Hello all, (Also posted on rec.crafts woodturning) Sometime back on this group I saw a link to a page that gave a fairly good description of putting together a dust collector using the squirrle cage fan and blower from a home furnace. Well I have just such a fan and motor and am looking for some directions on how to put the thing together. What I have is a .25 HP 115v motor. Fan is approx. 9.5" id. The whole unit weighs about
30lbs. I plan to build a frame around the motor and then a plywood box around the frame and then either hang the thing from the ceiling, set it on a stand or on the floor. Some questions:- There is a black and a yellow wire coming from the motor. Is the first the hot wire and the second the neutral?
- I would like to use it at least inpart, to collect the dust from the lathe when I sand. Would attaching a 4-6" tube to the input side of the dust collector and the other end directly where the dust flies be a good idea?
- I also have a rather cheap dust collector (.75 HP 750 CFM) I bought sometime back. It has the original bag. Now I was wondering if replacing the bag with heavy duty canvas would be an improvement? The canvas would be the same as used in the old style army duffle bags - really heavy stuff.
Thanks