Glad you like it! Thanks for watching!

Thanks

Awesome! Glad to help

I saw the video with Matthew Peech talking about that. It sounds like a GREAT idea IF it's possible in your particular area.

Great idea, IF or WHEN your workshop air is not conditioned. When interior air is conditioned, venting outdoors wastes electricity and money. Some woodworkers do vent outdoors when the weather is moderate and they are not heating or cooling; otherwise, no. Some of us live with neighbors nearby and it would not be feasible.

the 5" to 4" Y that i used is the one that came with the Harbor Frieght Collector

100 amp service in the shop

Noon the original bag filters to 5 microns.... the Wen is 0.5 microns

That would be a good idea, thanks!

@@PatriotDIY Thanks for the great videos. You've inspired me to stop rolling my dust collector around the shop.

@@SkewToob haha! Well good luck brother! And thanks for watching!

Maybe! but I've never heard of 5" pvc

Five inch pipe is apparently very hard to find.

I don't have a static issue but I've seen people try to ground it with copper wire, although pvc is an insulator so there no really good way to ground it.

Not really

It's a myth

Wrap with duct tape to make them a tighter fit. Then more duct tape and screw on the outside of the connection

35B222NANO

I haven't had any issues with static

No problems other than a couple issues with the blast gates...starting over i might would have gone for metal blast gates.

metal frame of the building…

Links in the description!

amzn.to/48Cm2Am

Dehumidifier

I did as well you ever find any?

@@omegaxshark21 Yes I did, Mc Master Carr up in LA

I never ran the collector in its stock configuration so not sure about the difference... But I'm happy with the performance! it works well at every position and does what i want it to do. IT SUCKS!

Everything and anything added to a dust collection system or even a shop vac - a filter, a filter bag, a hose, longer hose, longer pipe, bends and turns, etc - they ALL cause some loss. And while that is something to keep in mind, the real objective is not to maintain max air flow, but to collect dust, to capture as much as possible, and to collect it as close to the source as possible. EVERY decision we make represents a trade off! However, some decisions are better - more productive, or more effective - than others. For example, a pleated filter has MUCH more surface area than the stock fabric filter bag - aka a dust pump - so it enables the unit to move more air. Good decision! Use of a dust separator - good decision! Straighter runs as opposed to many bends and turns - good decision! Long radius bends in lieu of tight turns - good decision! Maximum use of smooth pipe and minimal use of flex hose - good decision! There are two main principles that make dust collection work - momentum and gravity. Make them work for you! Best wishes and good luck!

@@joedance14 I’m curious about the gravity part of your comment because I was thinking about that. Running ductwork up to the ceiling would absolutely hurt efficiency in moving chips, dust particles. I don’t have a basement underneath but I could run my ductwork low along the wall and only lift up to the collector instead of 8’-8 1/2’ to the ceiling. I haven’t done anything yet because I need to upgrade my dust collector ( Laguna B-flex)

A lot of folks run dust collection high on the wall, for various reasons: to leave space for cabinets, shelves, lumber racks, tools, etc. Does not seem to cause a problem as long as the DC is powerful enough. A shopvac or smallish DC should probably not be piped at all, in most cases. Just connect to one tool at a time. The last several feet - at least five feet - of pipe approaching the dust separator should be straight, with no drops, bends or anything else that could cause turbulence. You want a nice smooth flow coming in to dust separator. In that last stretch - at least five feet - the pipe should also slope down about 9-11 degrees toward the dust separator, according to ClearVue and others. For my part, I try to make the main run slope from the far end all the way to the dust separator. It does not have to be a steep slope, but 10 degrees or so enables gravity to help. A dust separator is the one place in dust collection where we want dust and chips to LOSE momentum and fall into the bin or drum. Fast moving particles do not want to fall. A cyclone narrows from top to bottom, inducing the particles to lose momentum and fall. A small Dust Deputy is around 16-18 inches tall. The Super Dust Deputy is 23 inches tall, if my memory is correct. Larger cyclones can be much taller. Industrial cyclones can be two to four stories tall, or taller. It gives the particles time and space to slow and fall - ie, time for gravity to take effect. Some DIY Thien baffle dust separators are just several inches high, giving gravity very little time to work. But the same principles apply: momentum and gravity. A dust separator needs height so gravity can take over, and pull dust and chips downward. Hope this helps. Best wishes and stay safe!

I've heard alot of conflicting info, but it seems to really only be an issue for large commercial type operations. Pvc is an insulator so there is no real way to ground it. You'd have to use metal ducting to properly ground it

...are you happy with the install or would you change anything like size of pipe ect. ?@@PatriotDIY

@@flanikent I've been happy with it

Havnt noticed any

I think the nominal rating for the HF 2HP Dust Collector is 1500.

No

All the components are in the description

Wrap the blast gate in duct tape to increase the outside diameter until it fits!!

@@PatriotDIY Thank you. I just went to Lowe's a bought a roll of white duct tape. Thank you for your help.

0 issues

There have been plenty of studies done on this. It turns out that, even under lab conditions, researchers have to work VERY HARD to create that kind of explosion in a "real-world" scenario (i.e. not using some type of external source to spark or create a flame). It's ALMOST impossible to have an explosion in a dust collection system from static electricity in PVC pipe.

Large scale industrial facilities such as grain elevators, sugar mills, coal mines AND plants creating huge amounts of wood dust have had MANY TRAGIC fires and explosions, with fine dust being the main factor. My garage - one tool at a time, with garage door and side door open, two fans running - will NEVER have anything remotely like that amount or density of fine dust. Could you get a little static? Yes. Fire or explosion? Unlikely. Paint and varnish probably pose a much greater fire hazard in a small shop. Keep an extinguisher on hand. Use your own judgement.

