Shop Vac Dust Collection System
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- Опубліковано 20 лип 2024
- We took the New RIDGID 9 Gallon NXT shop vac and turned it into an all in one Dust Separator unit. No need of a cyclone dust separator funnel onto, instead, I designed the unit to use the existing radius wall of the vac to create the spiraling vortex, pushing the heavy dust down and the light particles up to be caught and trapped in the shop vac bag, all while leaving the vacuum filter clean.
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Suggestion to anyone considering: To facilitate emptying, make the 5 gallon bucket easily removable, but also secured. There are many number of ways, but lifting the whole unit to dump debris, or digging through the contents to remove any fasteners is not ideal. Just a touch more inovating could make this far more user friendly. A simple plastic milk crate or basket, or a hanging mount, magnets, velcro...anything that holds the bucket from tipping would be sufficient. Be creative folks, make your own how-to-video of your solutions. This is a great, well worth the effort project. The true joy of use will be in your personal innovation to solving that one pesky little problem, and adapting to any make and model of shop vacuum you choose.
You’re a smart man for using bags even with a vortex implemented. I’ve always used bags and nobody else I know will bother with them. It’s the only way to keep it clean, helps filtration and your filter will last indefinitely. Great build as well!
Love my Rigid shop vac. Bought it for $25 10 years ago. Runs like a champ. Even had it shut down from sucking up gallons of water and it tripping out.
This worked great. $35 bucks in parts and this picks up all the big stuff. Thanks for taking time to post and share this!
I like the fact that you don't need a cyclone dust adapter, when i builded mine, my main idea was to find a quick way to empty the bucket, i added to clamps and 1 hinge so it's super quick and easy to empty the bucket. Great video im very happy i just discovered your channel i love your videos!!! 😄
I use the size 1 and 1/0 Mustad hooks to freeline for snook ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxzXmlErSqVAEGWFEKO530BvTqFDw53QW3 and they have been fantastic. The points are super sharp, and the hook is small enough to blend with my baitfish, yet large enough to land fish 30" or more. I also use these hooks when I'm pier or surf fishing with my kids. They tend to catch tons of smaller snapper, whiting, and catfish, and we get far fewer gut hooks with these Mustad in-lines, which means more of them survive after release. I was actually using these hooks when I caught my friend too, but I think that had more to do with the bait I was using ;-)
Brilliant buddy small factor design adding the main capture vortex bucket. Many thanks for taking the time to show how to build this.
Thank you I am going to try this with a dust stopper on top of my 5 gallon bucket, this is so much easier than all those other longer builds. By the way I just subscribed to you because I think your awesome.
I have Ridgid shop vac that did not have wheel hubs that did not provide a place to attach the pipe. I temporarily removed wheels and made wood ring using 3/4 inch plywood to attach the pipe to that set just above wheels and then reinstalled the wheels. The rest of the project was nearly identical to this video. I only had to use 1 1/2 pipe and the caps. I bought the brush from Lowes and used it for additional elbow. The project is finished and i have a dust separator that does not take up much room in my garage and was really inexpensive. Thanks for this video!
If you like the handle with the cord control you could always re-attach it on the top.
Or even just attach it to the bucket, would still allow storage of the cord and a vertical handle for emptying and maneuverability
I like the part where he says he’s going to use 100% silicone and then goes on to use a glue gun
Good build, mate.👍
These work exceptionally well.
I built one a while back now, and it's still kicking hard. 👌
Thanks bill. It was definitely one of those need to build for a while projects
Mr. Build It, have you thought about taking the bucket off the top, replace it with a round piece of wood, then Velcro on the wood and bottom of bucket... Might make it somewhat easier to empty?
Very much for a first video on shop vac's, very well done and I am going to use a very similar design on my industrial workshop 👍🤙
Awesome idea. My modification will be to use a second "mounting" bucket to attach to the vacuum's lid, and then try to have the cyclone bucket just slide in to that mounting bucket for easier disposal... (may have to lower the mounting bucket, i.e. cut it down a bit first so that side port is ok)... Great Idea again, Thanks!
Brandon C. Thanks so much. A removable bracket would be incredible
If you slide one bucket into another it will almost always get stuck and you will fight it all the time. Remedy that situation with a couple of door shims on two sides of the bucket. Problem solved common bucket will never get stuck
Nice clean job. That's what I will make, a stacking unit to save floor space.
