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I just gave up on the Rockler setup. It was pretty good, but the Super Dust Deputy is in a whole different league. I found it on sale recently for $159, at Woodcraft, but not sure it's still available. I have the 6 inch in my shop, in a separate space so I don't have to put up with the noise. Also, the bags are OK, but gradually accumulate some dust, reducing pass through. I suggest you NOT keep it inside your shop space. Roll it outside when you are working
I bought Rockler's 27 foot flex hose, which goes from the collection port on the DC, to each tool, one at a time. Rockler fittings are about the only ones that you can count on fitting, don't mix brands. Rockler has a 4 inch pass through tube meant to go through a wall,see picture. Then you can put up a lean-to to protect the DC setup. Here's a picture of my outside shop setup. You can see the tube going through the wall. The space is pretty well sealed so the filtered air from the drum filter, can return through an additional 20x20 inch filter back into the shop. Keeps the heat and AC in. My Super Dust Deputy is the 6 inch model with adapters down to the 4 inch hose. I have a second DC setup in my garage where the wood prep tools are, and it is the 4 inch version, which is much smaller. I don't think I gained much with the larger one. BTW, the space is the 4 ft between two sheds.
With any DC chip collector drum, you don't want to let it get more than about 2/3rds full or it will stop working properly. If your Delta's plastic collection bag starts filling with sawdust, you need to empty the chip collector drum. You can order a larger drum from ULine. To make it easier to move, put it on a dolly, and preferably, attach the dolly to the roll around base of your DC unit so they're easier to move together.
Building a little lean-to is a pretty easy project.
I have a few tools that use 2.5 inch ports, and they are serviced by a Y connector with a 4 inch diameter plus a 2.5 inch port angled off. T shaped connectors aren't quite as efficient as the Y. You can get a blast gate so you can cut off air flow from the 2.5 inch hose when it's not in use.
And none of this means you should work without some sort of mask. The ultra fine sawdust is what messes up your lungs, so just having an M95 mask on will help keep you healthy.
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I bought Rockler's 27 foot flex hose, which goes from the collection port on the DC, to each tool, one at a time. Rockler fittings are about the only ones that you can count on fitting, don't mix brands. Rockler has a 4 inch pass through tube meant to go through a wall,see picture. Then you can put up a lean-to to protect the DC setup. Here's a picture of my outside shop setup. You can see the tube going through the wall. The space is pretty well sealed so the filtered air from the drum filter, can return through an additional 20x20 inch filter back into the shop. Keeps the heat and AC in. My Super Dust Deputy is the 6 inch model with adapters down to the 4 inch hose. I have a second DC setup in my garage where the wood prep tools are, and it is the 4 inch version, which is much smaller. I don't think I gained much with the larger one. BTW, the space is the 4 ft between two sheds.
With any DC chip collector drum, you don't want to let it get more than about 2/3rds full or it will stop working properly. If your Delta's plastic collection bag starts filling with sawdust, you need to empty the chip collector drum. You can order a larger drum from ULine. To make it easier to move, put it on a dolly, and preferably, attach the dolly to the roll around base of your DC unit so they're easier to move together.
Building a little lean-to is a pretty easy project.
I have a few tools that use 2.5 inch ports, and they are serviced by a Y connector with a 4 inch diameter plus a 2.5 inch port angled off. T shaped connectors aren't quite as efficient as the Y. You can get a blast gate so you can cut off air flow from the 2.5 inch hose when it's not in use.
And none of this means you should work without some sort of mask. The ultra fine sawdust is what messes up your lungs, so just having an M95 mask on will help keep you healthy.
