OK guys I remodeled my shop and "was" planning on using my old dust collector (1 1/2hp/1100cfm) but after researching it I am more confused than ever and have concluded my unit is not big enough.
Before I had 4" piping to all my machines and it worked fine, but everything was bunched together the longest run was ~12 feet.
Now based on what I read, 4" ducts are severely restrictive and I need 6" ducts.
I read Bill Pentz's treatise and came away with a couple impressions: 1) he is talking about dust collection where the goal is not a single piece of dust escapes, and 2) you need at least a 5 HP 4000cfm unit to achieve the particle speed and min 2500 cfms he's talking about. 3) 4" pipe just won't work he suggests 6 as a minimum, 7-8 is better.
Now The total pipe length in my shop will be 75 feet the longest run is 26 to ras. I have an 8" jointer, cabinet saw, a 16" drum sander and a 20" planer all close together and no more than 15' from the dc.
As of now I have put a system on hold and plan to use my collector machine-side. I did get a dust deputy.
Based on my machines and the drops and distances, I'm thinking I need 6" pipe and a bigger dc.
Just looking for your thoughts and maybe your experiences with whatever set up/dc unit you use.
Does anyone have any experience with paying for dc design with either Oneida or PennState?
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Before I had 4" piping to all my machines and it worked fine, but everything was bunched together the longest run was ~12 feet.
Now based on what I read, 4" ducts are severely restrictive and I need 6" ducts.
I read Bill Pentz's treatise and came away with a couple impressions: 1) he is talking about dust collection where the goal is not a single piece of dust escapes, and 2) you need at least a 5 HP 4000cfm unit to achieve the particle speed and min 2500 cfms he's talking about. 3) 4" pipe just won't work he suggests 6 as a minimum, 7-8 is better.
Now The total pipe length in my shop will be 75 feet the longest run is 26 to ras. I have an 8" jointer, cabinet saw, a 16" drum sander and a 20" planer all close together and no more than 15' from the dc.
As of now I have put a system on hold and plan to use my collector machine-side. I did get a dust deputy.
Based on my machines and the drops and distances, I'm thinking I need 6" pipe and a bigger dc.
Just looking for your thoughts and maybe your experiences with whatever set up/dc unit you use.
Does anyone have any experience with paying for dc design with either Oneida or PennState?
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