How To Make a Cyclone Dust Collector for Your Shop Vacuum
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- In this video I will show you how to make your own cyclone dust collector for your shop vacuum. This will be installed in between your vacuum and tool. All debris & dust will be sucked into the dust collector and not go into the vacuum cleaner. It will keep your shop vacuum cleaner filter element clean and not clog it.
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NOTE ABOUT THE PIPE DIAMETER:
For this project, the middle PVC pipe installed in the dust collector lid is 1.25". The PVC pipe installed on the side into the bucket is 1.5". These sizes are what I found to work for my setup between tools/shop vac/hose. Your setup may have different pipe sizes.
There are many different pipe diameter sizes found between different brands and tools. For example, many vacuum attachments such as brushes, hand sanders have a diameter of 1.25". Table saw may have pipe diameter 1 7/8". Some shop vac has 2.5" pipe.
You will need to figure out what are all the pipe sizes you have, and then get the proper PVC pipe to get everything integrated. If you can't find the right PVC pipe, then you can also use some expansion rubber hose and clamps to hold pieces together.
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Same vacuum I have. Have had it for YEARS and it still works great.
Great video, I am always amazed at how many people will take time out of their obviously busy lives to talk trash about something someone else does. Thanks for ignoring them.
Wonderful video! Thank you for taking the time to make it and explain everything so concisely!
after woodworking for a few years, today i learned how to cut a perfect circle on a table saw. that's genius.
And what was the point of cutting the circles in the first place? Or laminating an inch-thick mounting plate? Or using 8 screws? Or using a straight inlet pipe? Or heat-forming? Or driving to HD and taking the rest of the day to save $65?
Buy some wet-vac dust bags and go smell the roses while waiting for them to be delivered, for heaven's sake.
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@@niebzdury1377 Multiple-decade woodworker here, still with all ten digits, and nothing he did there was additionally dangerous than any work on the saw. It's good to respect a tablesaur, fer sher, but you're paranoid here.
Safer: A rubber tipped pushstick for his right hand. Take a piece of dowel to HD and find a crutch tip to fit it.
Safer: A full-width platform with block to stop right hand. If you do a lot of circles, make one.
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The most informative dust collection build i have ever seen and the added bonus of learning to cut a circle out with a TABLE SAW !!!!! AMAZING is all i can say sir ! Thank you
I have not seen a better, more thorough, diy video. Great design, explanation of supplies, step x step instructions, cost analysis, and finally proof that it actually
works very well. Great job my friend. Keep the vids coming.
Best one yet. Thanks for putting this up. I have the same saw too. 7 yrs old and still working hard.
Excellent build. I've just ordered the parts to make my cyclone dust collector. Thank you for showing us.
Excellent design, I finally find something that doesn't look messy. Lots of detailed information and straight to the point. For thirty years I have used a vacuum cleaner that uses water as filtration, my finished unit will have some water at a very low level inside the orange bucket for further dust entrapment. This post is awesome, Thanks
I've seen alot of these DIY filter systems here on YT, but I actually learned a few tricks here today from you that will stay in my toolbox. Keep up the good work, and thank you for this contribution!
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Cool project, been watching about 10 similar cyclone videos but this is one of the better ones. Went into the workshop and built a similar thing afterwards, only I did the whole lid out of wood and put the inlet in the lid as well with a 90 degree bend, works super, makes it more compact and no need to cut a hole in the side.
Very well done -- You gave good instructions, showed what you were doing, and demonstrated how it worked. You were confident in your speaking and your subject matter. Your editing was effective. This is a good teaching video, and a refreshing change from the garbage videos on UA-cam which purport to competently teach things.
Who else watched the video in its entirety... Clean and satisfying. Thanks!
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Hello, very nice indeed.
Very well-done video, slightly less labor-intensive than some of the other designs using the baffle but seemingly effective. Great job putting that together thank you
One of the best DIY videos I've seen on UA-cam. Clear, easy to hear, parts and costs, theory and testing. Like that you show some measurements too. Never lost interest the entire video. Great job.
Really appreciate your comment!! Thank you!
I have that same Ridgid jobsite table saw it is a sweet saw and it is one of the main reasons I built my cyclone dust collector!
