Brother, I gotta say that I am impressed with your ingenuity. Hope you post some wood working videos. The part where your camera shook actually added to the video, it gave a feeling of the motor working. Been looking at Harbor freight dust collection for my garage work area, thanks for your video.
Thanks. I would definitely recommend the 2HP dust collector if you can find one. The 1 HP works okay, but it could be improved upon for sure. When I bought it, the 2 HP one was not going to be available in my area for at least 6 months.
There are reasons for grating on the intake and outside. Intake is obvious but they have a specific “cage” over the exhaust for a reason too. Same principal as a shop vac exhaust.
I bought the same unit but noticed the huge amount of space between the inlet plate and the impeller. I fabricated a spacer to decrease the space between the impeller and the inlet plate and it increased the suction significantly.
Thank you!! I make small items in a one car garage but it still the dust fills the garage and also on the floor. I am just now looking into dust collection and hadn’t heard of the harbor freight one. I will be getting one soon. Looks like we have the same exact Delta planer too….man can a plane and jointer make some dust !! Along with a belt sander too. I have 4 tools that really make DUST!! You know the 4…your video made the 8-10th one I watched and makes the most sense too. This is the setup I need for a 1 car garage…. Again thank you!!! I also subscribed. Paul.
Very Nice! I like how you did that. Lots of people tend to ignore Harbor Freight on the basis that things at their low price point (compared to "traditional" woodworker supply stores} can't be any good. As you have found, many items can be put to good use, especially if you ignore HF's ideas about how things "should" be used. Lots of useful things there for those of us on tight budgets. Some things ARE actual garbage, but if you buy sensibly and with knowledge of how the product differs from the usual options, For example, I have a set of their Forstner bits - they are adequate for my use, but the plan is that when one becomes unusable, I will replace that bit with a higher quality one of the same size.
I have bought several tools from Harbor Freight and have had very hood experience with them. My latest tool from there is a random orbital sander. It is much nicer to use than my DeWalt 1/4 sheet sander for most of my projects. There are some items that I will pay more for a certain brand, but I do not have any brand loyalty for tools. I try to buy items that work for my needs. Thank you for your comments
Good work and good video. Took me a while to drop by and check it out. I have a dust deputy on my shop vac and realized you just made your own (pretty smart). I suppose I could adapt one to mine but in all honesty I don't make the big chips that often so it isn't as much of an issue.....well, we will see LOL when I run the big router sled then the chips will fly and we'll see just how many times I plug up the WEN! lol
I started out with a small system like this at first!, still have the blower motor. As I started adding more tools it became obvious that I was going to need something a bit more efficient. I stepped to a Grizzly G0703 cyclone with hepa filter, probably the best bang for the buck at the time about $800. My next move Im looking at the Harvey G700 pretty hard! yes it's pretty expensive but it has some really nice features! Being really quiet probably one of the best followed by power scaling.
From what I’ve seen and heard, the Harvey is a great DC. Maybe one day I’ll be at that level, but with most of my tools being small (bench top models) at this point, I don’t really have the need for it at the moment.
I have a similar dust collector and I agree these are superior to a shop vac. I wouldn’t think taking the bag off when using is a good idea since their will be fine particles discharged since the bag is the only filter on your system.
I saw a few of the lids that had PVC pipe elbows being used to creat the cyclone effect and I didn’t have 4 inch PVC elbows, but I had plywood. So, I decided to try and create the same effect out of the plywood I had in my garage.
This is much quieter. I took dB readings with this dust collector running and it is less than 72 decibels standing right next to it. I will have to take readings with my shop vac running to get the difference. I can do that tonight and get back in touch with you.
I apologize for not getting back to you last night, but I wanted to let you know that my shop vac runs at 91 decibels. With the dust collector only running at 65-72, that is a huge difference in sound in the shop. 10dB of additional volume makes it feel twice as loud and with this being around 20dB different, you can imagine how much quieter the DC is when compared to the shop vac.
Does the motor on your's get realllly hot in a really short time? Mine does. I've read that if it's not sealed enough, it can cause the motor to overheat because it's allowing too much air in. But aside from how that doesn't appear to make sense, Mine is 100% perfectly sealed with no obstructions anywhere, inside, or out.
I have not had any issues with mine getting hot. I have heard that sometimes products from Harbor Freight can be “hit or miss” for lack of a better term. I think I got a good one. Also, mine has a cooling “fan” on the end of the motor. It is classified as TEFC, or Totally Enclosed Fan Cooled. I have noticed that the newer model at Harbor Freight is different than the one I have. I don’t know why, but they seem to have changed the motor style.
Only thing I would add if anyone else uses the HF collector......Instead of cutting that lip off the intake, take a ball peen hammer and peen it over to the inside.....this will stiffen the tube considerably and not leave sharp edges to cut your hose or fingers on.
Brother, I gotta say that I am impressed with your ingenuity. Hope you post some wood working videos. The part where your camera shook actually added to the video, it gave a feeling of the motor working. Been looking at Harbor freight dust collection for my garage work area, thanks for your video.
Thanks. I would definitely recommend the 2HP dust collector if you can find one. The 1 HP works okay, but it could be improved upon for sure. When I bought it, the 2 HP one was not going to be available in my area for at least 6 months.
Looks great..! Nice job...
There are reasons for grating on the intake and outside. Intake is obvious but they have a specific “cage” over the exhaust for a reason too. Same principal as a shop vac exhaust.
I bought the same unit but noticed the huge amount of space between the inlet plate and the impeller. I fabricated a spacer to decrease the space between the impeller and the inlet plate and it increased the suction significantly.
Ballin' on a budget!!! Great job bud. As long as it works who cares what it looks like.
Thanks for the comment! I do what I can.
The video was worth it just for the dust collection idea on the planer. That is a great idea.