Nice. Just didn't see the part where you install the bag instead of the filter. But def the best idea man! Thank you so much!
Love the Mobil Gas Pegasus sign and the review. Just bought a ridged vac and the cyclone. Like the design you created.
Built it today. Emptying top bucket not easy, but not a big hill for a mountain climber who goes to the trouble of building it. $20 project as opposed to $70+ with the commercial products I’ve seen. Great idea for the amateur who wants to get a handle on dust.
If you took a second bucket and cut it in half you could use it as a sorta cup holder for easy dump on the heavies bucket
Cheap, saves space, lightweight, easy, what’s not to like! I have the Dust Stopper already but needed a way to connect it. Thank you!
Great concept. The mounting has to be revised. Overall super nice makers build.
Great simple concept! Thumbs up 👍👍. Thx for making this vid....
Thanks so much for the support.
i like the "attachment in the bucket" idea. i just used a 45 degree fitting. the only problem i see with your design is how do you empty? you are tipping it over, or removing the entire top from the vacuum? other than that, pretty cool.
Great work! got an idea from your video and just made my first own thing! Thank you :)
I got the duststopper from Home Depot for the bucket top, but... I used 1/4" plywood to attach to the top of my vac (no wood inside bucket), then set the bucket on top of the plywood. I attached the bucket with 2 bungee cords looped through the handle on each side, with the metal hooks of the bungee connected to the plywood. Simple to connect, larger bucket volume, easy to empty bucket and stable. I would never use a cart, this takes up much less space and is very efficient.
Great idea 💡! What size tube did you use for the side?
Quick question... the bucked is bolted on I got that part. So when the bucket gets full and your ready to toss out the stuff in the bracket how do you get to the bolts to loosen to throw all the stuff in the bucket out?
Permanently screwed to vacuum = PITA to dump. Also, without a Thein baffle, efficacy decreases as bucket fills with dust. Location of inlet further decreases usable volume.
I was looking for a video on how to modify an SUV and I got it! Slightly Used Vacuums are really cheap these days! :-)
I always wondered why vac mfgrs dont make a vac with cyclone built in. Surely it could built more compact than these dust deputy and home made cyclones. You are one step closer to that. Great work!!
seriously. seems like common sense, right?!
Just insert elbow inside the vac it to redirect the airflow and create the vortex and attach a thien style baffle (plate) to the bottom of the filter. BTW its been done before and I bet it works better the your "Rube Goldberg contraption" lol. But at least you proved even a half ass design still works pretty good so thx for that :)
They like to sell the filters.
They used to; when I was a kid my dad had a big red metal one (don't remember the brand, it was 50 years ago); it looked like a Dalek.
Love the design!
Nice thought process bro, but hard to dump that way. Like no external skeleton, but I’m working on as,e process but with top bucket easily removable.
Cool minimalist design. How often do you find that you are emptying the bucket? I see a lot of these with the 5 gallon bucket and some with the larger Rockler bucket. I've always wondered how fast the 5 gallon fills up, especially with your design as it does take a few more inches off the bucket. Very curious on your answer. I suppose it does depend on the machine it is hooked up to.
Perfect! Nice job
If you have a HD Duststopper, this build could also work, right?
One of the better one I have watched on utube. The filter in the main shop does the filter get dirty?
Ive read you can always add a bag inside the bucket to remove the dust. Also add the extra handle on top of the lid to have cable management. Which is a must..
My problem is. I am still having dust sucked into main vac. Does the top adapter need to be at a specific location so it can work? My adapter is right next to the 45 degree pipe.
So basically, this reduces your dust collection ability from 9 gallons (shop vac) to just under 5 gallons (the size of the bucket). Then, the difficulty in dumping the bucket now that its screwed to the top of the vac.
sucking up a lot of wood dust and all the clumps clog the shop vac really fast without doing the separate container, I added a filter bag to go over the in-place filter of the shop vac as well and now I have 0 issues with clogging. you can always do a larger container instead of the 5-gallon bucket like a 55 gallon if you wanted, or run 2 buckets in-line. works great either way.
I’m going to make one of these dust separators and fit it onto an older model filter queen vacuum ,,,,have you used a filter queen before.?
Helps a lot if you can have your collector outside 👍. I love how the colors matched 😂
now you need a second vacuum to empty the bucket because you screwed it down.
it just comes off with the lid.
