Thien Baffle for Dust Collector : 21 Steps (with Pictures ...
This is a Thien Baffle quickly created with a 5 gallon bucket. The dust collector before attaching the baffle. Cut a section out of a 5 gallon bucket. Use the bucket section to draw circles on a piece of wood. You will need three sections.
Making an Internal Thien Baffle for a HF Dust Collector
Feb 24, 2013 · I decided to keep it fairly simple: a Thien baffle inside the dust collector's separator ring, to hopefully keep the dust in the bag and not in the filter. A lot of people have done this mod, but most of them don't post pictures because it is so simple. So I figured a quick pictorial of how I made mine might help someone in the future.
Build a See-Through Cyclone Dust Separator for Your Shop Vac - Make:
Mar 4, 2016 · This is an easy-to-build dust separator with a baffle based on J. Phil Thien’s well-known “cyclone” design. It works because the incoming air is forced around the outside wall, where the heavier dust and chips fall through a slot in the baffle, into the large trash can below.
Building a Thien Baffle for Dust Collection & Chip Separation
Apr 23, 2021 · A Thien baffle separates chips, preventing them from hitting the dust collection impeller and also collects a lot of dust, keeping your filter clean and maintaining air flow. I researched both a Thien baffle and a cyclone before deciding on the Thien.
Thien Baffle Dust Extractor With Quick Change Bucket
This dust collector was made to collect the dust from a small band saw and a bobbin sander at my local men's shed. Both these machines have 40mm dust outlets on them, which should be within the capability of this dust collector.
25 Homemade Diy Dust Collector Plans (How To Make)
May 23, 2024 · Creating a DIY dust collector is a straightforward way to transform your workshop environment, ensuring it remains clean and safe. With 25 customizable plans at your disposal, finding the ideal solution for your space and skill level has never been easier.
Making a Cyclone Chip Separator for a Dust Collector
A dust collector is only as good as it's filter, and as filters fill up with dust it reduces airflow and efficiency. One way to reduce this is to create a chip separating baffle, which collects most of the debris in a trash can before it reaches the filter.
Baffle your dust! - The Grbl Project
The secret ingredient in all this is the Thein Baffle. Invented by Phil Thein it works by pulling the air into a cyclone which slows the flow, allowing larger chips to fall. Because the flow follows the outer edge of the chamber, a slot in the baffle allows the dust to drop into a collection can below.
How To Make A Dust Collector - IBUILDIT.CA
To get started, the first thing I have to do is adapt the metal centre section of the collector (the part where the filter bag will attach) so that a cabinet can be built around it. To do this, I cut two pieces of 3/4″ plywood into equal parts, then put them together and drew a circle that is equal to the outside diameter of the centre section:
Dust Collector Project - Part 1 | The Bench Blog
May 26, 2015 · In this series of posts, I plan to address the following steps: Build a Thien baffle separator for the trashcan. Disassemble the dust collector and mount it to the wall. Wire the dust collector for use with a remote switch. Design and build brackets for hanging PVC ducting from the shop ceiling. Design and build blast gates for the ducting system.