Re: DIY Dust collection with squirrel cage fan

Black is a color normally associated with the hot wire
I don't know about your other questions


Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Hello all,
>
> Sometime back on this group I saw a link to a page that
gave a fairly good
> description of putting together a dust collector using the
squirrle cage fan
> and blower from a home furnace. Well I have just such a
fan and motor and am
> looking for some directions on how to put the thing
together.  What I have
> is a .25 HP 115v motor.  Fan is approx. 9.5" id. The whole
unit weighs about
> 30lbs. I plan to build a frame around the motor and then a
plywood box
> around the frame and then either hang the thing from the
ceiling, set it on
> a stand or on the floor.
> Some questions:
> 1. There is a black and a yellow wire coming from the
motor.  Is the first
> the hot wire and the second the neutral?
> 2. I would like to use it at least inpart, to collect the
dust from the
> lathe when I sand. Would attaching a 4-6" tube to the
input side of the dust
> collector and the other end directly where the dust flies
be a good idea?
> 3. I also have a rather cheap dust collector (.75 HP 750
CFM) I bought
> sometime back.  It has the original bag.  Now I was
wondering if replacing
> the bag with heavy duty canvas would be an improvement?
The canvas would be
> the same as used in the old style army duffle bags -
really heavy stuff.
>
> Thanks
>
>