J. Phil Thien's Projects

1.  Is the center of the baffle in line with the center of the lid?

2.  Where is the intake port located with respect to the edge of the rabbeted portion of the lid?

3.  Is there a necessary distance between the lid and the baffle or is just enough so the elbow clears?

4.  Does the elbow have to be positioned in a certain direction?

5.  Would there be any significant advantage in making the rabbeted portion of the lid a bit smaller than the ID or the can and then using those foam sealants to fill the gap to ensure a tighter fit?

6. If you switched from a metal can to drum barrel (or other container with a tighter lid) did you see significant changes?

For some reason I never considered craigslist.  Which is odd since that's where I get half my tools :D  I just looked and there are a couple which look promising.  Thanks for the tips.

I've seen some people use the chemical type containers that store pool supplies because they have a much better seal than a regular old metal trash can.  Is there a big advantage to this?  Is there that much more dust escaping when using the trash can?  I don't have a pool so I don't really have access to those containers.  Are there alternatives that are more readily available.

Did they change the design of the HF lid?  I notice the one on their site doesn't have any ports in the middle and has a handle there instead.  I'm guessing this design won't work because the port connected to the DC HAS to be in the middle right?  Anyone know if they still make the old design?


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