J. Phil Thien's Projects

Quote from: bennybmn on September 11, 2009, 05:36:52 PM
My shop vac filter is pretty well caked too.... I use it primarily for cleaning the shop floor, and for my palm and RO sanders, so LOTS of fines get sucked up. I'm thinking a smaller diameter separator could help.

I switched to a 5 gal bucket for the separator section to keep the air velocity up.  So far it seems to work better,  But experience is limited,

Retired newbie.  Have done a lot of carpentry over the years and now moving into more sophisticated wood working.  Never paid much attention to dust until I got my first sheets of MDF.  Dust cover garage shop and coated everything including my brain.  So have been researching DC and stumbled on Youtube videos.  Have made about 6 with baffles to get 2 working ones.  have a few more to go.  found they work best when sticking to plans on another post. 

I have the Rigid 16 gal 5.0 peak HP with 1 7/8 hose. I did similar using 6 gal bucket to enclose the filter element and opening in the bottom to the separator mounted in Rigid lower section.  I get a lot of fine duct in the filter clogging it up.  lost so much suction over a couple of weeks time it is useless.  What has been your experience?

I have built a bucket separator dedicated to my table saw attached to a Shopvac 6.0 peak HP bought on CL for $20.  works 100x better,  and quieter.

bought my second shop vac at flea market for $5 dedicated to HF miter saw.  both vacs quieter and out perform Rigid from HD.  never have another Rigid.

Original question:  Seems to me the hose connection from vac to separator seems to act as a trap to keep fines out of filter.  Does any one else have this experience?