J. Phil Thien's Projects

Phil,
I am also curious about the same question as digger....if I use 5" hoses should the cutout around the edge of the baffle still be 1.125 inches from the edge of the can? And what should the distance from the baffle to the lid be?

I'm going to use a 5" side entry on a 30 gallon trash can with an HF dust collector.

- Alan

Thanks Greg, that is the very valuable information I was looking for. I am very interested in seeing your pictures.

Thanks,
Alan

Greg it was your post that I had seen that said 4" hurt your airflow. I've just about decided to use 5" even though that is more difficult to find since all the HF DC connections seem to be 5 inch. Thanks very much for the information!

- Alan

I have the Harbor Freight 2HP dust collector with the Wynn filter. I want to build a two-stage system with a separate trash can pre-separator before the DC. What I mean is I dont want attach Phil's baffle directly to the dust collector blower as some have done. I want the baffle on the trash can before the air flow gets to the DC.

I'm a little confused with all I've read. Is a 4 inch pipe not big enough for this setup? Would that kill the air flow with a 30 gallon can? Do I need 6 inch piping with a 30 gallon can? I'm hoping since so many have experience with Phil's baffle that someone can give me their opinion on air flow and pipe size?

Thanks!
Alan