Dust collectors

[UncleRandall]

Got a 4" dust collector for birthday it has 4 " hose all my equipment has 2" will it lose much suction if you go to the 2" hoses for equipment

[jsburger]

Got a 4" dust collector for birthday it has 4 " hose all my equipment has 2" will it lose much suction if you go to the 2" hoses for equipment

Not really. You will actually increase the suction. However dust collection is all about air flow not suction. By reducing the hose size you reduce the air flow (CFM). Not good For dust collection. The way to help reduce the problem is run the 4" hose all the way to the machine and make the reduction right at the machine.

[UncleRandall]

Thanks for the info i did that and still doesn't seem to get much sawdust in the bag have more on the floor after ripping some boards.

[jsburger]

Thanks for the info i did that and still doesn't seem to get much sawdust in the bag have more on the floor after ripping some boards.

You did not say what you are hooking the dust collector to. Remove the dust collector completely and run the machine. You might be surprised how much more dust is on the floor.

[UncleRandall]

Had it hooked to my ss using table saw

[reible]

I did a series of video on the dust issue while ripping, the post is here:

http://www.shopsmith.com/ss_forum/gener ... 20375.html

It is pretty clear that it still leaks but it is better then nothing.

I have more to do on this but I did show one small improvement that is easy to implement. More will follow when and if I get the time to work on it. I have some ideas that have previously been posted that I will incorporate.

Ed