Dust Separator Can

[kmmcrafts]

Was at the local workbench store today and almost picked up a dust cap thing that goes onto a 5 gallon bucket.. but the piece had no connectors or anything.. the price was $23.. I have a bucket so didn't need that as the bucket was $8.. I bought a few a while back from Walmart for $2.50 for the coolant for the CNC and the Laser.. Then I started looking at all the connectors and hose I'd need to actually make use of it.. before I knew it I was looking at nearly $75 and still didn't have all the pieces I needed.. I put everything back and decided forget it I'll figure out something else.. turned around and there sit a Dust Right kit.. supposedly come with all the connectors and hose etc.. $100 bought it and when I go home to put it together I find that while I did manage to get it hooked up.. but I need a hose more than 36".. LOL so.. either way I guess I was going to have to spend a little more.. at least I got to use this setup without having to chase down and or order connectors since the workbench was barely stocked with anything except waste gates and clamps was about the only thing they had a selection of on hand, LOL

What little I had time to use it, I like it very much.. I was kinda hoping the dust can would be small enough to fit under the saw stand.. but that was a no.. Probably should have just got the $23 Bucket top and made my own set up.. as of lately I just have not been very interested in hunting down pieces and parts.. eats up a day in a hurry researching and finding pieces that will work.. that's about the only downfall to living in the boonies.. 1/2 drive just to get into town.. and all the good places I'd have to go are on the far side of town.. I do like the wheels on it.. and I think I'll really like it once I get a longer hose hooked up to it so i have use it more places.. 

Here is what I got.. Not from Rockler ... but at a local place.. Over all I think I'll be glad to not have to buy so many shop vac bags.. should pay for itself in 20-30 years I suppose 

https://www.rockler.com/dust-right-dust-separator  

 

 

[heppnerguy]

2 hours ago, kmmcrafts said:

Was at the local workbench store today and almost picked up a dust cap thing that goes onto a 5 gallon bucket.. but the piece had no connectors or anything.. the price was $23.. I have a bucket so didn't need that as the bucket was $8.. I bought a few a while back from Walmart for $2.50 for the coolant for the CNC and the Laser.. Then I started looking at all the connectors and hose I'd need to actually make use of it.. before I knew it I was looking at nearly $75 and still didn't have all the pieces I needed.. I put everything back and decided forget it I'll figure out something else.. turned around and there sit a Dust Right kit.. supposedly come with all the connectors and hose etc.. $100 bought it and when I go home to put it together I find that while I did manage to get it hooked up.. but I need a hose more than 36".. LOL so.. either way I guess I was going to have to spend a little more.. at least I got to use this setup without having to chase down and or order connectors since the workbench was barely stocked with anything except waste gates and clamps was about the only thing they had a selection of on hand, LOL

What little I had time to use it, I like it very much.. I was kinda hoping the dust can would be small enough to fit under the saw stand.. but that was a no.. Probably should have just got the $23 Bucket top and made my own set up.. as of lately I just have not been very interested in hunting down pieces and parts.. eats up a day in a hurry researching and finding pieces that will work.. that's about the only downfall to living in the boonies.. 1/2 drive just to get into town.. and all the good places I'd have to go are on the far side of town.. I do like the wheels on it.. and I think I'll really like it once I get a longer hose hooked up to it so i have use it more places.. 

Here is what I got.. Not from Rockler ... but at a local place.. Over all I think I'll be glad to not have to buy so many shop vac bags.. should pay for itself in 20-30 years I suppose 

https://www.rockler.com/dust-right-dust-separator  

 

 

I thought you might find this link rather interesting. take a look

Dick

heppnerguy

[OCtoolguy]

Kevin, go to Home Depot and buy a Dustopper. It comes with pretty much what you need and uses a 5 gallon bucket. I have both the Dust Deputy and the Dustopper. I use the second one for my outside vacuum along side of my Ridgid 14 gallon vac. I posted a video here on how to set it up on a roll-around cart. I did have to buy a second 90 degree connector but that was all. It works great.

 

[kmmcrafts]

36 minutes ago, octoolguy said:

Kevin, go to Home Depot and buy a Dustopper. It comes with pretty much what you need and uses a 5 gallon bucket. I have both the Dust Deputy and the Dustopper. I use the second one for my outside vacuum along side of my Ridgid 14 gallon vac. I posted a video here on how to set it up on a roll-around cart. I did have to buy a second 90 degree connector but that was all. It works great.

