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Just wondering if any one had any luck with this? I'm looking for a pre separator for planer shavings and had hopes for this design.

I'm revisiting this project after a 6 month delay.  Just wondering if anyone had an suggestions before start cutting parts. Thanks, Woody

And found this post:

http://www.jpthien.com/smf/index.php?topic=164.0

Any thoughts on fitting ring to close off the internal cone and running an 8" bell mouthed chimney up to the filter?
If the bell protrudes 1" below the cone, it will be 4" above the  Thien baffle.

I am setting up Delta 50-851 with a Thien baffle and a Wynn fanged nano filter.  The only reference I found of someone else trying this configuration showed unsatisfactory results.

The housing/filter ring has the following dimensions:

diameter: 24"

Height:     10 3/4"

Inlet port is 6" high, square and centered on ring.

Internal cone  opening  19" 

opening is 5" from  bottom of ring/ Thien baffle.

The Wynn filter has a 14" ID.

Most of the conversions I have seen are based on 20" diameter rings.

My first inclination is to remove the internal cone and use a 6" plastic speaker tube bell mouth as an exhaust to  the filter.

Any thoughts? Thanks, Woody

Any thought?     

Hello all, I just unloaded the bones of a Delta 50-851 into my shop. I will have questions. Thanks, Woody