137 Re: Dust Collectors
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137 Re: Dust Collectors
From: rance@eichen.cxo.dec.com (Mark Rance)
Date: 28 Jan 92 23:59:50 GMT
|>2-3 HP??? 800-1,100 CFM???
|>
|>You don't need anything of the sort. I run a Delta 13" planer with a
|>Delta 1HP 2 stage dust collector (550 CFM, if memory serves correctly),
|>connected by a 10', 5" flex hose (*).
|>
|>Works great!
|>
|>* [The hose is significant because a flex hose is the most inefficient way
|>to hook up a dust collector. Rigid ductwork is much more efficient, but too
|>rigid for my small shop. Regardless, the collector captures every spec of
|>shavings and dust from my planer.]
|>
|>-joel
|>
well, i have a 15" planer which would require a bit more cfm than a
13" planer. my machine is purported to need 800 cfm to move the chips
from it. also, a stationary versus a portable setup changes things as
well... since (as we all know) you suffer a cfm drop with each foot of
duct (or pvc pipe, or whatever) and even more with each turn.
i use the 3 hp dusty that i mentioned to collect from 8 large
stationary machines in a 20x40 shop. your mileage may vary.
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