4"

The Y is just a 45 with a straight piece so I could continue the line. Notice on the other end I did use a 45 because that was the end of the line.

@PatriotDIY I understand what you're saying I was referring to a 45 degree T that would allow the line to continue. I didn't know if the Wyes helped with the flow of sawdust since they aren't a hard angle . And thank you very much for the reply. It's rare to get one. I appreciate it.

I think the risk of static in a small system like this is over exaggerated. Also pvc is an insulator so it's pretty impossible to ground effectively. You'd need to use metal ducting to properly ground it.

@@PatriotDIY The risk of static is higher than you think. PVC is notorious for static build up. Finer dust running thru your system can actually explode! You need to run a ground wire along all of you 4" piping. They sell a small gauge braided ground wire for this. Just wrap it in long spirals around your pipe and fasten it where you have screws in your pipe and to your dust collector frame.

@Hunter 4559 wire wrapped around the PVC will not prevent static in the inside.... PVC is an insulator.

@@PatriotDIY Im aware of that, was hoping to see an example. Have seen one example on youtube where someone ran a screw at each end of pipe, then connected bare wire inside pipe from each screw, ran outside of screw to ground. Also used the outside of the screws to wire each section of pipe or elbow etc together.

@@PatriotDIY Believe what you want, but I have been doing both electrical work and woodworking for longer than you have been on this earth! I AM a professional! The PVC may be an insulator. but the static charge will build up on both the interior and exterior of the pipe caused by the friction of the sawdust and air moving thru the pipe. Have you ever seen a sawdust explosion? I have! It's not a pretty site! SO, you can believe what you want, or you can take the advice of someone who's been around the block a few more times than you have. What's the worst that could happen, you have to spend a few bucks to save your shop and your life? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jtqbe92evcuYinU.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZeCis19tZu1dmQ.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mdB1p5Vmq66dZac.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jbBogbCK0c7FfIU.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b66Yd62i1OCofps.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b66Yd62i1OCofps.html

No glue, want to be able to take it apart and change it in the future if I need to

@davidfeldman7315 a couple have broken and I've replaced them with metal. So now have a mix of both

I didnt

Yes! 4". Sorry if I didn't mention that in the video

How do I get the step by step on how to install this system

4in pipe all the way to the machine works wonderfully. And static build-up in a small hobby shop is not an issue. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r6diZc6F2byYiH0.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jbBogbCK0c7FfIU.html

@@PatriotDIY I guess I am used to bigger shops. My information is apparently out of date. But I am learning and thanks for your response.

What is static electricity and what horror stories are those? Just trying to learn as much as I can.

@@carlcarlssen4299 Dust collection systems by their very nature transport high volumes of very fine dust. And just like an inflated balloon creates static electric when you repeatedly rub it, so does plastic dust collection piping when large volumes of dust particles are transported through it at high velocity. Without a way to discharge the static electricity to ground, enough electricity can build up to set you on your ass. Or worst case scenario, the static electricity can create a spark that can lead to an explosion in a dust rich environment. It doesn't happen very often, but it can. That's why most of my dust collection piping is made of grounded 28ga sheet metal piping, and when I do use plastic piping I make sure that section is sufficiently grounded.

@@michaelweiss346 How do you suggest grounding plastic pipe?

Lol Hes an independent contractor!

Indubitably

Respectfully, this is not a professional cabinet shop. This works great for my needs, plenty of suction at every tool. 4" is enough for MOST small shops.

Did I use metric? I thought I only mentioned Freedom Units in this video?? Lol

Haha yeah Micron, I think the equivalent freedom unit is 0.0000393701 of an inch@@PatriotDIY

@discopaddo Ahhh got it!! Lol But it weighs less than 1 Stone and cost 227 Pounds 😆

Don't wanna suck out all my conditioned air! And I like being able to see when the barrel is full

Work hard with what you can afford now so you can earn enough to get better tools later....nothing more American than that! 🇺🇸🦅

Patriot of hard fought-for land won from tyranny and maintained by unmatched freedom! I hail from the greatest country on earth ...the good ole USA

@@PatriotDIY tyranny? What Tyranny... And freedom, what freedom. Patriots only view "good " Americans", as only Anglo Saxon. And if we have so much freedom then explain democrat VS republican states....you really think democrat states are in despair because of minorities causing mayhem?...

@@PatriotDIY you hail from Europe bro. Not America. The only people who hail from here are native Indians.

@@PatriotDIY also the phrase "fought for", implies someone invaded ones territory and thus, fought for what's theirs....U.S. History is about " invading", and taking the land and killing off the natives. Then acting proud and patriotic a few decades after....welcoming only Anglo Saxons with open arms...Trump sums that up perfectly...I'm sure, and I bet my life that you vote for Trump...

@Carl Carlssen You ever heard of the American Revolution? This was a British colony under the tyranny of a king. We were farmers and shop keepers who fought for our freedom with little or no provisions against the greatest military power the world had ever seen....and we won. So yes...hard fBible! There was no American history before that! And you say American history is about taking land....why don't you take a look at some WORLD history, every civilization since the begining of time has expanded and faught and conquered land and taken from weaker people. Including the natives who fought raped and murdered other tribes for thier land....Europeans coming here and settling and yes taking land was nothing new, the natives did it to each other and so did every other country in the world!! It's only been in the last 75-100 years that that has changed... though it still happens in places all over the world still today, middle east, china, Ukraine, africa, etc