Brilliant ideas! The best I've seen so far. Well done! Thank you. I would like to see more about your clever method of cutting a circle on your table saw.
Excellent video....easy project, explained well and something that almost every small shop needs.
honestly one of the most creative genius ways to cut a circle . just wow :O :) thanks for sharing
You making a circle cut with the table saw was epic!
That was excellent. A very doable project explained very well. Thank you.
Thanks dial2fast! nice, simple and cheap alternative. Much appreciated!
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Great job ! You made this simple and attention to detail. I also subscribed to your channel. Thanks for taking the time to make this video.
Cool shop tip, I may give this a try. Thanks for taking the time to put the video together.
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I have watched a bazillion videos on how to make a cyclone type separator and yours is by far the best so far. I like everything you did and how you did it. Thanks.
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Haha I’m on like video #10 only saw one more that was as well written/directed/acted/edited, but I like this system design better!
Great Job! This is the best and most thorough I've seen yet. I"m doing your model. Thanks a bunch! Bless You!
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Awesome DIY tutorial. Clear and easy to follow. Liked and subscribed.
This is awesome, I have been wanting to make something like this. Very impressed with your attention to detail on all the steps, makes it easy to follow. This will be my next project. Thank you!!!
Nice job. Good tips. Using the cut off PVC piece to copy the oval cut out was good. I would never be able to figure that out without that piece. Thanks!
Best video on this topic, hands down. Thank you so much, dial2fast!
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Excellent idea a simple executión. Congratulations and Thanks a lot, from Madrid (Spain)
Great video ,no time wasted watching this one,i built one today and tried it out it works great ,Thanks for including the average dimensions ,Good job
Thanks for sharing your experience!
Great design, I am going to make one just like yours. I enjoyed your instruction.
Great build. Note you want the inlet dust to circle the bucket in a centrifugal motion. The momentum of the dust will keep it out of the low pressure zone (the center of the bucket) this will help keep the really fine particles out of the discharge. You also want to slow down the center flow compared to the inlet. You could change your PVC insert from the top (the outlet of the bucket) to a 4”. This would slow the outlet velocity to the point that less dust comes out. Really important to have that downcomer extend past the level of the angular inlet, just like you did. Really good job.
Would using a smaller angled inlet pipe (using a reducer just outside of the bucket) create more "dust velocity" and a better vortex?
Great job, clearly explains. Thanks for sharing
Just what I need , off to buy a bucket pipe and hoses , But your video was a double tutorial CUTTING CIRCLES WITH TABLE SAW. I woke up this morning thinking about how fantastic it is cutting circles with table saw as I have a project that needs circular pieces of Ply wood ,so had to get out of bed to watch how you cut circle . Also liked your use of heat gun to make perfect hose connection to pipe . I would like to thank you being one of the wonderful people that share their knowledge and creativity on UA-cam teaching us & saving us having to reinvent the wheel plus under take projects because they have made it possible. Yours Sincerely RonaldR
Hi Ron. Happy New Year, and thanks for taking the time in providing your feedback. I am glad you found this video to be helpful. I myself learn a lot from other UA-camrs, so it's always nice to give back. Enjoy your project!
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This was a fantastic video! plain speaking with clear instructions!! very well done and thanks for sharing it
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Great instructions and not an overkill! Thank you.
1. cutting a circle on a table saw! 2. heating PVC Pipe to form fit! Thank's for the Video! Great Idea! and through Process of sharing how it's done!
cool video man. thanks for the measurements. I'll be making my own shortly following ur instructions step by step. thanks again
*this is it!* -
i´ve seen this video some time ago but forgot about it as i was straggling on youtube to explore all the different dust collector projects, most of them with the two chamber idea , but finally happened to come back to this one again!
Great! - i´ll definitely build one like this!
i guess a main factor is the distance between the dust input (plus its drifting direction) and the air output tube
maybe the output does not have to reach as much into the bucket
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This is a great video tutorial. Let me also thank you for actually knwing what you were going to say at every stage of the lesson. Some of these YT videos will have the person stumbling through the filming while they try to find the words to use. Great job sir!
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Great video and commentary thanks ❤❤
Pretty good system for a shop vac.. good idea
Great video. The dust collector works perfectly and I learned how to cut a circle on my table saw in the process. Better than paying $60+ dollars for a Dust Deputy and they don't include the bucket.
