I am new to the Creek and like many others am in the process of picking out a new dust collection system. I have been so lucky to have a wonderful wife, who recently agreed to turn my old 16X24 shop into a small guest space allowing me to build a much bigger 32x56 new shop! I am going to separate the building into two rooms - one for my tractor, lawn equipment etc and the other 26X32 area into my wood/welding shop. The shop is built the electricity is being done now and I am looking into dust collection. In the old small shop, I would either use my Festool CT36 for as much as possible or blow my chips outdoors for 'natural composting'. I want to go cyclone with fixed ducting in the new shop with the possibility of expansion in the future.
The Oneida folks are trying to sell me 5hp Super Dust Gorilla. I am almost sold on the unit, but have a little hesitation with the resin fan housing. I have also looked at the Grizzly stuff, but the really the 5hp units are almost identical in price even without the Hepa. I don't like the idea of the ClearVue MDF kit - just looks too High School shop for me (sorry ClearVue supporters). Does anyone have an opinion or experience with the newly designed SDG (resin fan housing) and do you all think this change has been done strictly to control cost or is there actually an advantage to it. Also, I want to know what you all think about spiral duct vs Nordfab vs PVC. I know I have asked a lot here, but there are many many threads on the subject, but the most recent is still a couple years old. I have a PM2000 table saw, 6" Jointer, 13" planer, miter saw, router table and belt sander as well as a wide assortment of festool stuff that will ultimately be hooked into the unit. I have plenty of head room (10' ceiling height) and new 200 amp service. I look forward to hearing everyones opinions or ideas on the matter. Thanks