J. Phil Thien's Projects

Finally stepping up from the shop vac/can topper thien seperator, just picked up a King Canada KC-3108C 2HP single stage collector for $100.

The collector ring isn't what I was expecting though, it has a spiral air ramp in it.  Not sure where I should be positioning the baffle.

I really like the setup TX_Lenadore has here http://www.jpthien.com/smf/index.php?topic=1054.0 and want to do something similar.

A bit of help with positioning the baffle would be greatly appreciated.

You'll have to remove the spiral ramp, since it will force both air and dust underneath the baffle.  The spiral design may have made sense if you had filters above and below the ring, which is the way my Penn State collector was originally.  With a Thien baffle and a sealed container below the ring, all air exits above the ring, so the ring just increases turbulence. 

Be careful removing the ramp.  When you break the spot welds between the ramp and the ring, it is possible to create small holes in the ring.  There may be a photo of my rig in a recent thread....

Hmm, I will have to double check, but I don't think it is spot welded on, I seem to remember seeing an actual bead of weld the whole way along.

Kind of disappointing, I was thinking the "auger" would help spin the air even more above the baffle.  If I have to cut it out it will probably be less work for me to fab up a tophat and be done with it.