Any reviews of Oneida's new resin V Series cyclones?

[Cameron Handyside]

Dan, I think you are right. I may have to just purchase the reducer from Oneida. I'll try to post some pictures of the installation once I make some progress.

Jack, the filter documentation with my system says down to 0.3 microns at 97% (if I recall correctly). I assume that is for a properly seasoned filter.

Cam

[Rick Potter]

My only question is.......Why are they not much less expensive than the steel ones?

[Dan Case LR]

My only question is.......Why are they not much less expensive than the steel ones?

Excellent question. I think they may have answered it by jacking up the price of the SDGs--seemslike they were a lot closer together when I started looking at this a couple of months ago. I'd love to have a 3HP SDG but...

3HP Super Dust Gorilla: $1865 with wall mount and 35 gal bin, plus $395 shipping = $2260
3HP V3000: $1613 with wall mount and 35 gal bin, plus $250 shipping = $1863
3.5 HP Penn State Tempest S: $1395 with wall mount and 35 gallon bin, plus $150 shipping(Quoted to me by PSI) = $1545

I love buying American when I can, but if you look at the fan curves of these three, the 3.5HP Tempest S is a lot of cyclone for the money.

The most DC per dollar is the 2.5 HP Tempest S ($995 with wall mount and 35 gal bin plus shipping). If you look at the performance graph in the 2013 wood magazine comparison, the 2.5HP Tempest S with a 14" impeller outperforms the (still steel at the time) V3000. At $995 plus shipping (with wall bracket and 35 gal bin), I've got to admit I've given it a lot of consideration. It's the most dust collector you can buy for under a grand.

There are downsides Penn State, of course, just like there are downsides to every manufacturer or vendor. That said, the 5-year warranty on the Tempest S vs 1 year on the V3000 and 2 year on the SDG is one more leg up for PSI.

But if I had piles of money I needed to spend, I'd buy an Oneida.

D.

[Cameron Handyside]

They switched from metal to resin as I was working through my order with them (hence the origial post). The price did not go up during that time (I worked with them for about 2 weeks) and they included the remote switch for free. I was very concerned, not being an early adopter but things seem to be good so far. If I can find the correct reducer that will fit on the 7" inlet. Yesterday, I asked Oneida if their reducer will fit on the new resin and no response yet.

Interesting when I was talking with the sales associate at Oneida, I was leaning towards the 3HP SDG but once I sent them my shop's floor plan (with tools), they highly recommended I go with the V-3000. I felt pretty confident in the decision but still a few days out before an actual test.

[David Kuzdrall]

Approximately how large is your shop?

They switched from metal to resin as I was working through my order with them (hence the origial post). The price did not go up during that time (I worked with them for about 2 weeks) and they included the remote switch for free. I was very concerned, not being an early adopter but things seem to be good so far. If I can find the correct reducer that will fit on the 7" inlet. Yesterday, I asked Oneida if their reducer will fit on the new resin and no response yet.

Interesting when I was talking with the sales associate at Oneida, I was leaning towards the 3HP SDG but once I sent them my shop's floor plan (with tools), they highly recommended I go with the V-3000. I felt pretty confident in the decision but still a few days out before an actual test.

[Cameron Handyside]

David, it's 24'x24' with a 6'x12' bump out room I call the "mechanical room" where I have the compressor and DC. Most of the stationary tools are on the shared wall with the bump out so I hope to keep the duct runs to a minimum. I'll try to post some pics...

[Frank Pratt]

From Oneida: "Filter 99.97% of airborne particles 0.3–0.5 microns (µm) in size". In other words, excellent filtration.

Frank

[joe milana]

Oneida seems to have the smallest sf. of filter area when comparing to similar dust collectors from other mfg's. I asked them about this and their comment was something to the effect of "we are into quality of filtered air, not quantity". My experience has been more filter area= better performance.

[Jim O'Dell]

OH NO!!!! I hear the "Which is better" question coming..... "Resin or PTEG??"

Personally, after all the banter about plastic being inferior to steel over the years, I find this development very amusing. I'm still super thrilled with my ClearVue, but it is nice to see that there are other options coming to the market. Jim.