Dust collection.

[hawkeye10]

I saw this little dust collector on Seyco's web site. Do any of you use this and if you do what do you think. I have a shop vac but I don't think it would last long because of running it for long periods. I also have a Grizzly 1.5 HP dust collector but that might be to big.

 

Thanks Don

 

http://seyco.com/dv-10a-cyclonic-action-scroll-saw-dust-collector/

Edited August 15, 2016 by hawkeye10

[Scrolling Steve]

Don , I have the origanal system , does not have the cyclone part on the knockout pot......that is an interesting addition !....I have been using the old system for about a year and a half......I like it , but it is not as powerful as it should be....I will be interested in this newer version !

[Scrappile]

I had a setup like that on my shop vacuum, not for the dust collection but vacuuming the floor and it worked great,  Steve I wonder if you could jury rig a Dust Deputy into your system.

 

That looks like an nice set up, be anxious to know how it really works and how long it would last.  If it is good, it would be worth the price although I will want to figure out a better under the table setup for dust collection than the Ex has. 

[WayneMahler]

I was running a shop vac on mine. I now have it plumbed into my main dust collector. I have seen a setup that used an old  vacuum cleaner as a collector also. 

[tonylumps]

The Seyco vac that I have is the old type.Just did not work for me. So i went back to my Fein with tool start and a Dust Deputy.If you go on amazon they have an Auto Start switch that worked great for me when I use my Shop Vac.It has some negative reviews But I used it for Planers,Router Table,Table Saw and never had a problem.just a thought.I use my fein now because it is quieter and the older model Fein that I have has 4 speed settings.so it was quieter than the seyco Vac

[Scrolling Steve]

I had a setup like that on my shop vacuum, not for the dust collection but vacuuming the floor and it worked great,  Steve I wonder if you could jury rig a Dust Deputy into your system.

 

That looks like an nice set up, be anxious to know how it really works and how long it would last.  If it is good, it would be worth the price although I will want to figure out a better under the table setup for dust collection than the Ex has. 

Paul, I was wondering the same thing......I am thinking about calling Ray at Seyco to see if i could just plug the new Cyclone knockout pot into my system...if they will sell it seperate?

[tonylumps]

I had a setup like that on my shop vacuum, not for the dust collection but vacuuming the floor and it worked great,  Steve I wonder if you could jury rig a Dust Deputy into your system.

 

That looks like an nice set up, be anxious to know how it really works and how long it would last.  If it is good, it would be worth the price although I will want to figure out a better under the table setup for dust collection than the Ex has. 

This is how i jury rigged the vac on the EX16.The parts are from the Seyco vac that I am not using

[amazingkevin]

Wish i had a dust collector other than my shop collecting the dust.lol

[Lucky2]

Don, that's an interesting looking little dust collector, I wonder how much suction it would have. 

Len

[CharleyL]

The cyclonic part of that Seyco unit looks exactly like my Oneida Dust Deputy, except for the Seyco label on it. I've been very impressed with how well my Dust Deputy separates the scroll saw dust from the vacuum line. I've been using my Dust Deputy with a re-purposed whole house central vacuum unit. to clean my shop floor as well as connect to my scroll saws. In a little over a year since installing it I've picked up about 17 gallons of sawdust and debris and still don't have any measurable amount of sawdust in the central vacuum unit bag or canister. It has all ended up in the bucket under the Dust Deputy. These Dust Deputies are easy to install. You just need to mount it to an air tight collection container, like a 5 gallon plastic bucket with a seal-able lid and some vacuum hose with the right sized fittings. Most vacuum repair centers can fix you up with those parts very reasonably. Your wife's old canister vacuum will provide a very adequate vacuum source for just a scroll saw, especially if the saw dust is all removed before the vacuum. The only missing part in this is the funnel shaped collection port, and I found that I don't even need it. My vacuum hose is just tie wrapped to the side of the lower blade guard of my DeWalt 788 and the air flow into it is enough to draw the saw dust from the lower end of the saw blade over and into the end of the hose without any kind of special collection funnel. If you want the vacuum to turn on and off with the saw, just get one of those control units like previously suggested. Sears was selling one under the Craftsman name for years, so here is another possible source if you want an automatic control. The Dust Deputy will be the most expensive part of this setup, but believe me, it's well worth owning one. A shop vac will also work well with this setup, but they are very noisy. Find an old canister vacuum somewhere and re-purpose it. They are much quieter than a shop vac.

 

Charley