Francis,
With 3 saying "yes" and 9 "may bes" where are we with getting this built.
I need 10 firm orders before this chap will start as the price is based on a batch run.
How should we proceeed ?????
I was one of the maybe's, but the only trouble is, dust collection is a black art to me and before I spend another £395 I am going to need convincing that buying one of these cyclones will greatly improve my system.
I have always been impressed by what Bill Pentz claims his cyclones can do, but there is a huge difference between this and seeing it work in my workshop.
At the moment I have 100mm spirolux metal ducting running around the complete 27ft X 13ft workshop, which has branchs to 7 different machines.
I have another 27ft X 13ft upstairs which i have stopped using at the moment because I am going to fit a new staircase in the not to distance future, which is when I am going to need to either send another 1 or 2 branches up there, have a separate system, or just a mobile extractor.
Connected to this system I have a Elektra Beckum SPA1100, Scheppach HA2600 (with their fine filter) and a twin motor Camvac CGV386 dust extractor. I also have a Axminster AFS2000 workshop air filter hanging from the ceiling and I use a Trend Airshield 90% of the time.
The Elektra Beckum and the Scheppach are connected at the same time to one end of the system , and the Camvac is wheeled around and used on the router table and scroll saw etc, and as extra support (with a possibly hose) on any other of the machine's if i need it (for instance if I am cutting up some MDF on the Scheppach table saw I will set the hose to catch what ever may escape from the hose on the blade guard or the hose underneath the under the table.
My step dad installed this system while I was in the US, and although it does work pretty good, it could be better. Part of the problem is the use of the EB and Scheppach which I already had before I went to the US. Apart from taking up a lot of room they do not seem to work together as good as they do on their own.
So my questions are:
Will the 100mm pipe work be ok with the cyclone or will I need to renew it?
Will either of the motors from the extractors I already have work with the cyclone? If not what size will I need?
If these motors are not any good what will i have to spend on another one?
Will either of the propellers (or is that impellers?) work with the cyclone?
Will what ever motor I use easily cope with the machines downstairs and maybe upstairs on this size of workshop?
Silly questions I am sure but I do not want to buy something that is not going to be a lot better then what I have got, especially if I am going to have to buy another motor and/or propeller/impeller.
Cheers
Mike
EDIT, When I say that the system could be better, I don't mean for one moment that my dad did not do a good job in installing the system, what I mean is I don't think that these extractors working together do the sort of job you would think they would.