In spite of your misgivings at the end of this video, I think it's clever, ingenious, and built with an attention to detail showcases the precision needed in the construction of the cyclone dust collector. Well done, Jer.

Jer, I don’t know where to start. I throughly enjoyed every part of this build. The things that really stand out are your ability to achieve excellent fits between components using readily available shop items, your use of guides and clamps is pure genius, the features are novel and effective and your narrative is outstanding. You are part of an elite group of craftsmen I watch on KZfaq. I hope your life is satisfying and that you have a stable source of income so you’ll be able to continue to entertain and educate people like myself. God bless you,

It's more important that you built it and made it work (with legendary attention to detail and aesthetics) than that it works as well as the store-bought version. Any old fool (such as myself) can throw down a credit card. Only a few can build. BTW, I thought being burned-out on projects was only my personal pathology. I'm encouraged to know I'm not the only sufferer.

I enjoyed every minute of the build. Your attention to detail is outstanding. The planning and craftmanship make it a work of art. Please continue to post your work.

Your builds are legendary. I hope you're doing well mentally and keep bringing us more.

Hey man don’t beat yourself up, it’s an awesome project and you proved that you could do it not to mention the fact that you learned a lot of new skills so mark it as a win!

Hey Jer, you've done a tremendous job with this and made one beautiful machine. Don't be too worried about the efficiency you've seen in just this video as there are a couple simple improvements you can make, and the filters do need to get somewhat loaded with a little dust to break them in. The fact that there was basically no dust at the bottom of your clean out tray is a good sign. As you mentioned, you can absolutely put a larger more powerful impeller on, and they are even relatively cheap if you just want it done. More draw might not seem like necessarily the way to increase efficiency, but it can tighten the spiral of dust in the main body and that will help. But the biggest thing is that there is an enormous efficiency loss is non laminar flow into the cyclone, so make sure that you have ~5' of pipe that smoothly transitions from your 8" main trunk to the square inlet. I am the foreman of a large scenic events shop, and we just built out the dust collection system. We had two massive improvements. The first was switching to a clearvue cyclone, and the second nearly as great an improvement in terms of efficiency, was re routing the pipes to have a long, clear, straight shot into the machine. Do that and I think you'll have a very satisfying result. But either way, I love your work man and am currently building your grinder (two actually).

Looks really good. I especially like the way the dust bin latch mechanism turned out. I think you're absolutely right that the impeller needs to be larger. Higher CFM means increased air speeds, which should help with the efficiency of the cyclone I think. The faster the air is spinning in it, the more the dust will keep pulled to the outer edge.

Awesome as always 🍻 Hope you keep it up and stay positive. You have so much to offer, my friend.

So excited to see more builds from you. There's a clarity to your design that I really admire.

Haha, the admission at the end reminds me of most of my projects. I still learned a lot of tricks from your clever mind like always, thanks for sharing! Hope you keep uploading more projects.

You have such clever solutions to obstacles in this project. When I see your ideas this quick, it seems they come naturally to you. In reality, I'm sure you waste just as much time as me project planning and cleaning up!

Jer as other have said and so have you, It might not work as well as you hoped. BUT looks great and with a few tweaks that you might or might not do. It looks great

"Lofting" the octagonal to rectangular duct was epic! never seen that stuff outside of CAD lol!.

I was worried when I saw your channel captured. Happy to see you didnt gave up.

sad to realize that the outcome of this project doesn't satisfy you, and that you are fed up with it at the moment. i am sure, you will find really good ways to improve it, and make it fit your needs. indeed, i really enjoyed the videos, you are an inspiring builder, and many of your solutions are just awesome. but even more impressive is your honesty, regarding the outcome. you could just have pretended it's awesome. this makes you very relatable. i wish you all the best for further projects!

I love that the grinder was a building block for the future. Your work is improved, both faster and easier, because of the grinder.

Great content as usual..your hair barrettes are cute..

so much detail, finesse and your priorities align highly with mine. I dont click sub very often but yes.

Great build. If you ever have issues with the collection bag below the cyclone getting sucked inwards, there’s a neat trick to prevent it. You can run a tube from the blower to the collection bin such that it is suction from the tube will vacuum the bag to the inner surface of the bin. Then if you seal the top edge of the bag (by overlapping it over the top edge of the collection bin) it will get sucked flat against the collection bin. The tricky bit is that you have to tap off the blower at a point that will generate a higher static pressure than the cyclone is seeing. Though you can probably just look at a commercial one that does this and copy the location ;)

You are one talented and inventive kid!

I love the simple jig using the drill bit as the pivot point for grinding the radius.

