Having already been through the pros/cons of locating my DC outside the shop I am at one with the whole "make up air" issue and don't think the heated or cooled air loss will be a big issue.
I mean to make some major headway this weekend on the attached structure that will house my DC (50-760). I am 95% sure at this time that I will remove the blower from its wheeled stand and custom fit it into the new external DC closet which will also accommodate the Super Dust deputy and chip collection bin.
With the space I have available I know that the dust filter bag may well be getting a little squished which may have the effect of reducing surface area and therefore maybe airflow a little. I guess I could switch to canister filter which would give me more surface area but as the DC is no longer in a human habitable space I dont really care about the fines any longer so why waste money on a canister?
So I am looking hard at how best to vent outside and I therefore have a few questions where I could use some collective input.
1. has anybody else done this and how did you adapt the DC, removing the bag and attaching something that can vent through a wall to the outside?
2. If there is no longer any bag constricting airflow how does the potential pipe size play into the equation? If the pipe to the outside is too small will it reduce CFM at the machine end? If I am using 4" pipe in the shop do I just need 4" or bigger in the vent?
3. As I am collecting the large majority of chips/dust in the SDD is there any reason I could not reduce the size of the chip collection bag or possible even do away with it completely?
Anything else I did not think of?
I mean to make some major headway this weekend on the attached structure that will house my DC (50-760). I am 95% sure at this time that I will remove the blower from its wheeled stand and custom fit it into the new external DC closet which will also accommodate the Super Dust deputy and chip collection bin.
With the space I have available I know that the dust filter bag may well be getting a little squished which may have the effect of reducing surface area and therefore maybe airflow a little. I guess I could switch to canister filter which would give me more surface area but as the DC is no longer in a human habitable space I dont really care about the fines any longer so why waste money on a canister?
So I am looking hard at how best to vent outside and I therefore have a few questions where I could use some collective input.
1. has anybody else done this and how did you adapt the DC, removing the bag and attaching something that can vent through a wall to the outside?
2. If there is no longer any bag constricting airflow how does the potential pipe size play into the equation? If the pipe to the outside is too small will it reduce CFM at the machine end? If I am using 4" pipe in the shop do I just need 4" or bigger in the vent?
3. As I am collecting the large majority of chips/dust in the SDD is there any reason I could not reduce the size of the chip collection bag or possible even do away with it completely?
Anything else I did not think of?
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