I did the same but my bucket clamps on for easy removal to empty. nice video though!
Clamp or screw a bucket on then just drop a lose bucket into the base bucket. The bottom bucket is only a holder.
Cliff Bernsen You just gave me an awesome idea. Do exactly what you said, but instead of using a whole bucket as a holder, just cut it off about 1/3 up from the bottom
@@mattydread6618 I did it to my vacuum but I only ended up leaving 4 or 5 inches of the bottom bucket and I put holes in the bottom of the bottom bucket to pull out easier.
Great video, but it seems a little difficult to empty the vortex bucket.....
Im sure in sometime, someone will come up with a more convenient system
I was thinking the same thing but I like the idea overall. Maybe just a different mounting system, like something quick-release from the outside.
@@MrBuildit use a second bucket (cut in half so it's not hitting the vortex tube) as a holder for the collection bin. Mount the half bucket to the vac instead. Then the filled bucket can just lift off.
Tim L perfect!
Dennis Langhoff yeah, not a perfect solutions.
Looks like a advert for Ridgid tools to me.
Looks like a way to tear up free gear from RIGID also
Thank you!
Emptying the vortex bucket will be easy if you have a trash bag inside to catch the dust. Nice job.
Clive Baker that’s true
Can I use 2 1/2" inlet and 1 1/2" outlet hoses to prevent bucket collapse?
Have to head to The Depot and measure the height without those wheels attached, It might just fit in and under my rolling work bench. Could hook it up to the table saw, Miter, router and the Jointer. Thanks for the new idea.
On your old vacuum there is a place to wrap the cord on the vacuum,it is on the handle
Take some scrap and add a thein baffle and you are golden!
I have this same rigid vac and I like it but the hose doesn't fit any of the dust ports on my dewalt tools
Thank you for the video! I’ve noticed I’m still getting a lot of sawdust in my shop vac still, any ideas on how I might fix that?
OK dude. watched entire video. First of all everyone is entitled to there opinion. There's a video on UA-cam, where a individual came up with a nice "The Ultimate Space-Saving Dust Cyclone Separator Cart" system. He uses a Rigid Vacuum, which has the circle pockets on top of the casters for holding attachments. He came up with an idea to "suspend" a 20" x 20" piece of plywood, cut a circle in the middle of the plywood a little bigger than the diameter of the bucket, then use PVC pipe and fittings to hold everything in place. I built one. It certainly does not "take up all kinds of room" in the shop plus it rolls around utilizing the caster of the vac, just like yours, but the collection bucket is held just above the vacuum, and the plywood it large enough to cut holes for all the attachments. Your way works fine, but I think "removing/cutting" the top of the vacuum to create a "spot" for the bucket is sort of lame. I have shown my Vac/Dust collector to shit loads of people, and they all love it. I know three folks that have already did the same, and they love there new setup. Your way saves a little coin. But, I like the fact that everything I need to use my vacuum plus attach it to a power tools to collect dust while cutting wood, etc, it a very convenient method. That's the point. It is versatile, mobile, and cost effective. Of course there are those that claim their way is cheaper, but by the time you buy all the stuff to make a dust collector, like heat guns, glue guns and silicone, screws, nuts, bolts , hose kits, etc, you end spending the same if not more than the method I mentioned. But, another man's junk is another man treasures.
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Awesome idea my brother thank you for this video I love it good job bro later :)
thanks so much for the support!!!
so how high is your tower in total with the hose?
I like the one that John built on the John builds it channel. It uses the dustoper and doesn't require removing or modifying the shop vac.
I’ll have to check it out
Mr. Build It, it uses PVCpipe, inserted into the attachment mounts on the feet to support the bucket.
It’s a touch taller, but doesn’t require warranty voiding modifications to the vacuum.
Doesn't the vortex bucket block the vacuum motor cooling opening? That mounting won't work on mine since it vents the motor out the top. I prefer the method using and pipe and a piece of plywood with a hole cut in it to hold the bucket.
Screw top lid is awesome.
Hey thanks
Almost 10k vids love how your channel is growing ( here from 5k) greats from belgium
Thanks quinten. Yeah its encouraging to see the hard work paying off. Thanks for the support
Mr. Build It love what you do and the content id always amazing
AWESOME JOB!
Thanks so much.
