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Have any of you guys bought one of these

http://www.clearvuecyclones.com/Order_Page.html

I was originally thinking about a 3hp Onieda, but after reading this site, this looks like a pretty good set up too?

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Brock Poling
Columbus, Ohio
http://www.polingguitars.com

american woodworker, sept 2005, page 20.

Hey Eric,

I don't think we can be embarrased by the tools that keep us going until we can afford either the time or the money or both to get something more along the lines of true needs! I am just happy to able to help out with some of this tool stuff. The baffle is insdie the cyclone. As you look at the front of the pictures I posted earlier you can see that the inlet pipe enteres the cyclone on the right hand side and too the rear of the upper cylinder. Inside that upper cylinder is a six inch pipe that is the same length as the upper cyclinder and is in the middle of the unit, right below the impeller. The baffle is placed against the outside wall of the upper cylinder and extends from the top of the unit down to about 2 inches below the inlet. And it extends from the outside wall to within about 1 inch of the centre pipe. Am I explaining this clear enough? I had to open up my system when I was in the shop tonight just to see what I had done. If this isn't clear I will try to draw it, scan it and post it.

Sorry for the delay in responce, ny computer has been at the doctors!

Shane

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Canada

for a small-med. basement room I was thinking about a 5hp Shop vac to attach to equipment as I use it. Would this be OK if I also use dust collector?

a shop vac will cope with a router or ros, but not anything much bigger. they just can't moove enough air through a vac hose. and beware of their claimed 5hp ratings. such are based on instantaneous loading, not sustained output, a fact unfortunately true of many claimed hp ratings of tools. if you look at the ampherage required for a nema rated 5 hp motor and that of a "5hp" shop vac you will see a vast difference.

you should visit bill pentz site to get good info:

       http://billpentz.c om//wo odworking/cyclone/index.cfm

he answers just about every question you can ask, with perhaps one exception, i.e., where to get the money for all our toys!!!.crazymanmichael38600.5467476852

Keith

thanks for the link