Awesome project and great attention to detail. I hope to see more uploads and I will be subscribing. You remind me of a shop teacher I had in high school.
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Glad I have found your video. You cut to the point. Keep on going my man.
I enjoyed watching your video. I learned alot. please keep the videos rolling.
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Awesome DIY tutorial as always! Was planning to make one myself to save my built-in wall vacuum from filling up with saw dust in my garage and having to replace the bag often. amazed that the dust doesn't get sucked back the center tube. I have to build one soon and also post my video. Good job!
Great to hear from you Vic. Glad you enjoyed my video, and have fun with your build!
Awesome video... I am gonna make this as shown for sure. I will mount both shop vac and bucket into a low wooden cart that I would make with caster wheels. Both will then be pulled together as one and also prevent tipping.
Nice job on your home made cyclone dust collector. The problem I see with these type of cyclones added to a shop vac is that they are difficult to move around and they take up to much floor space so I solved the problem by mounting my cyclone above the vacuum. With a little ingenuity you can adapt your set up to most any brand shop vac. I also found it easier to maneuver the vac in the shop by removing the existing three or four wheels and adding a wider platform with six smaller wheels for the base. Also much less likely to tip over when moving .
Great instructional video. Appreciate the measurements.
With this method work if I was vacuuming up sheet rock dust have a very large messy project and I’m willing to make the investment thank you great video
Thank you bought all the same parts going to make it now! Beats most systems costing $$$$ more
What's not to like about this video? It is concise, well thought-out, and very well explained. It was a pleasure to watch it. Now, I have a great idea for my dust collector. Thanks for your very good video.
The fact that every other sentence sounds like a question is what's not to like.
Thank you for the great video. The details you provided were most helpful. I am on my way to get a bucket now. :)
From my perspective this is one of the better/cheaper/simpler designs. I need this for a one time project so i dont need a 300 dollar+ Setup. I try building this one. Thanks!
Bloody brilliant!!! Now I just need one of these things for my real vacuum for my house!
yes very good ,I have been researching and this is the one I will do, cost effective and more bang for the buck ,thanks for taking the time to do all the designing , how much easier can this get , I subscribed because your videos can be very useful in the future, Thanks
This is the most professional and well built job I have ever seen! Thank you!! I was wondering if you could put water in the bottom of the bucket to catch drywall dust? Thank you!
Great video! Very thorough and informative! Thank you. You have another subscriber now.
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Great video! Now I have another project to do. Keep up the good work.
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Very good and informative presentation. I like the method of making female inlet adapters with a heat gun. Having access to a metal lathe, I have made them from sched 80 pipe and bore to fit. Your method is simpler and works with readily available sched 40 pipe. Thanks for the tip!
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Well done on the tutorial video my friend, I dislike cleaning those shop vac filters, I'm going to give this a try with spare parts and pipe I have lying around. I'm actually attempting to build my own central vac system with a shop vac and the "cyclone" just might
be doing me and others good. Thank you.
Great video, about the only thing I would do different is, I would use something other than a five gallon pail because if you're going to use it for serious woodworking you're going to be emptying it a lot and those lids are a royal pain in the nuts to get off sometimes. Loved the tables saw circle cutting.
Nice job, I built one based on this design but I ended up having to use 2 buckets for more depth on the debris as my shop vac now has more suction power as the filter is kept clean, it was pulling out the debris from just one bucket. Now that I am using 2 buckets, I get more volume to hold the debris and it all stays inside the buckets. Thanks again and keep them videos coming.
Excellent, thanks for your feedback!
Thank you, - Many of these on YT - this is the one I will copy, Thnx
One potential problem with simple collectors that have no separating mechanism (such as Thein baffles or cyclonic separators) occurs when the bucket has a few inches of dust in it. My understanding is that as the level of sawdust rises, the airstream starts picking up dust that is already in the bucket, and starts drawing it into the vacuum tank. This probably wouldn't be much problem if you empty the bucket frequently.
Also, you should be aware that this won't eliminate completely the need to clean the filter from time to time. The extremely fine dust tends to stay suspended inn the airstream, and not fall into the bucket, but is filtered out by the shop vac's filter.