 

You know.. I remembered (I think) Les had posted a topic about that thing.. then I forgot all about it and bought this set up.. I do like it.. But as i said.. I was hoping to set it under the saw stand.. Thinking since the one I bought is a bigger unit that I might hook this one up to my CNC and maybe I'll go pick up a couple of these other small ones for the saws.. Maybe I should just order it online.. The closest HD is like 45 ish miles away.. For the time being.. I'm going to use the set-up I bought and see how it goes before I spend more $$ on a different set up.. I wish I had remembered about the thing at HD because this unit was $100 and it's not really anything fancy.. short of having caster wheels, LOL.. Either way.. I've been wanting one of these separators for a long time.. Tired of buying bags for my Vac.. I just happen to be at the wrong place at the wrong time and an impulse buy.. LOL.. 

[OCtoolguy]

2 minutes ago, kmmcrafts said:

You know.. I remembered (I think) Les had posted a topic about that thing.. then I forgot all about it and bought this set up.. I do like it.. But as i said.. I was hoping to set it under the saw stand.. Thinking since the one I bought is a bigger unit that I might hook this one up to my CNC and maybe I'll go pick up a couple of these other small ones for the saws.. Maybe I should just order it online.. The closest HD is like 45 ish miles away.. For the time being.. I'm going to use the set-up I bought and see how it goes before I spend more $$ on a different set up.. I wish I had remembered about the thing at HD because this unit was $100 and it's not really anything fancy.. short of having caster wheels, LOL.. Either way.. I've been wanting one of these separators for a long time.. Tired of buying bags for my Vac.. I just happen to be at the wrong place at the wrong time and an impulse buy.. LOL.. 

You know Kevin, I think it would fit under the saw but even if it is still too tall, you can get a 3 gallon bucket for it. I'm going to get one for my upright setup just to lower the center of gravity.

 

[new2woodwrk]

I bought this awhile ago:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002GZLCHM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Works great - Have lots of extra buckets from chlorine and for our pool and paint buckets etc

 

[OCtoolguy]

7 hours ago, new2woodwrk said:

I bought this awhile ago:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002GZLCHM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Works great - Have lots of extra buckets from chlorine and for our pool and paint buckets etc

 

I bought that too but never used the second bucket or the wheels. Save some money and just buy the basic kit. $50 or so. I'm using the second bucket on my other system but like I said, I'm going to change to a 3 gallon bucket. I still haven't found a used for the wheels.

[new2woodwrk]

2 hours ago, octoolguy said:

I bought that too but never used the second bucket or the wheels. Save some money and just buy the basic kit. $50 or so. I'm using the second bucket on my other system but like I said, I'm going to change to a 3 gallon bucket. I still haven't found a used for the wheels.

I don't use a 2nd bucket either - just the one 5 gal - works for me as it's part of rolling cart I made to move the shop vac and the DD around the shop as needed

[kmmcrafts]

There was a china knock off of that system on eBay last year that same set up was about $25.. My brother got a couple of them for his sandblasting cabinet.. I should have grabbed a few of them as they seem to not sell them no more... Probably got into some trouble on them.. sure kick myself for not getting one.... The system i got sure seems to work well.. my complaint is the larger footprint size.. It's almost the diameter of the larger shop vac canister.. probably could fit two of the 5 gallon pails in the spot this takes up.. I may toy around with making something with a small bucket and use this bigger one for my CNC.. It'll easily fit under the table of the CNC  

[OCtoolguy]

8 minutes ago, kmmcrafts said:

There was a china knock off of that system on eBay last year that same set up was about $25.. My brother got a couple of them for his sandblasting cabinet.. I should have grabbed a few of them as they seem to not sell them no more... Probably got into some trouble on them.. sure kick myself for not getting one.... The system i got sure seems to work well.. my complaint is the larger footprint size.. It's almost the diameter of the larger shop vac canister.. probably could fit two of the 5 gallon pails in the spot this takes up.. I may toy around with making something with a small bucket and use this bigger one for my CNC.. It'll easily fit under the table of the CNC  

I know the one you are talking about and I heard that they were no where near as effective as the Dust Deputy.