J. Phil Thien's Projects

Thanks Schreck for the reply. Your pictures show where I want to add the baffle. Only I had not planned to remove the spiral.I had originally planned to put an extension on the bottom of the ring then add some sort of container to catch the chips, keep in mind I have a homemade trash can type separator that I use on my planner.I plan on a proper Thien separator at a later date. I have six more weeks of light duty no more than 20pounds. I got my Wynn filter the other day, so I plan to make the donut to mount that, then a donut for the bottom to mount water softener container that is 18 in in diameter. My collector has the two felt bags, will replace the top with the Wynn filter and solid barrel on bottom in place of clear plastic bag. want eliminate that clamp strap thing as it is a real pain to get on. thanks again for your reply. shorthanded

This site seems to be more of a show and tell forum than a place to get questions answered. Not even the person who first asked how to eliminate the plastic bag would answer a pm, Thanks Alan for your help  I think I will proceed with my own idea. shorthanded

no pictures , i an still in the thinking stage. I got the idea on a post here my RBOETCHER. I want to eliminate the plastic bag most use when they switch from the two bag system to the wynn filter and the plastic bag. shorthanded

 I am going to modify my Penn State single stage converter with a Thine Top Hat and a cartridge filter. I have a question about the bag ring. My ring has a helix in the ring, I saw post  by RBOETTCHER where he added a baffle in the ring. My question is, Would it help to make an extension to the bag ring so as to  allow the baffle to be placed further from the helix? 2 How best to attach a bucket to the ring or the extension? Is a flat disk ok or should it have some taper, sort of funnel shape? shorthanded

Thanks Alan, last night after I made my post I started reading all the posts from the beginning ,and found a post by RBOETTCHER  who has the same old Penn State DC 2 system I have. If  i can figure out how to squeeze everything into my small room and still be able to empty the separator can with ease I will forget the separator for the planer. Again  thanks for your reply. shorthanded

Thanks Alan   I forgot to say that the planer separator would have the blast gate closed when using the rest of the system. My reason for wanting A separator next to the planner is ease of emptying the drum. Its a real pain to empty the bag on my present system.

i have been following this forum for sometime and decided to build something for my shop. i have a Penn State single stage collector with two bags. since I plane a lot of rough lumber I have been using an enlarged version of a trash can separator  Of course a lot ends up in the bags because of scrubbing. Here is my plan. I thought I would use Stubby Nubbys idea of mounting my collector on the wall ,replace the top bag with a filter, and use something around 30 gallons for the bottom. I plan to use the Thien separator next to the planer, the rest of the dust or sawdust comes from my miter saw. I don't have my table saw hooked to my system. Would this setup work if I put a second Thien separator just before my collector? My collector is in a small  room off my shop. Thats the plan, will it work? any suggestions?  Shorthanded