Super random question but did this create static electricity I made one of these in the past and I touched it and I thought I was gonna die from the static electricity that the bucket created on the hose
dumb question- so do you simply connect this to a miter saw for example and no dust?
Nice video
Where did u buy that lid??
Nandoemajik Home Depot
Nice! Great job
You need to come up with a good "quick release" and I will buy it!
That’s true. Would be super helpful
Great idea! That being said, I have a few questions? What if I don't own a rigid vac? How do you empty the bucket, don't you have to UNSCREW it from the vac? Why didn't you screw that handy dandy handle to the side of the bucket so you could roll up the cord?
I think the whole thing sucks
You really did?? You did say aesthetically appealing!! I restore and finish concrete, staining, epoxy, overlays. Do you can imagine how much concrete I grind. On smaller job's..I'm looking for a smaller inexpensive until to collect the silica..as you know this stuff is so fine.
Yeah it's a shame you don't have a sponsor. LIKE RIDGID!
A Dustopper wouldn't add much height, it's orange too, and it's easy.
True. Great option.
Sooooo... You still have to pull the vacuum apart to dump the chips since it's bolted to the top?
What is that filter/bag in the vacuum at the end?
Can you use the dust separator that Home Depot sells already to go? Great idea!
Where did you get the extra hose? The Rigid a
Only comes with one hose.
Where do you get that do hicky for the lid
For added fun you could throw on a vacuum suck gauge
To make emptying easier, do not mount the bucket to the vac. Cut a second bucket in half and mount the bottom of the second bucket to the vac and simply slip the collection bucket into that.
How do you prevent the bucket from collapsing when the hose is blocked?
Gergely Sinkó, actually, the suggested fix for being able to more easily empty the bucket takes care of that.
Don’t mount the ‘cyclone bucket’ to the vacuum.
Mount a second bucket instead, that you slide the cyclone bucket into, and can easily slide it out of for emptying.
It takes a *really* powerful vacuum to collapse the cyclone bucket when a second bucket is resisting the defamation.
why don't you just use the vacuum to collect the dust without the collector on top? I don't understand the need of the additional build. Can you please advise?
Sorry if this is a very silly question; I'm completely new to power tools and dust system.
would it be wrong to connect directly the vacuum to the table saw (no 'cyclone')?
other than the vacuum being full of dust and needing to change the filter more frequently??
Nothing wrong at all. Just would clog up really fast. the idea of a cyclone is to separate the large sawdust/chips from the fine sawdust to make it last longer.
@@MrBuildit thanks for your response
Just purchased the Rigid 0900 Shop vacuum and needed to purchase a 2nd hose to complete the design shared in the video. Home Depot does not sell a replacement hose for that model. I will be returning the vacuum to HD tomorrow. Very disappointing.
For convenience you could use another bucket, cut in half and screw it down. Then the bucket with the cyclone will just sit inside?? Not sure how steady it would be but at least should be easier to release...
All of the sudden he has a ridgid drill! How did that happen
I don’t understand the whole thing of the cyclone. What is the purpose of separating the dust and the bigger chips if the vacuum has a air filter anyway. Wouldn’t it just be easier to have it go in the vacuum and empty it all in one go?
My bucket shrinks!!! What the heck! Lol how do you fix that issue
What's wrong with the $40 Dustopper?
Wait, did I just see you look in the vacuum bucket, with a vacuum bag in there!?!?!?
I like the design, but shouldn't the vacuum itself contain all the larger and smaller particles to empty instead of two barrels? I think if the 5 gal bucket wasn't attached that would be best. Just empty it when needed.
Would this work on DeWalt shop vac
I'm at a loss here. Why separate the sawdust in the first place? Now you have two tanks to fuss with. Collect it all in the shopvac and throw it all out at once.
Without separating the large dust from the fine dust, your filter on the vac will clog in minutes
@@MrBuildit Interesting, I've been using my shopvac like that for years with no problem. Tank fills, I empty it. Thanks for the answer though.
