Atelier Lalonde
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A few months ago I came across Bill Pentz’s excellent cyclone construction pages. After reviewing what was out there commercially I decided to build one to Bill’s plans. For a motor and impeller I cannibalized the impeller and 2 horse motor from my bag dust collector. Assembly was a little tricky and annoying, and doing it again I’d buy Clarke Echols’ kit. It wasn’t available when I started mine, but given that I paid $200 canadian to buy metal and have it cut (poorly), the kit makes a lot of sense.

The good news is that the cyclone works. Even without a filter installed it’s catching more of the dust than my bag-collector used to. My only complaint right now is that my trash bucket is too small and fills up too quickly. I’m looking for some nice high-volume fibre barrels to use instead, but refuse to pay $50 in UPS shipping to have to brought in. No luck yet in finding one locally.