I currently have a Shop-Vac 2-hp 5 gallon but like most of you, mine plugs in minutes. Since I already have 28' of 1-1/4" Shop-Vac Hose. I was wondering if this "design" would be ok to use with 1-1/4" hose.
Here's my considerations:
1: I don't have a planer so I really don't have to worry about the wood stringies clogging up my setup.
2: My biggest chips/chunks I'm making is from a router in which I religiously use MDF. Then the occasional shop floor vacuum.
3: I'm not worried about air born materials I do 75% of my work outside. I just want more separation of the materials BEFORE the filter.
4: I'm thinking of using 1/4" MDF for the baffle and building the "housing" out of 3/4" MDF. The baffle opening about 1" since I'm working with 95% finer chips. If some of the bigger things go to the vacuum, oh well, I just want more fines than chips.
5: intake size: I'm going from round to square, how should I go about this, is there an equivalent size opening to minimize turbulence and "inject" the air cleanly? I was thinking the measurement from the top of the baffle to the bottom of the top piece (or cover) should be 3" (4 pieces of 3/4" MDF stacked/glued) but if my math is correct my tangential injection opening is merely 3/4" x 3". Does this sound correct?
6: my exhaust should poke half way into the 3" chamber.
Does anyone think this will work? Yes, no, why?
I'll be designing/tweaking this until it warms up outside so no real rush. ND winters may last until mid-May, so seriously, no rush!
Here's my considerations:
1: I don't have a planer so I really don't have to worry about the wood stringies clogging up my setup.
2: My biggest chips/chunks I'm making is from a router in which I religiously use MDF. Then the occasional shop floor vacuum.
3: I'm not worried about air born materials I do 75% of my work outside. I just want more separation of the materials BEFORE the filter.
4: I'm thinking of using 1/4" MDF for the baffle and building the "housing" out of 3/4" MDF. The baffle opening about 1" since I'm working with 95% finer chips. If some of the bigger things go to the vacuum, oh well, I just want more fines than chips.
5: intake size: I'm going from round to square, how should I go about this, is there an equivalent size opening to minimize turbulence and "inject" the air cleanly? I was thinking the measurement from the top of the baffle to the bottom of the top piece (or cover) should be 3" (4 pieces of 3/4" MDF stacked/glued) but if my math is correct my tangential injection opening is merely 3/4" x 3". Does this sound correct?
6: my exhaust should poke half way into the 3" chamber.
Does anyone think this will work? Yes, no, why?
I'll be designing/tweaking this until it warms up outside so no real rush. ND winters may last until mid-May, so seriously, no rush!