I have the option to purchase a 2hp motor with 12" impeller attached for a good price. The rest of the dust collector is long gone.
My thought is to build a Thien top hat separator over a garbage can, direct mount the motor and blower atop the separator, and plumb the output of the blower to a Wynn filter. The filter would hang down from a fitting on the blower output. I would add a cleanout pan to the bottom of the filter.
Compared to the setups I have read about this one would not have an OE dust collector ring with plastic bag hanging below. I'm wondering how necessary is this second point of separation? I guess it comes down to how efficiently the separator performs. With high efficiency there should be little dust making it to the filter.
Can someone quantify how much dust they end up with in their plastic collection bags in what I'll call the "normal" setup?
Thanks in adavance for any input / advice.
My thought is to build a Thien top hat separator over a garbage can, direct mount the motor and blower atop the separator, and plumb the output of the blower to a Wynn filter. The filter would hang down from a fitting on the blower output. I would add a cleanout pan to the bottom of the filter.
Compared to the setups I have read about this one would not have an OE dust collector ring with plastic bag hanging below. I'm wondering how necessary is this second point of separation? I guess it comes down to how efficiently the separator performs. With high efficiency there should be little dust making it to the filter.
Can someone quantify how much dust they end up with in their plastic collection bags in what I'll call the "normal" setup?
Thanks in adavance for any input / advice.