Harbor Freight Dust Collector Cyclone Mod

With 1550 cfm air flow this portable dust collector is more effective than many big stationary units.

Harbor freight dust collector cyclone mod. This 2 hp dust collector delivers powerful dust collection exactly where you need it. Harbor freight dust collector 2 stage cyclone modification july 11 2015 featured projects shop tools video ive been using a cyclone on my shop vac for a few years now and ive always been happy with it. Blog entry by scottstewart. Also have the remote start.

While lots of people modify the harbor freight dust collector what is less clear is if it is worth it. The old felt bag filter clogged so fast. To seamlessly connect to the super dust deputy xl im going to upgrade the impeller. Currently i have the 2hp harbor freight dust collector and i have been moving it around to any machine i need to use.

After buying the harbor freight 2hp dust collector right after christmas i knew i was going to be making some changes to it. Have used our wits and the wonders of google to devise a reasonably good 1 tool dust collector at a decent price im guessing around 500 if you are cheap like me. In this weeks how to home tutorial i share how i built a dust collector for my shop by taking a harbor freight dust collector and upgrading it with the oneida super dust deputy xl cyclone. And using the weight of the cyclone and suction to couple the trash can silicone gasket and cyclone.

The upper filter bag screens out particles as small as 5 microns 110 the diameter of a human hair. First i dumped the upper bag and added a wynn 35a filter. But i want to go ahead and install ducts and have a more permanent setup. I reconfigured the entire system to be a bit.

The stock blower cant push enough air to support a 6 opening. Next will have to be running piping to all the othe machines in the shop. Second i really wanted to put a pre separator on the unit to keep from having to change the lower bags as often. Modding the harbor freight dust collector the relatively easy way.

This thing is super efficient motor works allot better with the new ffilter. Finished my harbor freight mod made it into a dual stage with a dust deputy cyclone then added a wynn filter. The dust collector build started with a stock 2hp single phase harbor freight dust collector. In this video i convert my harbor freight dust collector into a two stage system by adding an oneida super dust deputy cyclone in front of the blower.