised or are they just another bunch of hype. Thanks for any
>information you care to provide
I have no personal experience, but cyclone separators as a scientific
technique work _stupendously_. Judging by their demo vid, DDs do,
too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NXZKYWpMbE
http://goo.gl/U8hnW $39 + $12.50 s/h from Oneida via Amazon for the
DIY set. Supply your own hardware, buckets, and hose.
OK, over to you Leon, to gush over Festool HEPA vacs. BTW, Oneida
makes one for them, too! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6SheO6zwBI
Why don't you have one yet, you naughty boy?
--
Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.
-- Elizabeth Cady Stanton