Delta portable dust collector?

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Guy Thomas

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Went to Lowe's on my lunchbreak (always a danger but my wallet survived intact this time) and saw a small portable dust collector made by Delta, I think it was 3/4 hp. I don't do a lot of grinding (I much prefer draw filing) but I do use it for profiling anf rough grinding, the mess is considerable and my shop is small. Has anyone adapted this little dust collector for use with a 2"x72" grinder?

Looking at it I was thinking the flexible vinyl duct it comes with could be replaced with flexible metal dryer duct. The large platic intake nozzle would probably serve o.k. or a sheet metal replacement could be fabricated. How about the cloth collector bag? Does it need to be ditched entirely? Add a metal cannister in the air flow between it and the motor?

I found this catalog page online:

http://www.lowes.com/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=210287-32764-AP300

I like to hear your opinions on usin this and whether it would be a waste of time and money.
 
Hey Guy, in my opinion you would be better served getting a Grizzly. The Deltas are just the same quality, but Grizzly has some sweet accessories.

The main problem with these dust collectors are the bags. They are intended to collect sawdust - not metal or micarta dust, etc. Grizzly sells some great bags that supposedly filter out some very fine dust. Right now, I have 18-gallon vacuums with fine filter bags right now. When I add another grinder I also want to put a dust collector system in and ace the vacs.
 
I agree Jeff, the 5 gallon plastic bucket of water and cannister vacs don't quite cut it. I posted this thread and then immediately thought of Grizzly, they have several models that would probably work better and I used the search button to find several useful threads that were applicable. I can't imagine the amount of dust generated by someone who grinds every day.
 
Hey Guy, just thought I would throw in a couple of pennies. I bought a Harbor Frieght, two HP collector last year. It was a two bag monster that I thought would provide all the suckage I would ever need. The problem was necking down the two four inch inlets to my 2" collection system. It just didn't get enough air to let the beast really flow. I guess just a jword to the wise about looking at the whole system. I ended up just buying a 6 hp Rigid shop vac (16 gal) and it does suck! I have about 30 feet of 2" tubing running the length of the shop with four individual gates that open and close at each major dust source. Seems to work pretty well. T
 
The bags on all the vacum system I have looked at including
grizzly make me nervous,the bags look like they are made of nylon
and like it has been said they are for wood.
I may be missing the point here if I am please clear it up.
I am looking for a vacum system myself,but I don't know what to look for,does grizzly sale ones for metal,I am afarid off them caughting on fire,I am looking for input also.
Thanks Nathan
 
Originally posted by Nathan House
The bags on all the vacum system I have looked at including
grizzly make me nervous,the bags look like they are made of nylon
and like it has been said they are for wood.
I may be missing the point here if I am please clear it up.
I am looking for a vacum system myself,but I don't know what to look for,does grizzly sale ones for metal,I am afarid off them caughting on fire,I am looking for input also.
Thanks Nathan
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Well at the very least, Nathan, nobody should be using a dust collector system to grind steel unless he has a spark-arrestor. I heard Tru-Grit sells one that works. Jon Loose made one of his own which is sort of a canister with water in it to catch the spark. Right now I am welding up a catch-funnel with a 2" collector at the base. I figure I can grind what I need to (steel) and then suck it up when done grinding, and the steel dust has cooled down.

You figure that any DC has to have some sort of filter bag. Its going to collect all sorts of different dusts, and dust can be explosive. I only run my vacs when I'm doing handles. Otherwise its the silly bucket brigade for me. :(

Its a compromise really - no matter what system you choose. DON'T use PVC pipe though... that stuff is just an accident waiting to happen. Even the hardcore woodshop guys are switching over to steel piping, which incidently Grizzly also sells.
 
I see,that is what I thought,handles seem to make the most mess
I was thinking about doing one and letting it set like you spoke of
then suck it up.Thanks for shedding some light on it for me.
Nathan
 
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