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New dust collection system
We’ve been on a quest to upgrade our dust collection. There was a lot of back and forth about whether to go single stage or cyclone. Fortunately, I came across a great deal on an Oneida Super Dust Gorilla with a good amount of spiral duct. We finally got everything in place and dialed in this week.
Artisan Woodworks of Texas- www.awwtx.com
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Wow that’s an amazing system and super shop.
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Looks amazing. Your shop should stay pretty dust free with that set-up.
Mike, an American living in Norway
Actually that picture was taken after a full day of cabinets. This system is doing a great job. I am finding a real issue with the fiber drum and the plastic bags. It simply isn’t working. I’ll be replacing the fiber barrel with steel barrels this weekend because the fiber just isn’t durable enough for our environment. Other than that, this thing will suck the chrome off a trailer hitch. I’m a happy camper!
Artisan Woodworks of Texas- www.awwtx.com
I’m glad you’re getting it all tuned up Bill,What’s are the specs on your system?
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Looks good!
im just wowed over the shop space. lol very nice system.
Jeff Vandenberg aka "Woodsconsin"
Bill,
This is impressive – dust collection and shop! Thanks for the review on the system.
L/W
“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” Benjamin Franklin
You got yourself a very nice dust collection system Bill.
I believe in cyclone. It does a better job. Steel barrel should do it.
Oneida sell the barrel.
Abbas, Castro Valley, CA
I have that same DC (mine’s an older model) but I sure wish I had that spiral pipe you got…that’s probably worth more than the DC. Nice job.
"I long for the day when coke was a cola and a joint was a bad place to be" Merle Haggartd
Bill I notice you do not have a hood around your chop saw,is your new DC connection enough to collect the majority of the saw dust from your chop saw ?
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Jim the system is a 3hp. I’m not sure of the cfm, but that’s something I’ve never understood anyway. The previous owner had this in a 3 car garage hobby shop (it was really impressive) and the system had been engineered by Oneida. There was a lot of 5in and 6in pipe with about 20ft of 8in trunk. Essentially I ran 5in and 6in as close to each machine as I could before reducing to 4in. At some point I’ll get a system design because I think I’d benefit from some smaller duct in a couple of areas.
The Milwaukee slider seems to work pretty well with just the small hose, I’d say 80-90% collection. I have a friend that runs his off a shop vac. The design is surprisingly efficient. That saw is a recent purchase, and I have to say I’m really happy with it. I have a Dewalt SCMS that has now become my jobsite saw and the Milwaukee is mounted to that cabinet with a Kreg fence system.
It not easy to see, but this also has the strobe dust bin sensor. When the barrel is approaching full it begins to flash, a handy option when there’s a lot going on. I highly recommend it.
Artisan Woodworks of Texas- www.awwtx.com
Interesting Bill Thanks for the info. I bought a top of the mark Oneida years ago when Oneida had only been in business a couple of years,unfortunately the DC system was included in the sale of my house before I even had a chance to try it out. Good luck with your system ,it sounds like it’s already doing a good job.
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