J. Phil Thien's Projects

Thanks for the replies guys.  Mine is going to be similiar to yours Ron, in many ways... Once I get it finished I will post some pics here.

That seemed to be my understanding as well.  Makes perfect sense to me.

Hey guys,  I am making a thein topper for my Delta 50-760 and will have a side inlet, with a center outlet directly up to the DC inlet.  My question is where is the slot location supposed to be? 

When refering to JP Thiens original plans (http://www.jpthien.com/cy.htm), I see that his inlet elbow comes down, and then the slot doesn't start for some distance, and basically the slot then ends before the elbow is coming in.  My plan was to end the slot right before the inlet, and then start the slot 240 degrees before that point.   

I have seen many different versions of the topper, with many different locations for the slot.  Some start it right where the inlet comes into the circular portion..... Some farther in.....   Does anyone know where it should start?

I love this design, and wish I stumbled across it when I first found Mr. Thien's series of threads here.  I have just finished making my first Thien Cyclone Separator lid, and it fits into my 20 gal  garbage can.  I, too, have a DELTA 50-760 like Brian Marks (http://www.jpthien.com/smf/index.php?topic=132.0), and I have oriented my garbage can just like he did directly under intake on the DC.  Once I finished my project, I noticed that I have 13" of space between the top of my garbage can and the bottom of my DC.  I will use my new Thien Cyclone Separator lid to make one very similiar to this one, once I draw up the plans to fit my existing 20 gal metal garbage can.

Very Nice job again, VAWOODWORKER. ;D :)

It looks to me that the gap in the baffle might be larger then 1 1/8" wide?  Is this the case?  If I am correct, you shouldn't have it any wider, and that might be part of the problem.

Quote from: toolguy1000 on October 27, 2009, 09:42:19 AM
the 1 1/2" plumbing fittings at my HD here in teh NYC tristate area don't look like those fittings.  the ones they have here have "shoulders" on each end unless it si a "street" fitting.  do those fittings have any sort of a special designation or sku that identifies them?

toolguy.... The fitting that he used are considered "schedule 40" fittings.... they are rated for higher PSI, but for this application, that really doesn't come into play.  They just look cleaner.