You've come up with some very simple techniques for building this, which I will no doubt borrow when I build my next dust separator. Thanks!
I actually bought a longer hose and put the hose outside of my house took out the filter and any dust that I collected was instantly expelled outside the house but sometimes you can’t do that and I look forward to watching a video thank you
For the next/advanced version, what you should try to build is something you put on top of a bucket, e.g. by using two buckets that fit halfway into each other and cut off the lower third of the existing one and stuff it on top or similar. The idea is that you can easily swap out the buckets to collect stuff and go elsewhere with one to empty it while having one installed that can still be used
Great information. Easy to follow instructions.
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very detail info, well done job.
It needed to be see-thru. We all know the best bit about cyclonic separators is watching the swirl…..Good that it works well tho’👍
Your vids are always well thought out and concise! Any chance for any Honda Odyssey spark plug vids? Again great work!
Nice video.... great detail ... great job ... Cheers
Home Depot also sells a white bucket with a rim lid with a screw-on top. The lid is much more rigid. I use the combination of white bucket and screw on lid for bird seed and wood. Pellets. It has a nice gasket as well.
Excellent build , I have seen dust collectors, but never thought how simple it can be made, and you have a RIDGID protable table saw just like mine, which shows you know how to buy the best tools too.
Thanks, very informative! I´ll propably try to build one now also :)
very useful information. Thank you very much.
Great job. I’m using your video to build one myself. Thx for posting...
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Well detailed and informative.
That was awsome man... Cool project
This is a great video, thankyou for sharing it.
Neat idea! Thanks for sharing.
Very good video, one of the best setup. Thanks
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Good video. Made one myself to your specs... turned out great. thanks!!
Thanks for sharing!
Something that I have learned is that you can modify and old shop vac bucket and taking out the vac motor and sealing it up and then just connecting the hoses in series to the shop vac that works... By doing this you will have and easier time opening and emptying the collector bucket, also the holes are already there, you just need to seal up where the old motor was really good and you will have a very respectable and usable catch bucket.... I LOVE MINE AND IT HAS WORKED VERY WELL FOR YEARS, IT ALSO SAVES ON BAGS AND FILTERS.... IF YOU ARE VERY CLEVER YOU COULD ALSO USE A FILTER IN THE COLLECTOR BUCKET TO GIVE YOU A VERY CLEAN EXHAUST............................. JUST SOME THOUGHTS FROM AN OLD TINKERER..........
I built one of these using the Home Depot bucket and using a Harbor Freight vacuum. It works great but if you plug the inlet hose it will partially collapse the bucket. I found a Soy Sauce bucket on the street side and it works just fine. The HD top did fit the new bucket. The top will pull down some but did not collapse.
Well done video! The only problem with a dust collector like this is that as it starts to fill up more dust ends up in the vacuum, adding a Thein-style baffle would make a noticeable difference. Cheers!
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very helpful, thanks for the effort and sharing!
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👍 cool project good job. I will get you ideal and make me one for my table saw. Thank you so much your ideal.
I too am amazed by your work cutting a perfect circle you should have done a video for just that as many people liked it
Good video....I went one step different that made life even easier....bought a $5 junk shop vac (Size of a 5 gallon bucket,) stripped the motor off and plugged a few holes with some screws and a bolt. Took about 15 minutes. The important plastic pieces were left to allow for the hose inlet/outlets. I can pop the top off in heartbeat and it works like a charm. Goodwill type stores or yard sales (which is where I got it) are good spots for these....Oh and I can still use the paper and foam filter from the junk vac. (Or not as I choose...)
Thank you for the awesome video 👍
like your video and i am making one, will let you know how it turns out. keep up the great videos !!
Thanks for the vid, I will make one of these for my sand blaster
Great job. 2 suggestions: 1) HodeLowes sells a screw off bucket top, well worth the investment for the lid. 2) The bucket will collapse if your suction is blocked, it’s pretty funny to see. To stop that from happening, just buy 2 buckets, and simply drop the cyclone bucket into the other. Problem solved.
smart, having the hose go horizontal to keep it from wanting to tip over. great vid thanks
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Thanks for the info. Going to try this out.
well done. Thank you for sharing.