Great upgrade. I have a delta with hepa (easy upgrade) and still use the plastic bag. The only thing I’d recommend is a small sight glass clear window with an led for viewing the level of particulates in the barrel. I looked on FB lots of options on barrels near me. Thanks for posting the video.
Thanks, so what I currently do is knock on the side of the barrel and you can easily hear the difference of where the dust line is. It works great, and yes Facebook is loaded with barrels, very inexpensive, glad you enjoyed it! 👍
I've never seen that, I'll have to look at it for reference. Just so you know, I was a hardwood floor refinisher for over 30 years and our sander had a large cloth bag also with drawstrings and I hated changing it, dust went everywhere. I love the metal drum, the extra capacity is a huge bonus.
Do you have a link for the upgraded impeller and top filter? Great video by the way. Just was gifted my first dust collector because it had a hole in the cloth bag.
Thanks I'm glad it was helpful! So I used the Wen 3403-022 impeller, it's a drop in replacement. It's heavier than the stock one and takes a little longer to reach full rpm but it works great. I'm still looking for a filter for the top, not sure which one fits perfectly so if anyone has suggestions I'm all ears.
Thank you! Because the upper part of the dust collector is so flimsy and the metal is so thin I would test it on a scrap piece first. The PL max that I used is really strong and I imagine the JB weld would work but I think you will need some type of mechanical fastener to keep it in place firmly as you apply the glue or JB weld. Glad you enjoyed it!
The issue with all other options is attaching the top of the dust collector to the "barrel" with some kind of homemade lid that you will have to do all kinds of modifications to get it to seal. The lid on the steel drum has a rubber seal built in, it's already done for you.
The problem is the plastic bag is oversized and when you try to clamp it down you have to pull all of the excess to one point and fold it over. It always tries to leak at that fold, but nice idea with the tape. The metal drum is so much easier and way faster, not to mention it holds way more dust than the bag. Thanks, glad you liked it 👍
Great upgrade. I have a delta with hepa (easy upgrade) and still use the plastic bag. The only thing I’d recommend is a small sight glass clear window with an led for viewing the level of particulates in the barrel. I looked on FB lots of options on barrels near me.
Thanks for posting the video.
Thanks, so what I currently do is knock on the side of the barrel and you can easily hear the difference of where the dust line is. It works great, and yes Facebook is loaded with barrels, very inexpensive, glad you enjoyed it! 👍
I have a grizzly cloth bag for the bottom. Integrated pull straps, easy to install.
I've never seen that, I'll have to look at it for reference. Just so you know, I was a hardwood floor refinisher for over 30 years and our sander had a large cloth bag also with drawstrings and I hated changing it, dust went everywhere. I love the metal drum, the extra capacity is a huge bonus.
Great idea. I have the hepa awaiting install, have added a remote, and this will finish it off.
Thanks! I'm glad you found it useful.
Do you have a link for the upgraded impeller and top filter? Great video by the way. Just was gifted my first dust collector because it had a hole in the cloth bag.
Thanks I'm glad it was helpful! So I used the Wen 3403-022 impeller, it's a drop in replacement. It's heavier than the stock one and takes a little longer to reach full rpm but it works great. I'm still looking for a filter for the top, not sure which one fits perfectly so if anyone has suggestions I'm all ears.
Try Donaldson filters or Wynn filters
I like this idea greatly. I would like to ask in your opinion could someone use JB weld as a method to adhere the "hopper" to the lid?
Thank you! Because the upper part of the dust collector is so flimsy and the metal is so thin I would test it on a scrap piece first. The PL max that I used is really strong and I imagine the JB weld would work but I think you will need some type of mechanical fastener to keep it in place firmly as you apply the glue or JB weld. Glad you enjoyed it!
Think I might try a pickle barrel.
The issue with all other options is attaching the top of the dust collector to the "barrel" with some kind of homemade lid that you will have to do all kinds of modifications to get it to seal. The lid on the steel drum has a rubber seal built in, it's already done for you.
Just use small pieces of tape to hold the bag up while putting the band on. But nice conversion!
The problem is the plastic bag is oversized and when you try to clamp it down you have to pull all of the excess to one point and fold it over. It always tries to leak at that fold, but nice idea with the tape. The metal drum is so much easier and way faster, not to mention it holds way more dust than the bag. Thanks, glad you liked it 👍