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c1
Updated 6-19-11: Moved cyclone into shed and reworked ducts. Revised complete album....
Date: 11/27/2009
Views: 573
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c2
This is the cyclone in the new 6ftx10ft shed. It’s hard to get back far enough to get a good photo in here....
Date: 05/01/2011
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c3
This shows the Lexan inspection plate that I added to the blower housing and for access to clean the impeller without disassembling the cyclone....
Date: 05/21/2011
Views: 139
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c4
I used aluminum angels fastened to the roof trusses to support the cyclone. I found the rubber isolators at an appliance parts supplier, cut some straps, and put turn buckles on them so I could level it...
Date: 05/22/2011
Views: 137
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c5
The ductwork is 6 in. pvc ASTM D2729 sewer and drain pipe and for the cyclone inlet, I had a piece welded in segments to get the correct angle and to fit under the top plate of the wall....
Date: 05/21/2011
Views: 112
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c6
This is the special welded PVC duct section that goes through the wall I had to get under the top plate of the wall and get the correct angle to the cyclone....
Date: 05/01/2011
Views: 102
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c7
The dust bin is a Behrens 30 gal. trash can that I cut off about a 5" section of the bottom so it would fit under the cyclone when it was installed inside the shop....
Date: 05/01/2011
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c8
I use a trash bag in the bin that is held in place with the ‘Lawson Easy Bagger’ form Ace Hardware, a vinyl sheet that unrolls inside the plastic trash bag, and hold the top of the bag in place with some binder clips....
Date: 03/01/2011
Views: 118
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c9
The CP688 photocell has no built-in time delay and will give me a false indication when it is a couple inches below the sensor due to the dust circulation and will then go out when the dust settles....
Date: 05/21/2011
Views: 118
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c10
Here I removed the bungee cords and blocks under the bin to get the lid off. All the chips in the tube fell into the bin.
Date: 05/21/2011
Views: 105
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c11
Bin out from under the lid, no mess, worked good. I pushed the dust in away from the edge and binder clips and pulled up the bag as shown in the next photo.
Date: 05/21/2011
Views: 123
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c12
The Lawson Easy Bagger slide right out without any problems.
Date: 05/21/2011
Views: 109
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c13
A little dust slipped passed the bag. I just dumped it in my compost pile a few feet away. I cleaned the Plexiglas tube, installed a new bag and ready to go again.
Date: 05/21/2011
Views: 94
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c14
As I mentioned in photo C3, the Sheldon airfoil impeller is not self cleaning so when I clean it, I tape a transition to the dust chute and attach the hose to my shop vac....
Date: 05/22/2011
Views: 119
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c15
I should have used a larger box to mount the contactors in than the 3x6x8 box that I found at Radio Shack....
Date: 05/01/2011
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c16
This is a view of the Sheldon airfoil impeller. The inner flange on the impeller fits just inside the 9in. cyclone outlet....
Date: 01/07/2008
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c17
This is my original 9 in. cyclone outlet/blower inlet that fit over the outside edge of the flange on the impeller
Date: 01/01/2008
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c18
I bought a 7in. bellmouth take off from airhand.com, made a 7 in. to 9 in. conical transition and mounted it inside the original cyclone outlet....
Date: 01/03/2008
Views: 127
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c19
I trimmed the bellmouth to fit inside the impeller and the impeller flange fits between the 9 in. outlet and the bellmouth flare....
Date: 01/07/2008
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c20
The shop area is about 26’x14’ and I can move the boat if I need more space. I used 6 in. pvc ASTM D2729 sewer and drain pipe for the ducts and made as straight as runs that I could....
Date: 02/26/2011
Views: 117
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c21
A view from the other end of the shop. Since the airfoil impeller does not like to be starved for air I made the damper shown in the upper RH area...
Date: 02/26/2011
Views: 122
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c22
This is an inside shot of my damper. The damper and bracket are made from 18 g steel and a ¼ in. threadall is used for the shaft....
Date: 06/19/2011
Views: 84
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c23
These drops go to the table saw and planer. I made this pant wye to the table saw using some poster board templates that took quite a lot of trial and error...
Date: 02/26/2011
Views: 128
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c24
A view across the shop area. I still need to make a table and better hood setup for the miter saw. I formed the 4in. flex to fit on the miter saw and have some better pictures in the Dust Hoods And Pickups Gallery.(to be added)
Date: 02/26/2011
Views: 117
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