J. Phil Thien's Projects

Quote from: Dik on September 12, 2008, 02:13:28 PM
Finally got around to building a separator.  I decided that the barrel I was going to use was too big for the area I wanted to use it in, so I bought a 20 gallon metal trashcan. 

Rather than repeat here what I've already published, I'll just post this link to my blog.

http://ezsmart.blogspot.com/2008/08/separator-for-shop-vacuum.html

I will note that when I connect to the 1.25" hose that I use on the circular saw and sanders, the sides of the can buckle a bit.  I'm going to design a connector that I can adjust to relieve some of the vacuum when I use it with something other than 2.25" hoses.

dik,
Thanks for the post it has the best pictures of the setup that I have seen to date!!!!
John Gray in Effingham, Illinois

Quote from: bmantica on October 07, 2008, 06:23:32 PM
I am using  2.5 inch hoses the lid is on a 30 gal trash can, so what what would cause chips to remain on th baffle?

I believe it's the 30 gallon can for a shop vac you need to change to a 5 gallon bucket.  My 2 cents.