J. Phil Thien's Projects

I want to build a separator to be used attached to my sanders, and maybe the biscuit jointer using a shop vac.  I was thinking of making a small unit out of a 5 gallon bucket.  Anyone have any thoughts on this? 

Thanks for the pictures.  I have the same unit, right down to the orifice plate on the bottom.  I have removed the orifice plate, what a pain.  I ended up drilling out the spot welds and need to get some gutter sealant to remount the ring.  I hope it was worth the effort.  I currently have a 1 micron felt bag, but it seems to collect a lot or chips as well as dust.  I am hoping the changed orifice plate and the baffle will keep the chips out of the filter.

I am in the process of modifying a Jet DC 650.  I will be adding a Wynn filter and want to install the baffle in the dc.  Anyone do this to this dust collector?  Any suggestions or photos would be a great help.