![]() ![]() My budget for the dust collector is $1,000-1,500. The shop is only 850 square feet and I doubt I'll ever be able to justify the expense of a large sander. I should clarify a couple of things though, particularly the small part. You may be able to buy more machine for your buck and have a little left over for something else. Cyclones are very simple machines and they come up for reasonable money pretty regularly (around me anyway). Lastly you may want to consider the used market. I've used bags from day one and never had a problem. If the bag gets sucked up there is probably a leakage issue in the barrel or seal between cyclone and barrel. Also if you have a good seal on your cyclone (which is a must for it to work properly) you should not need any fixture to keep the bag from being sucked up. Mine came with one and one of these days I have to figure out how to wire it up. It is a pain having only a single 55 gal drum though, but I can't justify the expense of a rotary air lock so I live with it.Ī couple other notes, you can wire a switch in that will shut off the collector when the barrel fills up. I run a 7-1/2 hp Torit cyclone and it can handle several machines at a time with no problem. You'll be forever trying to unclog the filters.Īs for the cyclones I can't help you as I haven't run either of those particular brands. The smaller single stages will drive you nuts and under-perform, especially if you run any kind of sander. I'll point out a couple things though - if you go with a bag system make sure it's one of the bigger Pro 6-8 bag setups, not the smaller 2/4 single stage versions (Grizzly). I agree with most of what Contributor S said. Everyone has their own opinion and that’s just mine. You can get a real good quality bag collector and probably spend less than a cheaper cyclone. If you don't get the container emptied before it is full it blows all the dust into your filter and plugs everything up. With a cyclone you must put an airtight container under it and you can't see when it is full, you can put a bag in the container but need an add-on to keep the bag from sucking up the center. You can see when the bag is full and change out bags and keep going. Buy one that you can put the clear plastic bags on the bottom with the filter bags up top. Unless you are planning on buying an airlock and dumping into a hopper I would buy a bag collector. I bought the Onieda a couple of years ago and it works great, but knowing what I know now I would not have bought a cyclone. ![]() (Dust Collection and Safety Equipment Forum) There are also others like Grizzly and ShopFox in the same $1,300 price range. I already have two Grizzly fine particle filters, and am considering the Oneida or the ClearView cyclone collectors. I'm about to invest in a collection system for a one man shop with the usual equipment. ![]()
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