Cyclone Shop Dust Control

[rjwag at pacifier.com]

Terry,

I'm sorry I missed earlier posts, but could you indicate where you got
this beast?  And also the 0.5 micron filters?

Thanks,
Mike Wagner

> I don't know what the db level is, but it sounds like a muffled Boeing 747
> - kinda low pitched. It's far quieter than my electric planer and router,
> but quite a bit louder than my drum sander and bandsaw. It's not
> objectionable to turn it on without hearing protection - although it's
> loud enough that I think it is a good idea to wear hearing protection if
> it is going to be running a while. I have this contraption right in the
> middle of my shop. Just walking around the end of my stockpile of spruce I
> find the sound level drops dramatically. Eventually, I want to move the
> unit into my garage (about ten feet the other side of the wall it is next
> to) and build a sound-reduced enclosure around it - that will be the
> kitty's tushy I think.
>
> I talked with the guy who makes all the MDF pieces for the guy that sells
> these cyclones. He said that he has cut and routed MDF (and you know how
> much dust that makes!) all day long for six months and his paper filters
> are still clean (he uses the same cyclone). I find it amazing how this
> thing separates the dust out so effectively.
>
> I am very impressed.
>
> Terry Farrell
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   Terry,
>   What is the noise level of that thingee?
>
>   Joseph Garrett, R.P.T.