Veritas cyclone lids. Cut the ply so that there is 2 3 inchs of clearance around it. Small amount directed to vacuum. So i invested in the clear veritas cyclone lid from lee valley. Some ll up too quickly others are awkward to empty exposing the user to large amounts of dust in the process and many suffer from both problems.
The veritas ones do look nicer. If this is your first visit be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Large material enters cyclone and settles on bottom. The best use for these types of systems that i have seen is right at a planer to help separate all the large material before it goes to a cyclone or other type of dust collector.
6027541 dust collection systems are highly bene cial in any shop but are also often problematic. It really made a difference. A cyclone lid will let you sidetrack up to 99 of jointerplaner shavings and lesser amounts of fine dust such as from sanding to a barrel or trashcan. The only drawback is that you lose a significant amount of flow from these designs and there isnt always enough to allow the other dust collection unit to operate correctly.
I found this cyclone lid made by veritas the home brand of lee valley stores. It simply sits on the drum. Veritas cyclone lids 100 of dust removed from workspace. How good are the cyclone lids.
This will make it into a sort of thein baffel. 01 22 2010 454 pm 6. Busy bee vs veritas cyclone lid i dont know the configuration of the bb lid underneath but the inlet appears to be pointing straight down which wouldnt be conducive to generating a cyclone effecti have the lv model installed on top of what was the thin outer shell of an abandoned hot water tank held down with three bungee cords. Capacity is a problem in every dust collection system but particularly in small shop systems.
Veritas cyclone lid problems i would suspend a piece of ply down 4 5 inchs below the center pipe and put a 90degree bend on the center pipe. Furthermore the expense of. However for the price i guess i might as well by a dust deputy considering i need to buy a can as well. It does not snap in place.
It is the 4 model and sits on a 50 gallon drum. This video will give you my first impressions on the.