As a Technician and Fabricator I can say you did a great job overall. For it's a great layout and compact enough to be functional. Indeed the impeller itself might be wrong size and profile for such a large system to function optimally but that's no reason to be discouraged. As for the noise levels, that can be somewhat reduced to an extent with some stick on rubber pads on the larger metal surfaces and the impeller casing or some spray on/brush on sound dampening rubber paint that can be found in most automotive or hardware stores. Looking forward to seeing what your next projects might be!!!

Thats the most honest take I have ever heard at the end of a project. Very rare. Normally from other creators, what they built is the best thing ever, and then 10 weeks later it has some how disappeared from the background of their videos... Great quality on the parts made, so I'm sure with the tweaks mentioned, performance will be good.

wow I will say one thing you really know how to weld those are very nice welds

Dude. I have a clearvue, and this is an incredible project. Super well done. The clearvue also is incredibly loud, I haven't measured but could easily believe it to be in the high 80s or 90db. Your dust collection box and filter clean out are also way better. The clearvue also lets a decent amount of fine dust through to the filter, I regularly pull POUNDS of fine dust out of the poorly designed filter cleanout. Upsize that impellor, and try adding some sound deadening to decrease the volume, and you'll have a better dust collector than clearvue, easy.

I'm sorry you're burnt out from the project, because I've thoroughly enjoyed watching the series. It looks great, if that's any consolation. Thanks for sharing!

Yeah, but it is a work of art not just a tool. Great video Jer thumbs up.

I totally appreciate the conclusion. No time was wasted, if it was easy everyone would be making cyclone dust extractors. The experiences and demo of skills is worth more than it weighs in gold.

I watch far, far too many hours of KZfaq but there are probably only 3 builders where I get genuinely excited for a new video - Marius Hornberger, Pask Makes and you!!

See Mr. Choate's comments. Ditto from me. Stunning work, brilliant innovation, honest evaluation. Nice job. I'll be surprised if a design-manufacture skunk-works doesn't make a job offer you cannot refuse. All the best.

I have also made a cyclone, to use with a sandblasting cabin. It has been working extremely efficiently for 6 years now. Mine is much smaller, maybe 1:3 1:4 scale of yours and it runs with a regular shop vac. I believe you have seriously oversized your cyclone or undersized your blower, it's really the same thing. Cyclones work by creating a very strong vortex in the cone periphery, the stronger the vortex(which is maximized by high velocities and relatively small cone sizes) the more difficult it is for the smaller mass dust particles to escape the vortex (because of centrifical forces) and be sucked into the blower, so they fall in the collection section. So you most likely need a much bigger cfm blower to generate much higher velocities and create a much stronger vortex if you want your cyclone to work more efficiently and also trap finer dust.

Great for the series: Stuff money can’t buy. 🎉 wow, what a build.

This was a great watch, and your bucket design is super clever...I just have a galvanized trash can, and it's an ordeal to empty. Nice job, even with what you're calling drawbacks.

Man that is some good engineering. If I ever get a shop I’m probably going to make one like this or very similar

Holy shit you are good at this. Thanks for the content! You can tell it's VERY well made. Hope your mental health is better. You deserve to be happy doing what you enjoy

I wish I had half of your brain power. Would love to see you and Marius H. do a collab. Two of the smartest guys on the planet!

Everything you make is amazing. Leonardo of the Americas.

the hoseclamp idea is just genius, gonna adapt and use that so often from now on :D

I just watched till the end. Those remarks are only acceptable because WE, your audience, KNOW that you're a perfeccionist and that to raise the bar is your lifestyle (which we appreciate so much. Makes no good of a channel to simple build stuff in a hurry and with no precision). What makes Clearvue miles behind your project are your videos. Period. Those are free classes on how to do stuff. I'm amazed.

lol "where someone /else/ drilled into my table". awesome work, as always. keep it up.

Loved watching. You can go to the store and buy a Monet print already framed for under $100… it may do the job of providing decoration on the wall, but that’s it. The store bought version is not a work of art. Your cyclone is the real deal!

Impressive build, love the ending, I definitely enjoyed watching it.

ALWAYS worth watching your videos, Jer! I always walk away having learned something new and I always feel inspired to get out to my shop after. Really enjoyed this entire build.

Even if you are partly happy with the outcome, your solutions are ingenious and you are an inspiration source! Well done!!!

This video is best described as a master class in metal and timber fabrication. It is just brilliant.

Those hose clamp modifications and the bin retention latches are strokes of genius. Thanks for sharing!

It's always a good day when there's a new Jer Schmidt upload. Like a ThisOldTony video, it's well worth the wait.

