J. Phil Thien's Projects

Thanks for the replies guys. After a quick test run, the separator appears to be functioning marvelously! I'll give it a real thorough testing this weekend but so far things look really good.

Big thank you to everyone on this forum and HUGE thank you to Phil!

Thanks, Alan. Much appreciated!

Thanks for the reply, Alan.

To clarify: because my outlet is 4", I'd want a 2" distance? Is this a 2" gap between the bottom of the baffle and my extended outlet, or 2" of outlet extending from the lid?

Thanks again!

Thank you, Phil!

In the original Illustrations, Phil does not show the output port extending down towards the baffle bottom, but most builds I see show it extending down some ways. Is this necessary? I'm using 4" lines, my bottom sits about 6 1/4" from the lid, and I've got about a 22" diameter container. I did some searching here and saw some reference to "1/2D," but I'm not positive what that means or if it even applies to the separator lid.

Any help is much appreciated!

The worst of the gap is probably less than an eight of an inch.

Thanks for the reply, and for all your work, Phil!

I'm just completing my first build, but my container (55 gal drum) is not a perfect cylinder. Should the larger-circumference part of the baffle be completely seated against the inside if the collection container? Or is it common for there to be some gaps?

Should I edge that part of the baffle with foam weather stripping or spend the time trying to sand to a perfect it?

Thanks, appreciate any guidance.