DC Motor Upgrade? Yay or Nay?

[TDKPE]

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Look into the cardboard concrete form tubes.  You can get them at the Borg for cheap in several diameters.

I hadn't thought of those, but that's a great idea.  $11.15 for a 4 ft tube.  Thanks!  

[®smpr_fi_mac®]

I'm taking the blower apart to make it easier for my bad back to lift the blower housing as I design the mounting bracket.

Welded steel impeller looks like it'll handle anything that gets sucked up in my shop. There's 1.5" of clearance at the closest point in the housing.

[fredhargis]

That looks like a very well designed impeller....should really move some air.

[®smpr_fi_mac®]

I had hoped to take the blower apart to make lifting it easier but without a way to remove the impeller, that ain't happening.

Got the bracket built this evening; pocket screws and glue hold it together. Six 3/8 bolts attach the blower to it.

Next up: Lift it onto the stand and secure it in place.

[fredhargis]

All those pocket screws remind me of a Scott Phillips project, only he does it on "fine" furniture.

[®smpr_fi_mac®]

I wish I had made the bottom of the bracket longer, but I think it'll hold. I'll watch it carefully when I run it the first few times. It has several 5/16 bolts holding it down. I screwed and glued a plywood spine to the upright to get rid of the sag.

Getting closer!

[®smpr_fi_mac®]

Waiting on a rivet gun to secure the filter ducting to the top of cyclone. Duct and filter supported by a chain.

Also waiting on new scroll saw blades to cut out a plywood adapter to connect the cyclone and blower.

Getting closer!

[fredhargis]

Really nice job on the installation so far, well done!

[kurt18947]

I should have said I like the push-through setup because I don't need a rigid barrel to maintain the bag and I can see how full the bags are very easily.

I'm actually moving this out of my shop into a dead-space area in the garage bay where it fits perfectly so compact isn't a problem.  Hopefully it'll help mute the noise a bit, too!

I'll give this a try and if I find it lacking I'll redesign it as a pull-through.

Thanks, gents.

There's another advantage to push through over pull through according to Bill Pentz. A push through is more efficient, it'll move more air than a pull through with the same motor/blower. How much I don't know. Something to consider if using a marginal blower like the ever-popular Harbor Freight.

[®smpr_fi_mac®]

There's another advantage to push through over pull through according to Bill Pentz. A push through is more efficient, it'll move more air than a pull through with the same motor/blower. How much I don't know. Something to consider if using a marginal blower like the ever-popular Harbor Freight.

I hope my 3hp, 14" impeller blower is better than marginal!