Dave Monk Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 It is a total pain using a shop vac to collect from my planer. The bag would get full in just a few minutes and if I didn't use a bag the filter would get clogged. Half the time I would just let the planner blow the shavings out in the yard creating a mess. I found this at Menards for $79 and totally love it. The bucket gets full fast but that was a lot cheaper than buying a dust collector. Sorry for the blurry picture. dave lawson56 and Scrolling Steve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 It is a total pain using a shop vac to collect from my planer. The bag would get full in just a few minutes and if I didn't use a bag the filter would get clogged. Half the time I would just let the planner blow the shavings out in the yard creating a mess. I found this at Menards for $79 and totally love it. The bucket gets full fast but that was a lot cheaper than buying a dust collector. Sorry for the blurry picture. dave I just received mine and will be getting it rigged up this week. Glad to hear it's working well for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 I've had mine for a few years and it is amazing how well it works. Wouldn't do without Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 I've heard that they do a good job, and I've been thinking of getting one. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 Looks good .... Tell me who makes it and what its called. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted September 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 Larry, Oneida makes it. Bought mine at Menards for $79. Here it is on amazon. https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=onieda+dust+bucket You could also order it through Mendards if you do not have a store near you. Looks like the sale ends today. http://www.menards.com/main/tools-hardware/power-tools-accessories/wet-dry-vacuums-accessories/dust-deputy-deluxe-debris-and-dust-separator/p-1444450204799-c-10092.htm?tid=4663379955404174139 dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneMahler Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 Separators have been around for a while. I still use my shop vac and it works for me. Want to upgrade to a cyclone system when time provides the opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharleyL Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 (edited) I initially had my Dust Deputy on a 5 gallon plastic bucket like that, hooked up to my shop vac, and it worked quite well. When I went from the shop vac to a re-purposed whole house vacuum unit, the vacuum level was so great that I collapsed the 5 gal plastic bucket almost instantly. I then began looking for a 20-25 gallon steel drum, but in the mean time, I needed a better temporary way to use the vacuum system. Since the buckets have ribs around them near the top to make the top area stronger, I had an idea to stack three buckets together with the Dust Deputy and it's bucket lid attached to the top bucket. With my particular buckets (Firehouse Subs pickle buckets) this put ribs all the way down the length of the top bucket and tripled the effective thickness of the bucket walls. This idea worked very well and I no longer had any collapsing bucket issues. If your bucket tries to collapse, just stack another bucket of the same type under it. This is a cheap, quick, and easy fix. My son found me a steel drum about 8 months after I started using the whole house vacuum, so I now have the Dust Deputy mounted on a double layer 3/4 plywood lid on top of a 25 gallon steel drum. I used 2 of the O-Ring seals from the 5 gal bucket lids to seal the plywood lid to the steel drum. The bottom layer of plywood just fits inside the steel drum and the top layer is 2 1/2 inches larger in diameter to cover the top of the drum. They are glued and screwed together, with clear ALEX caulking around the plywood edges to seal the voids in the plywood and also under the Dust Deputy to seal it to the top layer of plywood. The O-Rings wedge tightly around the small diameter plywood piece and up against the top plywood piece, making a great seal between the plywood and the rolled top edge of the metal drum. Vacuum and gravity hold the plywood lid on, so no clamps are needed. The Dust Deputy on the stacked 5 gal buckets was working just as good, but it did fill up much quicker. If all I used the Dust Deputy and Central Vacuum unit for was scroll sawing, it would likely take me over 6 months to fill a 5 gal bucket, but I also vacuum my shop machines and clean the floor of the shop with this vacuum system, as well as vacuum the inside of my cars and trucks with it, since I put a vacuum inlet port on the outside of my shop to make doing this easy. I just drag the hose and attachments out of the shop, plug it in, and I can vacuum two vehicles before I have to move them to get the other vehicles close enough. I used to use a small one gallon shop vac on the vehicles and it was a real pain to use. It also didn't pick up near as much as this new system does. Charley Edited September 6, 2016 by CharleyL amazingkevin, Dave Monk and NC Scroller 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 It is a total pain using a shop vac to collect from my planer. The bag would get full in just a few minutes and if I didn't use a bag the filter would get clogged. Half the time I would just let the planner blow the shavings out in the yard creating a mess. I found this at Menards for $79 and totally love it. The bucket gets full fast but that was a lot cheaper than buying a dust collector. Sorry for the blurry picture. dave Oh how i' love to concoct a set up for saw dust, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonylumps Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 (edited) I have been using one for awhile.Like you Dave I got tired of the bags.Over a year now I have not used a bag .Now that I have been playing with a wood lathe I really make some chips.Just once in awhile blow off the dust on the vac filter.Very little dust accumulates .I do mine about once every couple of weeks. Edited September 6, 2016 by tonylumps Dave Monk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharleyL Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 (edited) Tony, you must have a small leak. When I had the 5 gallon bucket under my Dust Deputy and hooked to my shop vac I could get at least 4 gallons of sawdust in the bucket before emptying it, and I never could find any dust in the shop vac filter. The same is true with my 25 gallon drum and my central vacuum unit. Nothing seems to build up on the filter in the vacuum or the inside of the filter chamber of the vacuum. If you have a leak below the Dust Deputy, the air coming through the leak will stir up the saw dust in the bucket, and some of it will get past the Dust Deputy and into the vacuum filter. Make sure there is no vacuum leak, either in the Dust Deputy attachment point to the bucket lid or the the lid-to-bucket connection. Carefully holding a smoking cigarette near these areas will help you find even a very tiny vacuum leak. The smoke will be drawn into the leak, creating a visible trail for you to follow to find and plug the leak. Charley Edited September 6, 2016 by CharleyL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonylumps Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 Tony, you must have a small leak. When I had the 5 gallon bucket under my Dust Deputy and hooked to my shop vac I could get at least 4 gallons of sawdust in the bucket before emptying it, and I never could find any dust in the shop vac filter. The same is true with my 25 gallon drum and my central vacuum unit. Nothing seems to build up on the filter in the vacuum or the inside of the filter chamber of the vacuum. If you have a leak below the Dust Deputy, the air coming through the leak will stir up the saw dust in the bucket, and some of it will get past the Dust Deputy and into the vacuum filter. Make sure there is no vacuum leak, either in the Dust Deputy attachment point to the bucket lid or the the lid-to-bucket connection. Carefully holding a smoking cigarette near these areas will help you find even a very tiny vacuum leak. The smoke will be drawn into the leak, creating a visible trail for you to follow to find and plug the leak. Charley It is very little fine dust.Just enough to to bother me .I could let it go i guess.It is a Fein Vac.So i don't want it to work harder than needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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