My favorite times logging into KZfaq? Is when I get notifications that Jer Schmidt and also when My Mechanics have a new video!

I really like the octagon design theme you're developing; I see that in the legs of your welding table as well. It's really good to see you doing fun things!

When the Hubbel telescope first sent images to Earth, the builders were shocked - the images were blurry. The engineers cried into their pillows one night and then worked on a solution. In the end it was a great success! I am sure that a jack of all trades like you will find a solution and your Hubble, sorry, your dust collector will end up working great! I admire your skills and wish I had half of them! 👍🙋‍♂

Dear Jer, this cyclone is beautiful. Thank you for sharing the build. Best wishes, John

This was a fascinating series. Thank you for posting your project online. Cyclones don't work well when sucking up a lot of fine dust at once.

I've been admiring your work and skills since the begining, so long live your channel !! Keep posting!!!

Hose clamp trick is brilliant!

Your skills and attention to detail makes your videos

I can almost feel your pain at the very end, but I thoroughly enjoyed watching every episode.

Great job on the DIY dust collector! Really! I worked in the industrial/commercial dust collector industry for a number of years as a designer and I greatly enjoyed this series. When you get to the point of monitoring the filters, you would be best served using a Dwyer Magnehelic Differential Pressure Gauge. They are analog large face gauges that show pressure differentials in two chambers (clean side and dirty side). Spec one to your needs and grab one from eBay or new if you roll like that. The large face is very easy to quickly glance at and see the state of your collector.

Hi Jer, very well done. cyclone. I'm glad because you have the right hands, you teach everyone with this, thank you again!!!!!!

The path to destination is as important the goal itself. Your conclusion is objective, you clear view - may I say - of the so-so cyclone performance might be deceptive, but you have acquired extra skills like shaping ducts to a level "never seen before" (starting at 32:50). The bin quick-release mechanism is top notch and it does look cool !

The skill to design and build this thing is amazing. Great to see.

At least you are honest about what is good/bad about the build and finally how it actually performed.

You are a very skilled craftsman

Even if it didn't even turn on.... its a thing of such beauty! Your craftsmanship is top notch.

Enjoyed it immensely. Definitely a bigger impeller 16" min with 3 phase motor and VFD to solve the current draw/soft start issues, convert from single to 3 phase & allow you to tune to requirement. When you re-do the impeller, go for 4mm backing plate, 3mm fins. Allow the fins to overhang the outer edge of the backing plate by 35mm, which saves a lot of rotating mass on the backing plate. Pay attention to rounding/easing the exposed edges of the fins because the edges are where a lot the turbulence/noise/inefficiency comes from. Great job... I learned a lot from watching.

Love this build and your attention to details. I can completely sympathise with your frustration. Thanks for the video. 😊👍🏻

Really enjoyed this video Jer. I think you’re a bit hard on yourself. You’ve created an amazing piece of kit, with some ingenious elements to it. Form over function every time. I’m sure the more you live with it the enhancements will improve its performance to your exacting standards. It does look really cool and beautifully created. 👍🏻

Good work yet again. We shared this video (and parts 1 and 2) on our homemade tools forum this week 😎

I certainly enjoyed watching the series, learned a lot of neat little tricks. Thanks a lot for looking forward to more of your projects

Its more then “ looks cool “ its genius, mind blowing. And Im sure your perfectionist skill will figure out a way that makes you happy with that project. Great job 👏

Great to see you still making videos of your projects 💪🏼

Long video but I can say your attention to detail is what kept me glued to the screen, those little hose clamp ideas, brilliant! Your welding is great, I personally appreciate seeing MIG, people on KZfaq over use and under deliver on TIG. You probably already know Jody at Welding tips and tricks. He has an old video on distortion that was a game changer for me. In a nut shell think of lacing up your shoes when welding and this will help your distortion issues. Cheers and keep enjoying the journey!

man your welding is complete eye candy. I don't know how to weld, I want to and I don't want to. Watching you makes the decision harder. I appreciate all you work and effort is showing your skills. You have a gift.

Definitely enjoy watching your OCD builds. Most beautiful and finely detailed dust collector out there. It's a shame you didn't enjoy it, though. The reason I pour time into infrastructure projects like this is because I gind the process a lot of fun :-) PS, cyclones work best for bigger chunks. That stuff looked fine and it seems like it caught the vast majority of it anyway.

That is an awesome looking dust collector! No failures, just more experience!

Totally enjoyed watching it. As Jimmy DIresta says, " You go to school on the first one." You got the basics soundly implemented, it just needs fine tuning but, yes, it looks awesome. Be proud, you earned it.

