J. Phil Thien's Projects

I was wondering if rounding over the inside edge of the Thien Baffle's drop slot would help at all.

Brian Van Ness

I'm about to get into the mass chip producers and my CT mini Dust Deputy combo isn't going to cut it.  I found this community when I was looking for alternatives to spending $1,000+ on an all in one dust collection solution.  I've read many of the posts here and like to build my own baffle, but need to get a dust collector first. 

I bought some PETG clear plastic from McMaster-Carr 5/64" 24"x48" sheet from Mcmaster-carr it's about $21.  There's a Youtube user "Marius Hornberger" a 20 year old who makes a segmented bucket and tophat thien baffle.  He used PETG and not only did it hold up to his collector's suction it also bends into tight corners.

5/64" is flexible, but I wish I bought the next smaller thickness.  I'm not sure when/if I'll build one of my own, but I have the plastic if I do.

copy and paste (Building a Thien-baffle Separator for the (Small Dust Collector #3) into youtube's search and you can see how he built his.