Hi all. I was doing some research and looking into getting a used HF 2hp dust collector. I'm wondering if it will be worth it as none of my equipment has 4" ports - most are the smaller 2.5" ports. So I would need to get an adapter to reduce the 4" tube to fit my equipment. Would this reduce the suction/air flow significantly enough to make it not worth the purchase and hassle? I would plan on creating a separator with a 30 gallon drum and also using the 4" tube all the way to the tool (only reducing to 2.5" right at the connection to the tool.)
Currently using a smaller shop vac and 5 gal. bucket as a separator and it can't really keep up with the table saw. I don't even bother with it on the planer or jointer.
Let me know if you have any advice/experience with this. Asking specifically about the tube reduction, not which dust collector is better, DC or shop vac, etc. Thanks!
Currently using a smaller shop vac and 5 gal. bucket as a separator and it can't really keep up with the table saw. I don't even bother with it on the planer or jointer.
Let me know if you have any advice/experience with this. Asking specifically about the tube reduction, not which dust collector is better, DC or shop vac, etc. Thanks!