Side inlet in a 30 gallon steel trash can...

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I am working on maximizing my shop space, which means redesign of my dust collection, including the separator.

I want to do a side flip conversion to my HF DC, and build a side inlet separator based on a 30 gallon galvanized trash can.

The biggest question is what is the best way to build that side inlet? I was thinking of doing the "box" route with a 5" port, that way I don't have to worry about cobbling the stove pipe into a funny shape...

I don't want to add the extra height of a top hat, so this seems best to me. Has anyone else done this? Any pics?