Guys, how much do the filter bags / cannisters really affect the air flow with a DC ? Do you see less air flow with a 2.5 micron filter bag than the stock 30 micron bags for the HF DC ? The cannister type filters have a lot more surface area -- does that allow for more air flow ?
Based on the other threads going here the past few days, I'm seriously thinking of building a little enclosure for my HF DC on the other side of my garage wall and sending the ducting inside through a window, sealing the rest off. That way none of this dust is returning to my shop for me to breathe.
What if you used no bags at all ? Just had the motor and impeller and vented the whole thing outside ? The structure I build on the other side of the window could then become like a big chip / dust collection bin. Maybe window type screens so that only the finer dust escaped from the compartment ? If going with that type of solution, I could sell the HF DC and just go with something like Bill's site mentions -- a 3-5HP motor and a 14" impeller. Wouldn't take up any room in the shop at all.
Just kinda thinking out loud.......
Steve
Based on the other threads going here the past few days, I'm seriously thinking of building a little enclosure for my HF DC on the other side of my garage wall and sending the ducting inside through a window, sealing the rest off. That way none of this dust is returning to my shop for me to breathe.
What if you used no bags at all ? Just had the motor and impeller and vented the whole thing outside ? The structure I build on the other side of the window could then become like a big chip / dust collection bin. Maybe window type screens so that only the finer dust escaped from the compartment ? If going with that type of solution, I could sell the HF DC and just go with something like Bill's site mentions -- a 3-5HP motor and a 14" impeller. Wouldn't take up any room in the shop at all.
Just kinda thinking out loud.......
Steve
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