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Regardless how good your dust extraction may be, there is still ambient dust
that escapes from it, especially if you are sanding or routing you need something
which is easy to use, portable, and powerful to suck the dust from your tools. Related
Here is where a shop vacuum comes in handy.
Building an Automated Dust
The problem with shop vacuums is that if you connect them direct onto the tool it Collection System
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will suffer from dust clogging within 10 minutes, and also is not that easy to
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empty it so often, even if you push it to collect more it could burn out. by craftedworkshop
An alternative to this is to have an intermediate system between your tool and DIY Cyclone Dust Collector
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the vacuum, and this is the cyclone dust collector bucket. Collector/)
The cyclone dust collector bucket will collect 99% of the dust and throw it into by SEB TECH DIY
the bucket below, leaving your vacuum almost dust free and clean. (/id/DIY- (/member/SEB+TECH+DIY/)
Shop Dust Collectior with a
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me under 20 euros (about 25 U.S. dollars), easy to build in a weekend, so here by Amano_Fix It
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Step 1: Materials List & Diagram
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Materials List:
The diagram shown here below is the one I worked on to build the cyclone
bucket
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The first stage is the paint plastic bucket with its top lit , fittings, and the funnel.
The second stage is the metal (tin) paint bucket which is attached under the
plastic bucket and will hold in the dust and waste.
The two stages are locked together with the standard metal buckets holding
clamp that comes with it.
Step 3: The First Stage - Top Lid
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Before purchasing any of the fittings make sure to check your vacuum's flex
hose end, and buy the appropriate diameter fittings that will fit between them
(not all vacuums have the same diameter hoses and ends).
Take the plastic top lit and open a hole in its center, the same diameter with your
pipe joiner (this is where the long pipe will fit), and one hole at the side end of
the lid (This is where the elbow fitting will go).
Epoxy the first joiner half way into the center hole of the plastic top lid - this is
where the long pipe will fit (use PVC glue to join the two if you have any or
epoxy), just make sure that the pipe joiner is perpendicular with the lid.
You can cut the long pipe shorter latter and after the first test run if you are
getting any dust into your vacuum, normally it should go us deep as the wooden
ring sits.
Epoxy the second pipe joiner into the side hole the same half way leaving equal
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elbow fitting having the fitting pointing parallel to the plastic bucket's walls (side).
This will give the cyclonic spin circular action to the incoming dust.
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Make sure there are no openings - if any feel them in with some epoxy or silicon.
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Optional Modification:
In case the plastic top lid is soft like mine was, I added two more MDF circles
about 22cm (8.5") in diameter and 6mm (1\8") thick to support it. The wooden
circles go over and under the plastic lid and I bold them between them with 4
bolts/nuts/washers.
This gives me also the extra strength and the advantage in the case I want to
add two more 90 degrees elbow fittings on the plastic bucket top lid, and run
longer PVC pipes so that the use of flexible hoses is minimized, and improves
the overall flow and pressure drop.
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That polyester filler after it dried at least gave me the raff surface to apply over it
a softer, white filler layer, and with a wet cloth I manage to smooth it so that the
dust falls into the funnel easy.
*Another Idea
OK, guys, people are messaging me that they have difficulty getting a funnel big
enough and are asking me where I got mine from... well in my country is easy to
find one, but it seams that’s not the case in there’s.
So depending on the diameter of your bucket there’s another idea here, you
could go on any car accessories shop and buy an emergency street/traffic cone
(those white and orange striped cones), and cut it down to your diameter size
and length (and they do come in various sizes)... that will work nicely too.
Step 5: The Second Stage - Bucket Base & Metal Top Lid
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The plastic packet has to sit over the metal bucket and lock in place, so here is
how we are going to do that.
We will need the 2 pieces of circular plywood or MDF which will support and join
together the plastic bucket with the metal bucket's top lid.
We cut two disks about 4/5 of the diameter of the plastic bucket bottom (we
already have the one piece that was left from the funnel's ring cut) so you need
to cut only one.
Accuracy is not very important here so you can cut the disks with your jig/saber
saw. Each disk has a center hole about 45-50mm (2") in diameter, I did that
using a hole saw.
We will use the first circle to sit inside the plastic bucket's base, and the other
one under the metal bucket's lid.
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bottom - the plastic bucket sits on the metal top lid - and the other wooden disk
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is under the metal bucket top lid. Bolt them together using 4 bolts, nuts and
washers. Now we can connect the two buckets between them.
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Now I can put the plastic bucket over the metal one, hold the together with the
standard metal buckets holding clamp that comes with it. Fit the vacuum's flex
hose to the center joiner pipe and the secondary flex hose (I found that one from
a thrown away vacuum) which is going to suck the dust through to the side
joiner pipe, turn on your vacuum and let the cyclone run. All the dust ends down
to the metal bucket leaving your vacuum clean and powerful to keep on going.
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Moving around the workshop and carrying with you the cyclone dust collector
bucket and the vacuum is not a very easy thing to do, so I think a cart on casters
may comes in handy and practical.
The design of the cart is very simple and can be made with only plywood, there
are no dimensions here because you will have to measure and fit it according to
the bucket's diameter and the vacuum's shape.
One thing that I will point out is that the base is made from two plywood sheets
and the top one has a hole cut into it so that the bucket sits inside it.
Some Velcro straps can secure the vacuum if needed, and another addition are
the 2 wooden handles on the plastic bucket to keep it from falling down when
you are about to empty the lower tin bucket.
Hope you enjoy it and give it a try.
Don't forget to check on my other instructables:
Mini Cyclone
The smallest Bucket
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2016-08-30 Reply
fredo55 (/member/fredo55/) made it!
Thanks Steliart for a great instructable. I made one as soon I got your info for
my new cnc toy. The only change I did was the funnel, I made it from a 16"x 36"
rectangle of thin metal found at Home Depot at the ventilation section. Using
Sketchup I drew a truncated cone and then projected to a plane. No ring was
necessary.
Now I'm looking for ways to deal with the static.
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I used a 10 foot length of wire soldered to large fender washers. The wire
is attached to the plastic lid with an eyelet that fits one of the screws that
attach the center duct on mine. Just toss the washer on the ground and it
seems to do the job of preventing any static building up. Good luck.
This is great. I have a home vacuum that is not too old, but because I can't find
any replacement filters for it, it has been sitting useless.
This cyclone system seems like a way to save the vacuum and use it in my
workshop/garage.