J. Phil Thien's Projects

Hi Phil and all. Glad to have found your site Phil as well as the discussion forum which I am finding invaluable in my HF DC modification research.

I am going to modify my HF dust collector based on the Thein baffle. I plan to exhaust my >5 micron dust outside via a dryer vent set up rather than using a cartridge filter. Has anyone done this and is there a problem with this as long as I knock out the big stuff (saw dust, wood chips, wood slivers etc.)? I don't want anything but 5 micron or smaller dust going through my DC impeller anyway. I was working on ways to do this and researching when I found the world of info on the Thein baffle and HF DC modifications. Thanks Phil and all you other folks that have used Phil's baffle design and so graciously shared your experience, photos, plans, materials lists and so forth.