Timeline for Dust collection - Do proper shop vacs/dust collectors eject much air?
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| Apr 19, 2022 at 14:59 | comment | added | physicsboy | @Caleb Yes, I get you completely. I have been fine for the past few years and I've only been doing work outdoors when the weather allows. The issue I have with my crap, cheap vac is that when I add a bag on it, the suction decreases significantly :-( So I've been using it bagless, but it doesn't have a filter around the mechanism other than a crap foam thing with a float valve.... Might see if I can screw a filter or something to it to do a makeshift thing. Or try and put a Henry filter or something over it for fun. | |
| Apr 19, 2022 at 14:55 | comment | added | Caleb | @physicsboy You should put a filter in your shop vac; without it, any output diffuser will just get clogged up. More importantly, it’s probably increasing the amount of fine dust in the air — you’d might actually be better off not using the unit at all. If it’s designed to take a filter, add one; if it’s not, toss it and at least buy one that does have a filter, or else buy a dust collector. | |
| Apr 19, 2022 at 14:50 | comment | added | FreeMan | Or @physicsboy, feed the output port into another $10 "5-gallon pail cyclone collector" gizmo. Direct the high-speed blast into the bucket, let it out through a much larger opening where it will come out slower and you can direct it as you desire. With the price of lumber at the moment, almost any amount of plumbing parts will be cheaper than plywood. | |
| Apr 19, 2022 at 10:51 | comment | added | physicsboy | Amazing! Yes, the vac I have at the moment is super cheap and has the same size in/out port. It doesn't actually have a proper filter inside, so it does throw a bit of sawdust from time to time - Fire hazard, I know, but I've been outside so far :D. The craftsman diffuser looks interesting, and I know I can definitely build some sort of removable baffle myself - An intricate maze inside of a plywood/mdf box should do the trick. It might actually sound like some high-end speakers at that rate. | |
| Apr 19, 2022 at 10:49 | vote | accept | physicsboy | ||
| Apr 18, 2022 at 21:13 | history | answered | Caleb | CC BY-SA 4.0 |