home made chip/dust collector

[retired wrench]

Hey guys, having fun with the digital cam my son gave me for Christmas.......This is my homemade chip collector I made last winter, now I have the pics to share it.....Nothing fancy, but it works, and was cheap.........




I`m using the cloth dust bag, from the BT 3,for collecting fine dust from the overflow vent, I leave the zipper open a couple inches to exhaust the air.




Clean out door.........




I made this out of poplar framing, MDF for the sides, ply on the bottom and top........casters let me roll it around. Plastic connectors and hose from Woodcraft.

[LinuxRandal]

What is the motor?

Other specs?

[LCHIEN]

quote:Originally posted by LinuxRandal

What is the motor?

Other specs?

I think the DeWalt Planer is designed with an internal dust ejecting fan or blower design that shoots the debris out the port.

That probably provides the go for this setup.

[retired wrench]

Your so correct, Loring.......when that Dewalt is in action, the BT3 bag is blown up like its gonna burst, thats why I leave a few inches of the zipper undone, to exhaust the air. The bag collects what ever small dust blows out,,,,, and she really blows with gusto!

[onedash]

Do you have 50 feet of hose on that thing? I got the single speed dewalt and I just hook it up to my DC. I dont think the fan is as strong as the dual speed one. IF I do a 8+ or wider board it can clog up the DC sometimes. It all jams at the inlet.

[retired wrench]

RE: onedash.............not sure how long that hose is, the collection box is maybe 6 ft in front of the planer.......It is a two speed job, # DW735.... Never had a clog problem, that fan is very strong, blows up the BT3 collection bag like a ballon.
I just got done running some 12`` wide poplar thru it, when the BT3 collection bag starts gathering chips, I know its time to empty the box........