Thank you! I try my best.
Thank you!! I make small items in a one car garage but it still the dust fills the garage and also on the floor. I am just now looking into dust collection and hadn’t heard of the harbor freight one. I will be getting one soon. Looks like we have the same exact Delta planer too….man can a plane and jointer make some dust !! Along with a belt sander too. I have 4 tools that really make DUST!! You know the 4…your video made the 8-10th one I watched and makes the most sense too. This is the setup I need for a 1 car garage…. Again thank you!!! I also subscribed. Paul.
You had me at “relatively inexpensive”
Well, it’s all relative isn’t it?
Very Nice! I like how you did that. Lots of people tend to ignore Harbor Freight on the basis that things at their low price point (compared to "traditional" woodworker supply stores} can't be any good. As you have found, many items can be put to good use, especially if you ignore HF's ideas about how things "should" be used. Lots of useful things there for those of us on tight budgets. Some things ARE actual garbage, but if you buy sensibly and with knowledge of how the product differs from the usual options, For example, I have a set of their Forstner bits - they are adequate for my use, but the plan is that when one becomes unusable, I will replace that bit with a higher quality one of the same size.
I have bought several tools from Harbor Freight and have had very hood experience with them. My latest tool from there is a random orbital sander. It is much nicer to use than my DeWalt 1/4 sheet sander for most of my projects. There are some items that I will pay more for a certain brand, but I do not have any brand loyalty for tools. I try to buy items that work for my needs.
Thank you for your comments
I would leave the bag on to catch the fine dust, looks Great 👍🏻
I did leave the bag on. Thank you for commenting! I really appreciate it!
Didn't you do a video with the WEN dust collector? Which one is best?
Great job, I l like your style. Now I know how I will put mine together.
Thanks you so much! It’s a bit of trial and error for me, but I did watch a whole lot of other videos before deciding how I wanted to set mine up.
Nice setup.
Thank you so much!
Great Job
Thank you so much!
Good work and good video. Took me a while to drop by and check it out. I have a dust deputy on my shop vac and realized you just made your own (pretty smart). I suppose I could adapt one to mine but in all honesty I don't make the big chips that often so it isn't as much of an issue.....well, we will see LOL when I run the big router sled then the chips will fly and we'll see just how many times I plug up the WEN! lol
Thanks! I planned for it before buying the blower. I knew I would be using my planer and jointer with it and didn’t want any issues.
I started out with a small system like this at first!, still have the blower motor. As I started adding more tools it became obvious that I was going to need something a bit more efficient. I stepped to a Grizzly G0703 cyclone with hepa filter, probably the best bang for the buck at the time about $800. My next move Im looking at the Harvey G700 pretty hard! yes it's pretty expensive but it has some really nice features! Being really quiet probably one of the best followed by power scaling.
From what I’ve seen and heard, the Harvey is a great DC. Maybe one day I’ll be at that level, but with most of my tools being small (bench top models) at this point, I don’t really have the need for it at the moment.
@@jayraysdiy852 Agreed! Though for your next upgrade I highly recommend incorporating the Super Dust Deputy with a hepa filter.
I have a similar dust collector and I agree these are superior to a shop vac. I wouldn’t think taking the bag off when using is a good idea since their will be fine particles discharged since the bag is the only filter on your system.
I have been using the bag. Thanks for the comment!
Good job. I will always take functional over pretty. I like the plywood separator in the 2nd trash can. Where did you get that design?
I saw a few of the lids that had PVC pipe elbows being used to creat the cyclone effect and I didn’t have 4 inch PVC elbows, but I had plywood. So, I decided to try and create the same effect out of the plywood I had in my garage.
Great idea 💡
Thank you!
Can you share your experience on noise from this vac vs standard shop vac?
This is much quieter. I took dB readings with this dust collector running and it is less than 72 decibels standing right next to it. I will have to take readings with my shop vac running to get the difference. I can do that tonight and get back in touch with you.
I apologize for not getting back to you last night, but I wanted to let you know that my shop vac runs at 91 decibels. With the dust collector only running at 65-72, that is a huge difference in sound in the shop. 10dB of additional volume makes it feel twice as loud and with this being around 20dB different, you can imagine how much quieter the DC is when compared to the shop vac.
Does the motor on your's get realllly hot in a really short time? Mine does.
I've read that if it's not sealed enough, it can cause the motor to overheat because it's allowing too much air in. But aside from how that doesn't appear to make sense, Mine is 100% perfectly sealed with no obstructions anywhere, inside, or out.
I have not had any issues with mine getting hot. I have heard that sometimes products from Harbor Freight can be “hit or miss” for lack of a better term. I think I got a good one.
Also, mine has a cooling “fan” on the end of the motor. It is classified as TEFC, or Totally Enclosed Fan Cooled. I have noticed that the newer model at Harbor Freight is different than the one I have. I don’t know why, but they seem to have changed the motor style.
Only thing I would add if anyone else uses the HF collector......Instead of cutting that lip off the intake, take a ball peen hammer and peen it over to the inside.....this will stiffen the tube considerably and not leave sharp edges to cut your hose or fingers on.
That’s a good idea
I need one of these.... But I have one question. What's plywood?
Haha! nice. Do you want the Webster’s dictionary definition, or the street version?
how has the system held up over the past year?
It has been doing good. I am very pleased with how it is working. I did make a couple of changes to the system that you can see in my latest video.
DIY dust collector. Step 1: buy a dust collector 😂
just messing with you man, you gotta admit it's pretty funny :)
Yeah that’s pretty good! Thanks for watching!
The pace of the video is a bit slow. Had to watch in 2x.
Thank you for the feedback! I’m still learning and trying to improve as I make each new video.
Can barely hear him.
I am working on my audio. Thanks for the comment