83" Ceiling Height

[bjepps]

I am trying to configure a Clearvue system. The problem is I only have an 83" ceiling height. The filters and dust box are not an issue as I can fabricate an arrangement to mount the filters side-by-side. The major issue is with chip collection and getting a capacity that doesn't involve emptying the chip container every few minutes. Is there a photo, thread somewhere where this has been discussed or does anyone have any suggestions?

Many thanks,

Bob

[bababrown]

I had the same problem in my basement workshop; 83" to the ceiling on one side of the main beam and 84" on the other. I also have very limited shop space. So I built a separate shed (the Wart!) for the cyclone system at the back of the house and built a plenum thru a basement window for return air, power, etc. It's an ugly thing but probably the only way I would get a CV in my shop. See Richard L. Brown in the photo gallery. It's not all bad since it doesn't take up shop space, it gets the noise outside, it is easy to clean the filters, and I can empty the bin without making a mess pin the shop. I like it but then my wife is very easy going!
bababrown

[McRabbet]

Bob,

There is no rule that says a dust collection bin needs to be a nice standard cylinder shape like a fiber barrel or a galvanized ash can -- it just needs to be air-tight. As I recall, there are other ClearVue installations that have built non-standard bins out of 3/4" plywood or other materials with tight seams and an access door that has a leak-proof gasket. DW Drury made an unusual one for his ClearVue, using a translucent reinforced hurricane panel material by a company called Gallina. See his Album in the Photo Gallery and them review the two sub-Albums he has with two versions he built. I have linked the main Album here.

Whatever bin style you come up with, you need to be certain that it does not overflow when filled or you will bypass dust and chips into your filters, which are challenging to clean. That's why I developed the bin level sensor that is now available on the ClearVue Cyclones website.

Hope this helps.

[bjepps]

Does the connection to the dust need to be completely vertical or can there be a bit of off set.

[McRabbet]

It has been done before (see David Locke Album), but I don't know hope well his installation works. If you are talking about putting in an offset from the Cyclone to the bin, then you may lose efficiency. The dust is in a high speed spiral after in enters through the inclined ramp in the upper cylinder of the cyclone and both that speed and gravity tend to force the dust down the cone into the bin. A jog might disrupt the separation.