So...I've read at least 50 different responses about the Thien Baffle, and everyone that has built one has been VERY HAPPY with it.
So here's my "observations" and insuing questions:
1) The REAL value of Thien Baffle is to reduce/eliminate the amount of FINE dust particles being exhausted through the DC bag/filter. Agree?
2) Those folks that have made a seperate standalone baffle (pre-filter) are mostly using 4" connections. Are they doing so because their DC doesn;t have a 6" port? It also appears that emptying the standalone baffle is "easier" than emptying the lower DC bag. Agree?
So here's my decision tree for making a Thien baffle:
1) I want to remove the amount of fine material being exhausted via the DC (or being trapped in the filter)...so I purchased a Wynn NANOFiber filter for the DC.
2) I want to continue to use the 6" ductwork that exists
3) I don't mind emptying the lower DC filter bag. Here's where I get fuzzy... If i build the Thien Baffle to incorporate into my DC, I still have to empty the lower bag...but it contains standard-size shavings as well as the extra-fine dust (that I'm trying to avoid). But...I have that same issue if I build a standalone chip collector.
It seems that the biggest befit from the Thien baffle would be to incorporate it into the dsut collector itself. Agree?
Thanks for your comments!
So here's my "observations" and insuing questions:
1) The REAL value of Thien Baffle is to reduce/eliminate the amount of FINE dust particles being exhausted through the DC bag/filter. Agree?
2) Those folks that have made a seperate standalone baffle (pre-filter) are mostly using 4" connections. Are they doing so because their DC doesn;t have a 6" port? It also appears that emptying the standalone baffle is "easier" than emptying the lower DC bag. Agree?
So here's my decision tree for making a Thien baffle:
1) I want to remove the amount of fine material being exhausted via the DC (or being trapped in the filter)...so I purchased a Wynn NANOFiber filter for the DC.
2) I want to continue to use the 6" ductwork that exists
3) I don't mind emptying the lower DC filter bag. Here's where I get fuzzy... If i build the Thien Baffle to incorporate into my DC, I still have to empty the lower bag...but it contains standard-size shavings as well as the extra-fine dust (that I'm trying to avoid). But...I have that same issue if I build a standalone chip collector.
It seems that the biggest befit from the Thien baffle would be to incorporate it into the dsut collector itself. Agree?
Thanks for your comments!