Oh, and I should update and say this works really well, unless you are doing linear pocketing and running parallel to the grain. When I do that, it ends up taking out long strips which clogs the baffle. Clogs the hose though too. If I do peel for pocketing strategy, I have no issues.
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Thien Cyclone Separator Lid Discussion / Re: My mini tophat
June 26, 2019, 04:35:22 PM
Using this https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2797108
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Thien Cyclone Separator Lid Discussion / My mini tophat
March 08, 2019, 09:38:46 AM
I needed a small dust separator for my MPCNC, so I made a top hat out of 4" PVC pipe. It's attached to the lid of a 2.5 gallon jar. Seems to be working ok. The inlet is a 1" pvc coupler. I rough cut the radius on my band saw, and then wrapped sand paper around the 4" pvc, and sanded until I had a good tight fit. It's attached with PVC cement, and holding well.
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Thien Cyclone Separator Lid Discussion / Question about wall material for Top hat
September 18, 2018, 12:55:55 PM
I am planning to make a top hat dust separator. Most people use plexiglass or something similar for the walls. I found a plastic barrel in the woods that washed up in the floods. It had a hole in the bottom, so couldn't be used as the dust bin, but I figured I could use the sides for the walls of the separator. I figure it's already round, and it's bends easily enough if I need to make it tighter. Is there any reason this would be a bad idea? I figure I can put a clear window on the top if I want to be hypnotized by the cyclone action going on.
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