The pipes are not fully hooked up yet, but when it starts, it sounds like a jet taking off! Its pretty sweet!
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that's tough
Loring in Katy, TX USA
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If I may make a suggestion, Rob. Consider cutting a hoile about 3/4 the way up the chip bin or... in the top of the chip lid. Either get a blast gate or mount a piece of clear plexi-glass on a 1/2 block of wood you recess a rectangle in to fit the piece of plexi.
A cyclone will fill much sooner than you think when planing and jointing. If you guess.. the chip bin will fill then the cone.. then the fine particle filters as the chips have no-where to go. The first time you do it and have to spend 2-4 hours blowing out those fine filters with compressed air.. you will do what is necessary to avoid that task again. And that is why I make the suggestion as nearly everyone that has a cyclone has done it.
The purpose is an inspection hole. I mounted a piece of plexi in a metal blast gate so I can view but yet open and shine a flash-light down in the chip bin. When mine gets 2/3 to 3/4 full.. I empty it. It only takes about 10 seconds to check the inspection hole.
If you don't want to go to the trouble (it's actually simple.. just be sure to seal with silicone glue and let it throughly dry.. at least keep an eye on the clear hose that connects the bottom chip bin to the bottom of the cone. If you see chip shaving above the top of the bin... empty it. I prefer to do it much sooner to keep air flow up as it seems to decrease to a degree as the the bin fills.
Sorry to be so detailed.. but at least you should know what will happen if you don't make regular inspections.. And the your Cyclone and set-up look great!
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Mike
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