Dust Collector Cyclone Lids

[br928]

I am sure all you guys that built one from his design sent him a donation for his R & D. Right? 30 bucks is a lot cheaper than the ones you can buy that only work marginally as well. At least send him what you saved in shipping cost.

[backyard_cnc]

For those using a cyclone lid with a shop vac you must drill a 3/4" "bleed" hole near the inlet to the lid to prevent a complete vacuum from occuring and collapsing the can. This is outlined in the LEE VALLEY instruction sheet it is not required with dust collectors only with shop vacuums.

I use my cyclone lid currently on a very stiff barrel and don't have the bleed hole but originally I tested on a plastic Rubbermaid garbage pail which it collapsed regularly. If you plug the hose and don't have a bleed hole you can actually "invert" the lid into the can as well! It occurs with a very startling bang :-) Scared the beejeezis out of me first time it happened!

gerald

[jTr]

Although on the higher end of price scale, this should be considered to convert your double bagger - my review and photo at this site explains:

http://www.amazon.com/Cyclone-CYCLON...6085903&sr=8-4

[knight_toolworks]

investing on the cardboard cans is worthwhile the lids seal better and they don't collapse. here is another way to go.
http://www.oneida-air.com/inventoryD.asp?item_no=AXD000010&CatId={428A1AFA-E859-459E-8BF9-47817428D9AF}

[Mike Windsor]

I've had the colapsing garbage cans as well . --I recently bought one of these : http://www.busybeetools.com/products...NE-ONEIDA.html --and it is far superior to the cyclone lid . -I have have on my bandsaw and no dust makes it to the vacuum now . I used to have to unplug the pleated filter on the shopvac once a day before I installed this .

[Ajcoholic]

I've had the colapsing garbage cans as well . --I recently bought one of these : http://www.busybeetools.com/products...NE-ONEIDA.html --and it is far superior to the cyclone lid . -I have have on my bandsaw and no dust makes it to the vacuum now . I used to have to unplug the pleated filter on the shopvac once a day before I installed this .

I have the "Ultimate Dust Deputy" for my Festool dust extractor. Wowsers! That Oneida unit REALLY does the trick.

I bought a General bucket & lid thing I tried first with my shop vac but it let a lot of dust through to the filter bag. The Oneida unit stops almost all fine dust before it gets to the vac.

I also have the 2nd largest Oneida cyclone hooked up to my central dust collector (a Belfab 7.5hp unit). It also made a HUGE difference in the performance. I am sold on the Oneida products.

Busy Bee also sells the exact same unit as the General one, with a blue lid instead of orange - for the $40 it costs I wouldnt waste my $$. The $100 you will spend on the Oneida unit will be worth it.

AJC

[knight_toolworks]

I've had the colapsing garbage cans as well . --I recently bought one of these : http://www.busybeetools.com/products...NE-ONEIDA.html --and it is far superior to the cyclone lid . -I have have on my bandsaw and no dust makes it to the vacuum now . I used to have to unplug the pleated filter on the shopvac once a day before I installed this .

I finally bought one once I had a fein for actual vacuuming. my only complaint is the height it is almost as tall as my cnc table.

[adrianm]

I use these - http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster...ood-prod21891/

Cheap and work perfectly. No dust at all in the chips and shavings.

[GlenP]

Here is another source for dust deputy in Canada. Great place to buy from. Free shipping in Canada for over $50....what tool store do we spend less than $50 in...
http://www.elitetools.ca/en/product/...deputy-deluxe/

[mrdovey]

For those willing to build their own, I have photos of a DIY cyclone built entirely from recycled materials for use with a ShopVac at http://www.iedu.com/ww/MiniCyclone

At the same time that I ordered my PRT, I bought a bag-type dust collector from Harbor Freight and two lids from Lee Valley. I used two 55-gallon barrels to capture the dust, and ten years later the bags were still empty. You can see a small photo of that lash-up at http://www.iedu.com/ww (right below the photo of the ShopVac mini-cyclone).

Enjoy!