That's the most awesome and awesomly overbuilt dust collection system ever. I enjoyed every minute of watching you building it.

don’t be discouraged, it came out great, and it does look cool. your skills are well tuned and definitely come into play in this project. this dust collection business is very tricky, and always ongoing. i’ve watch so many of these that my conclusion is that everyone has difficulty with the fine dust, and it always makes its way back to the filter. in my far from professional opinion and/or experience, the reason that you gave dust in your filter “may be” because of the huge ports. i’m thinking the five dust just flys around and is simply sucked into the filter because there’s so much space, if you don’t mind, please make a three minute video with that system sucking up chips from a planer or jointer. it would be interesting to see if anything ends up in the filter. keep your chin up, it was worth it! cheers !

Those hose clamp mods were really smart, thanks.

Astonishing ! Next project : a new earth axis. Number one !!!

Awesome build, congratulations on completing it. I'm sure you'll work out the kinks once you've had time to decompress. I've found that forgetting about a problem for a while always gives me the best ideas for a solution.

Win or lose on the final performance, like Carnac said...Legendary. How does some massive custom manufacturer not have a waiting line for you to work for them? Thanks for all the time committed to building and filming/editing.

Outstanding build Jer! The tricks for making the sheet metal ducts were great. I second several of the other comments about the larger impeller that has tighter clearances to the housing will prevent blow-by. Alternately, instead of a larger impeller, you may be able to add a layer of rigid foam insulation inside the housing to take up the space. If the impeller rubs on the foam, it'll just wear away and turn to dust.

Wow, what a build!!! So it could be better??? You can make it better!! The attention to the details and problem solving was amazing. Looking forward to seeing more videos from you . Thanks for sharing!!

Personally, I think this whole project has been awesome.

Jeremy, regardless of how you are feeling about it, and how well it is or isn't working, you are truly brilliant and an inspiration. Amazing build!!! Thank you.

Hi Jeremy. Well, I for one definitely enjoyed watching it, and I never cease to be amazed at some of the tiny tricks you use to mark out / 'machine' / assemble etc., the various items. Some of which I will definitely use in my future projects. May also compliment you (as I have before), on your fantastic build explanations along the way, and the mix of real time, and speeded up/time lapse video which, I would say, just about perfect. Thanks for taking the (considerable amount of) time to share these projects with us. Regards Mark in the UK

The dreaded project burnout, we've all been there. Please be assured "clear View" did not get it perfect the first time and spent 100 times the money. Your project is amazing for a team of one, it would be amazing for a team of ten. You're a talented individual, so many comments here agree with that. Love your inspiring videos full of ingenuity and skill. I'm excited to see the ducting video and the great ideas in your head for that.

watching you problem solve and figure out ways to accomplish your goals is truly wonderful. I hope you keep at it and find a project that you can love

Btw, I’d like to add to all of the accolades, and say that no matter what Jer is building, whether something uneventful and boring or something one of a kind, he makes it so interesting to watch because of the attention to detail, precision, ingenious and simple solutions to various problems that we may run into, hacks, beautiful engineering and design, he never fails to surprise me constantly. I have learned so much from just this 3 part series. The first thing I thought whenever I watched him work was “I could definitely hang out with this guy”

You didn’t just make a dust collector, you made a work of art! You’re incredibly talented!

Jer, congrats on finishing a long-term project! Bill Pentz' decades-old work stood the test of time. Your detailed narration about the build is appreciated. $500 saved may not seem worth the effort and feeling burned out. However, the experience and learning you gained while inspiring or giving other builders ideas are priceless.

I thoroughly enjoyed this series. You are a craftsman with incredible attention paid to details!!! Well done.

Jeremy, you are an inspiration to so many. I picked up a few tips today, BONUS😊

Brilliant work as always.

Jer, I really enjoyed all 3 of the videos on this project. The other series I remember weel was building the grinder and the improvements you made to it. I hope to see more of your videos. Thank you for doing them.

the modified hose clamp to the filter was a genius idea

Your age combined with your fab skill and ingenuity is nothing short of astonishing. The frame alone, is chef's kiss, the entire thing is a dream setup. There's nothing like this on the market. Nothing that even so much as kisses the feet of this machine. Awesome. Also, don't sweat the details. Rome wasn't built over night, and each rendition improves an item. The most important lesson i've learnt over the years is this. "GET THE ITEM DONE". There's no substitute for having the framework in place, when it comes to improvements. So even if it doesn't meet your expectations, you'll now be able to effect changes that are based on actual, touchable items, not just theoretic or thought experiments/math.

Magnifique, bravo👏 travail de grande qualité et merci pour le partage 🇨🇵

you are a talented guy jer, always enjoy your builds 🤘