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He said it worked great. We will not have filters to deal with. The dust collectors will do that. The 1900 cfm unit is 4 bag! What I am now challenged with is building a collection box to mount below the cyclone to dump the refuse directly into a bag. With the ducting to the cyclone there should be ...

Anyways, if your going according to the Wood plan, your running a 1.5 hp blower, and a 18 inch diameter cyclone, and a 20 inch outlet pipe.

Pentz sez for a 1.5 hp blower (but you should use a 3 hp) use a 22 inch diameter cyclone, and a 16.78 inch outlet pipe.

I'm guessing that because the Wood ...

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The outlet pipe extends in 20" same as the main body length per the plan. This is my concern. The Pentz configuration shows them short of the transition point. I am going to run 6" dia. all the way to the DC.
Ron.

I have built a wood cyclone for our seniors WW shop. The discharge pipe starts at the transition point with the cylinder/ cone. This conflicts with the Pentz design where the outlet pipe starts higher. Anyone have any comment on this as mod's would be easier before we install it !!
Thanks. Ron.