Homemade Dust Extractor

[megastevo81]

Thanks everyone for your kind words. Its nice to have your work appreciated by such a talented group of people. I sent a picture to my uncle who is also a keen wood worker, he described it as a piece of "practical art"

When I started out building the cyclone (12 months ago )it was only going to be a timber cyclone with a plastic bin and have flexible hose connected from the blower.

If I had planned this end result I would have taken lots of photos, I found one of the strips layed out to roll up the funnel.

Marty

JUST WOW!

Did you follow a published plan?

I didn't have a plan to work off, I read somewhere a while back that 11 degrees was the best taper to have on a cyclone, not sure if that is true but I aimed for that. It consists of 35 (should have been 36 but I miss measured a little bit) strips cut on a 5 degree angle on the edges and tapered along the length to get my 11 degree funnel ended up pretty close. I made a simple jig with a couple hold downs on it, this allowed me to secure the thin strips and keep my fingers at a safe distance from the blade. The strips are 10mm thick.

It has some support rings inside that are cut to fit the angle and tapered as best I can to give some support. Hopefully they will hold up ok. Given that is sat for almost 12 months assembled and no gapes appeared in my joins I think it will be just fine.

Ever made wooden barrels?

I think that cyclone is more difficult!

That took a lot of patience.


Kudos!!!

Nope never made wooden barrels, hadn't thought of how similar this is....gives me some ideas

Cheers

Marty

[charlese]

Remarkable, Remarkable! Outstanding craftsmanship! and many more congratulatory adjectives.

AND IT WORKS!

You deserve a big;
ATTA BOY MARTY!!

[masonsailor2]

That is simply amazing Marty. Wow. I am an ardent believer in build your own tools but yours takes it to an amazing level.
Paul