New to the Thien baffle. Built my first one this past weekend. I used a 30 gallon fiber drum and 1/4" Birch plywood baffle. I used a 5" flange connector from Oneida to connect the drum outlet directly to the DC, a Delta 50-760 (which has a 5" inlet).
My question is about the inlet of the outlet. This question was asked in another thread, but no answer was given. My question revolves around the inlet to the 5" flange. Many people use a 4" outlet connector, and that 4" pipe protrudes inside the baffle area. My design does not.
I have an idea for a short piece of duct from HD that I can add, but don't want to do it if it adds no value. So far the baffle is working well. I dumped out a cubic foot of dust that I had and there was maybe 1/4 cup of carry over. And some of that may have come from the dust bag. Does the design need/require that the outlet tube protrude down into the baffle area. If yes, how much? I've seen some with protrusion and some without.
Also I installed a Wynn filter this evening.
You can see some pics of the set up here: http://www.pbase.com/dbdors/dust_collector_mods
My question is about the inlet of the outlet. This question was asked in another thread, but no answer was given. My question revolves around the inlet to the 5" flange. Many people use a 4" outlet connector, and that 4" pipe protrudes inside the baffle area. My design does not.
I have an idea for a short piece of duct from HD that I can add, but don't want to do it if it adds no value. So far the baffle is working well. I dumped out a cubic foot of dust that I had and there was maybe 1/4 cup of carry over. And some of that may have come from the dust bag. Does the design need/require that the outlet tube protrude down into the baffle area. If yes, how much? I've seen some with protrusion and some without.
Also I installed a Wynn filter this evening.
You can see some pics of the set up here: http://www.pbase.com/dbdors/dust_collector_mods