Hi, I have a workshop in my basement and, as you know, have a dust problem. After pricing all the dust collectors on the market, I decided to build my own. I built the first one out of wood and plexiglass and the next one out of all plexiglass.
I built the fan blade first and then the housing and put a 1/3 hp motor on it.
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I put this on top of a paper barrel with a plastic top and
cut inlet and outlet holes in it. I found some dust collector bags that
had holes in them, but were repairable, and bought them for almost
nothing. I used clothes dryer hose and 4" pvc pipe to plumb my shop.
I have a Delta 12" planer and this collector has no trouble keeping
up. I built this system for under $50.00. If anyone is interested,
I would be happy to tell them how to build one. They can contact me at my
e-mail address below.
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