Diy Cyclone Vacuum

We put the improved diy dust collector and the dust deputy though a series of tests to see which one performed the best.

Diy cyclone vacuum. This is where a dust separator comes in. So never use a cyclone without a good 80 or better for 1 micron or smaller particles filter on your vacuum or dust collector downstream. Heres how i build my unit for my micro to keep my shop clean and never have to change my filter or lose vacuum pressure from loose fittings this design allows you to maintain your shop vac in stock conditionill try to describe the parts as best as. Next all that is left in the assembly is to attach the diy dust deputy cyclone to the lid using the six 14 x 1 bolts nuts and washers.

After making mine ive found that a 90 degree hose connector at both the top of the cyclone and on the side of the shop vac make less stress on the cyclone hose and takes up less room since it eliminates the hose bending in a sweeping 180 degree arc. In this video you will learn how to make a cyclone dust collector for a vacuum cleaner very quickly. The best strategy for a diy dust collector is to buy a universal adapter which is available at home centers and other stores that sell shop vacuum accessories. The idea is to have a chamber that is in line between your tool and the dust extraction youre using.

Diy cyclone dust collector. The thein baffle cyclone separator can be build from a few dollars worth of. But most small workshops can benefit greatly from a movable system based on an ordinary wetdry shop vacuum and its standard 2 hose like the cyclone separator described here. This is similar to how bagless vacuum cleaners work.

What i like about cyclone collector system is that you never lose suction and 97 of dustdebris goes in the bucket so you dont have to clean the shopvac filter every time you empty the bucket. The chamber is intentionally shaped to circulate the incoming dust in a cyclone allowing the heavy sawdust and other chunks to fall into a bucket. Diy cyclonic dirt seperator from pvc bits and a bucket. Thats a doable diy project if youve got lots of space.

Dust collecting capabilities the cyclone has two ports one for the vacuum connection and one for the dust inlet. You simply cut the soft rubber with a utility knife to fit the dust port on the tool and the vacuum hose for a woodworking dust collection system.