Let me start by saying that I dont have my workshop finished yet but it is started. Let me also say that I dont have a DC yet but I know which one I would like to get.
This is my plan. I Plan on getting a 2HP cyclone DC from Grizzly. I am going with a cyclone because I am in a wheelchair and the option to get something that is smaller and move it around and connect it to each thing that I want to use is just not an option. The shop that I am building is going to be 24x30. I plan on having the entrance to this shop centered on the 24ft inside wall that separates the garage from the workshop. When you are looking at the shop door from the garage, it is my plan to have the DC in the corner to the left. It will go through the shop wall and distribute out from there. I plan on having my TS planer, and jointer in the middle of the shop with a miter saw and perhaps a router table on the wall to the right, and a bandsaw somewhere. The wall to the left will be full of cabinets. If you go to this thread you can kind of see what I am doing.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=109850
I want to place the DC outside of the shop so that I dont have to listen to it. I am also going to put my air compressor out there so I dont have to listen to it either. I was just informed my so fellow creekers that I need to have some return air to help with performance. What I would like to do but am not sure if I can is have the intake and the fitler both go through the wall into the shop. Is it possible to put the cyclone together like that? I would like to see other peoples ideas and pictures. If I need to change the location I can still do that before I get the shop wall built, but I need to know. And post some pics of your setups so that we can all be inspired by what you have done. Thanks in advance for all the info.
Chuck