Nice but over the years of people throwing out shop vacs, I have collected a few.. This video may have been helpful but seems much like all the others in scope.. I'm wanting to put all these motors together with the combined suction and make it work as one powerful one.. The 10 or so shopvacs I have is kind of overkill but one or two shopvacs with multiple motors and power however, would be waay more useful.. So I'm looking for ideas to put them together using a 5 gal bucket which means I have to install motors on a board somewhere with a huge funnel type setup that puts them all together feeding into a single vacuum tube.. and I want to use it in combination with a dust collector type setup but it may be the main and only chamber so the dust bag is something I need to implement within the collector itself.. So was hoping that would have been in build but it's ok, I'll figure it out.. Like said, just watching a lot of these to find ideas to make it stong, simple and space saving and yet portable would be also nice.. I think I will go with a series of pipes that connect all together with the motors mounted in each of the tubes.. I also have a very large industrial collector with a 2HP 220V 3750 RPM AC motor which has the old metal heavy fan blade to use in large scale industrial wood working settings.. It's a beast.. But I have little use for it that way so I'm converting it to a household central vacuum system that will be stationary and may even connect to my work area.. However, I want a scaled down version is what I'm making with the motors but I find one motor not strong enough for what I like to use it for. It's good for the average person but I want about 5 times the suction any are sold having.. My kirby is damn powerful but I want like that in a shop vac x 5.. haha.. I know but when you go over nails and such at times, I want that to go in too.. I have a magnetic pick up mounted in the end pipe to catch metal.. i have no issues reusing a nail that was accidentally dropped and picked up by vacuum... So that's another thing implementing.. The 12HP shopvac I use now with the larger hose doesn't like to pick up heavy nails so the extra suction will be finally a nice thing but sadly I had to do it myself It seems.. Not done yet but should be complete within next day or so... Unless I get back on drawing board after finding a better idea to compact it and/or design it for more greater pickup.. I find the vortex stuff great cause the vortex doesn't create a lot of excessive turbulence which keeps the vacuum suction at the highest level for the longest time even when near full for example on my research.. Looking for the best ideas before I finalize on it.. I haven't paid attention to R&D on vacuums much so don't know what technology they use but seems the vortex is here to stay for a while..
I personally would have made the wood with a couple slits in it and put the opposite on the can.... So that way you could slide it off and empty top end and slide it on to lock down and it not move too easily and fall off while in use.. Kind of like the old boxes that had the slide off lid, I remember dominos came packaged this way back in the day for some companies and not in cardboard.. Not sure how to explain the mechanics of it but sure you know what I mean..
And secondly, I seen where putting the intake pipe going in the vacuum, having the hole in side opposite of the draw pipe from outside instead of just down will create less dust and more of a vortex when using.. can also fill it more without it accidentallly sucking in the large particles...
Sounds like you’re on track to make something cool
@@MrBuildit I don't do videos though but I may upload a picture when or if I finish it... I may just try three of them cause I can place them like a small triangle formation mounted on top of the 5g bucket and then maybe use a smaller bucket flipped over on them or something like that. I check out your stuff though you gave me some ideas though.. just looking for a total build from just having motors alone..
@@MrBuildit Oh also, at the bottom of the bucket, I found a store bought clear catch vortex vacuum and it has the plastic with 3 edges at the bottom on the side of the bucket.. So I think this is used to stop the swirling of the stuff you pick up which may fly back up and into the exit.. probably can do it with some 1/2" x 1/2" x 4" strips of wood screwed in the side on each side of the bucket (like 3 at 120 deg apart) to stop the dust from swirling back up.. not sure if it could make your collector a little more efficient in keeping more dust in.. just another suggestion
How well does it work with a miter saw?
With the bucket screwed to the vacuum how do you empty the bucket?? Works good.I'm just wondering????
Do you have to use a hepa filter in the vacuum too?
Nice job!
Now the bucket was fastened to the system itself... how is that dumped out?
Instead of drilling a full size hole in the side, what about a 1/2-1" hole, heat gun, stick the fitting from the inside to out and quickly hose clamp. It should be very
It's cool but a shop vac is pretty much a bucket already! Their's probably a way to run a shop vac without the filter bag inside and only use the foam filter at the exhaust!
Won't cutting the handle off void the lifetime warranty?
So why did you screw from the inside of the bucket? Now when you need to dump you have to pick up the bucket and the vacuum motor to dump. Nice idea and love the instructions. I do like the look of it
This doesn’t only make no sense, it serves no positive function except making it more difficult to vacuum up dust.
Nice job ! However looks like there is no way to dump sawdust without taking the bucket off the vacuum or scooping the sawdust out by hand am I wrong ?
See Bill Cosby comment
the dust bag is only good for small dust huh. this is a legit idea though!