Phil, I am trying to remember has most of your work been with the top hat design or in the barrel type separators? :)
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Show posts MenuQuote from: revwarguy on January 08, 2014, 08:34:57 AM
I agree with just about everything retired2 said in his 1st post on this thread. Until there is a way to actually measure "better separation of fines," most of those enhancements based on it are just unknown, and a slight improvement at best.
I would beg to differ, with utmost respect to retired2, about the transparent sides, though - I think it is an advantage to be able to see if anything is clogging inside, and, well, I just love looking at the swirl. Maybe that's not worth the expense to some (it didn't cost me anything as I had the stuff already) but I would have paid for the plastic sheet anyway. Just don't use plexiglass (acrylic) as it will be an exercise in frustration. My Lowe's carries Lexan and you can find it at sign makers or online. You don't have to get one long, narrow piece - the walls can be done in sections. Since you are going to seal the walls in place, you don't need to screw into it, either - it just has to be cut with a tight enough fit to stay in place until the caulk sets up.
Having a transparent wall on the inside of the separator has shown me that with about 1 year's use, there is NO wear, scratching, or dulling of the window from the dust against the material, and I believe that worrying about the walls wearing down is unnecessary. I have only been collecting sawdust however, not cleaning up after sandblasting equipment. In that case, you should probably worry more about your hose.
Retired2 is right, though - just doing a basic one will get you very close and one you will be happy with every time you look in your bin.