Am I ready to go with this design? Drawn in Sketchup

[paul58]

After reading all the great information in this forum, I think I've narrowed down to this one for my 2HP HFDC. Thanks to all of you for your help!
Do these dimensions seem right? Should I go with 2 hardboard pieces glued together for a 1/4" baffle?
I can also post the sketchup file for the final version for any SU users out there.

thanks

Paul

[paul58]

also, if you need more info, other dimensions or different view, let me know.

thanks

[Negative_Zero]

Generally, I do not see a problem, but I would think about the possible efficiency of having the HF impeller housing  attached directly to the top surface so the pipe going through is only going down into the separation chamber.  This eliminates some distance and possibly flexible hose between the impeller housing and the separation chamber.  As you are planning to use 6" pipe you will need to replace the cover of the impeller housing (as the hole in the HF DC cover is only 5"), so you might just use the top surface of the separation chamber as the impeller housing.  I would think that you would need to provide some kind of gasket to make sure that you do not get leaks between these two, but that should be manageable when combined with sealant.

Those are my $.02.

-Will