J. Phil Thien's Projects

Thank you for the replies. I must admit I was trying to take the easy way out. Perhaps going with a 5 or 6" initial run that would pick up the table saw, jointer and portable planer and then reducing to 4" for the overhead run of 15' plus drop to the bandsaw, would serve me better. That would connect my most used tools. Adding the Wynn filter is definite. Still debating the Thien vs. Super Dust Deputy.

Right now my plan is to go with all 4" piping. I like the idea of keeping it (the trash can) smaller just because of space constraints. I don't mind emptying it more often, I just don't want to wish later I had gone with the bigger circumference because the smaller one doesn't work as well. I plan to have my Grizzly 690 cabinet saw and 6" jointer connected very close to the collector with a line running over head and down to my 17" Grizzly Bandsaw with another Y off that to my shaper. Somewhere I will also include a connection for a portable planer  or other tools like disc sander/oscillating drum sander etc. that will be on wheels and moved in an out as needed. 

Getting things together to setup my HF dust collection system. Will add the Wynn filter ut first I want to make a Thien lid for a trash can. Is there an advantage to the 31 gal over a 20 gal.?