Introduce yourself...

[ToolInsane]

Wowww I see that either nobody introduces themselves anymore or I'm just late to the party! Lol

Hi my name is Shawn and I'm live in Oregon. I know enough about woodworking to get myself in trouble. With my background as a Millwright I have learned to be a "Jack of All Trades & A Master of None" or just " Jack~Master"....
Since I look at things like this~ Why buy it if I can take pride in not only making/building it but making it better and last longer! So that has led me to this really educational web site! Thank you
Mr. Jp Thien for all your hard work and not keeping to your self! I have learned more on this forum in the last day and 1/2 than the last couple months of researching the inter~web for everything from dust collection to reclaim systems and after reading most the posts I come to the realization I don't have to look any farther! 8)
Ty again!
Shawn

[Wagone]

Did the tapered walls of the planter cause any performance issues? The draft of most planters or tubs is noticable.

[Sthutch]

Greetings to everyone.  I am a moderately skilled hobbyist.  I found this site in my search to solve my dust collector problems.  My old shop vac just isn't getting it done!  I have been looking for its replacement and this site seems to have lots of great advice and ideas. 

Thanks!

[Caper4801]

Just a quick introduction... I am over 65 and have been woodworking for a number of years. My best work tends to be off the cuff ideas that I see somewhere and say to myself.. I can do that.... lol

My finest accomplishment was a  lighthouse which I built without any plans, just added or adjusted as I went along. 5 LED lighting over entrance, in windows, in the Red Flashing light on top as well as in the main light itself, all Solar Powered.

I spend most of my summers building outdoor lawn furniture, single chairs and double benches with table in between.

Looking forward to giving and receiving ideas to all!

[Joe Caff]

Please allow me to introduce myself, I'm a man of neither wealth nor fame....

Just couldn't resist.

Looking to build a top hat with 6" inflow and outflow.

Many questions which I'll be posting soon.

Joe

[rbucket51]

Hi All:

Been woodworking for about 30 years. Graduated from my Shopsmith (Still have and use) to a full cabinet shop.

Finally got around to upgrading my dust collection then came upon this site...

I'll give details about my collector that I built on the board.

[MartDude]

Good evening, all. I'm Martin Senior, from Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, UK. I had a joinery manufacturing business - had to pack that up 5 years ago due to deteriorating chronic back conditions, and now I'm fully retired. I'm in the process of building a small workshop, for my own amusement, and I'm getting to grips with adapting to smaller equipment I'd once have dismissed as toys.

I've been perusing the Thien separator for some time, and intend building two in the coming weeks - one large, for the 1000 watt extractor for table saw, thicknesser etc. - and a smaller one for the smaller kit - chop saws, routers, etc.

Cheers,

Martin.

[mikhail2400]

Hello my names Mike and i live in South east GA in a small town named Jesup. I recently started setting up my wood shop and since i normally join forums which coincide with which ever of my interests I need help with, here I am!!!
I look forward to picking yalls brains on dust collection.

[jungledoc]

I'm a new hobby woodworker, just setting up a shop in an old shed.  Currently using an older ShopVac, moving from took to tool.  Building some dust hoods.  Planning to do something better, but I have a lot to learn before I make decisions.

[Holsterguy]

Just wanted to say hi and thanks for letting me join. Been a carpenter for 45 yrs. and a woodwork almost that long. Brand new to dust collection though, so I hope you bear with me through what sounds like stupid questions.

[dwall174]

Hello everyone I'm new to the forum, But I've been lurking around for awhile as a guest!

My name is Doug and I live in Southeast MI. I'm slowly getting my two car garage set-up for woodworking, I've always had an interest in woodworking but I never really had the room for the equipment until just a few years ago.

I'm at a point in my garage where just a shop-vac won't keep up with the amounts of sawdust I'm able to produce, So it's time to start planning out & setting up a better dust collection system.

I worked in machine shops for about ten years & gained a lot of experience running various machines & equipment. As a result of the machine shop experiences, One of my other hobbies is rebuilding old woodworking & metalworking machines.

Doug

[StevenGreen]

Hello Phil Thanks for the add. I'm an old Sawmill Creek guy with a new shop and lots of Grandsons. Carpenter for 50 years and a woodworker for 40

[Lapdi Woodworks]

Hi All,

my name is Luigi and I'm an italian hobby woodworker.
I'm a mech Engineer, turbomachines specialist (gas and steam) and any other rotating machine :).
I hope I can fix the dust problem in my shop/garage, I'm swimming in the dust  :o

greetings to All !

[Goldbug]

Hello, i am a novice woodworker from Wentworth, Quebec, Canada.
I am somewhat retired and have setup a shop in my garage approximately 24'x24'.

My dust collection system includes a 2hp 220v single stage collector with 5in flex hose main conduit, reduced to 4in to tools. I have 5 separate machines connected.

For a while i used a separator built with a plastic lid purchased at a woodworking store. The lid had 4in hole and was used mostly for jointer/planer. It was quite effective even without a baffle.

After a lot of googling i found this website and learned a great deal from it and the many contributors. I have recently changed my separator and built a « Thien » separator with 5in size intake and outtake on top of a 45ga plastic baril.
Now all my all tools benefit from the separator that is located next to my dust collector on the second floor of my garage. Works marvellously.

Many thanks Phil for sharing your knowledge!

[JTM]

Hello All,
Retired,  amateur woodworker with medical background.  Hence an interest in DC.(Also increasing dust in garage shop I share with DW car.)  Just changed impeller on my HF. On my third Wynn filter, and need a separator. Outstanding site, thanks to Phil and all the knowledgeable engineers contributing.  Waiting for my anemometer and hope to add some meaningful data.

Thanks.  JTM.