J. Phil Thien's Projects

I used 1/8? Masonite smooth both sides for the baffle plate.
I added the top hat because my DC intake opening has a metal protector that also caught the shavings and plugged the 4? DC hose. Really don?t Want to cut the protection out but probably the only way to not plug things up.
Thanks for the replies.

 Recently built a top hat separator on top of a 20 gallon metal trash can
It work beautifully with table saw and router not so much when I run my thickness planer. Yesterday I was running some 2x4 pine just to clean and smooth it and lost suction at the planer. Found the top hat chamber full of planer shavings plugging the slot. I?m running 4? hose from a Shop Fox wall mounted dust collector 1 hp i think, still running the outlet into the bag.  The slot is 1 1/4?. Before the can filled and nothing went into the bag.
Any ideas  ?