Dust/Air Vac question

[RedMist]

Hi all,

I'm a new woodworker having fun with some power tools. I learnt quickly that these things make a lot of dust and chips so got a quick dust extraction system set up.

Basically its a Henry Hoover to a Cyclone (over a large plastic container) to the powertool eg Table Saw

Now I have to say to my amateur eyes everythings going ok. Definitely lots of material ending up in the container under the cyclone. But I don't know what I don't know.

For example I wonder if it's powerful enough and if I should get something that has larger output width - the henry hoover tubing is 40mm, the cyclone is 50mm and most of my powertools are around 50mm. Would performance be increased if I got a vac with a 50mm+ tubing? Or does it all bottleneck on the smallest width across the setup?

So should I swap out the Henry Hoover for a Shop Vac? If so why, and what type? Thanks!

 

[LancsRick]

There are endless setups you could experiement with, but I'd say what you have there is a solid option, and if it's doing what you want then stick with it.

 

[MikeJhn]

You need to read this: a-guide-to-dust-extraction-by-member-siggy-7-t102025.html

Mike