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    Dust Deputy canister selection ?

    Wondering if short n fat would matter vs tall n skinny for efficiency of separation, etc.

    Seems 20 gal would be maximum optimal good size for cart mounting ?

    I prefer the short/ fat for lower CG, less likely to tip.

    But maybe it's too short ? and will pass more to shop vac ??

    So, does it matter ?

    Looking at these two -

    20 gallon - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...KIKX0DER&psc=1

    14 gallon - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

    Living rural, would be tough to find something local cheaper, definitely want more than 5 gallon, so I'm ready to get one of these.

    Marc

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    I went with the 20 gallon size. The 14 would seem to be more tippy and is about the same height as the 20. Peace of mind sort of thing. One thing to be aware of is the spring clamp on the top is very strong so don't have your shin anywhere near it when you open it. It will make you say things you shouldn't. That being said, those drums work wonderfully. I highly recommend them.

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    I use a 3 gallon plastic bucket with the small dust deputy and have no problems with material passing thru to the vacuum.
    mounted on top of a Fein I makes the the whole unit very mobile throughout the shop.

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    I have a 30-gallon straight-sided white ("natural") plastic drum under my SDD. White drums are translucent so the level of the contents is visible from the outside. My drum is a different brand which is no longer made, but it looks like the drum shown in the following links.

    http://www.thecarycompany.com/15-gal...ic-drum-56b1fw

    http://www.thecarycompany.com/20-gal...ic-drum-56b2lw

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    Ya, I like that ability to see how full.

    That would be excellent.

    Will look for one that allows that.. otherwise I'm thinking maybe like 2" hole saw to cut a porthole window or two.. RTV seal and rivet clear acrylic or something as a window pane.

    If the seal is good at the top eliminating any air seeping in..Can a guy put a garbage bag in these buckets, or does it need a hard liner of somekind to keep it against inside wall of can?

    Or is it overall easiest to just dump the bucket into a bag when full ?

    Marc
    Last edited by Marc Jeske; 10-15-2017 at 9:51 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marc Jeske View Post
    If the seal is good at the top eliminating any air seeping in..Can a guy put a garbage bag in these buckets, or does it need a hard liner of somekind to keep it against inside wall of can?

    Marc
    From personal experience, down that road lies madness. I tried in several different size cans, up to and including a 55 gallon drum. Small cans, dump in bigger one. Bigger ones, I hooked up a small shop vac to suck out the air between the bag and the drum which is slaved to the collector.
    Mike

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    Marc
    I use 30 gal bags in can and formed a plastic liner to fit inside the bag and bolted the ends together. When emptying the can, I just pull the liner out and remove the bag. Much cleaner than dumping can into bag.

    Bob

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marc Jeske View Post
    If the seal is good at the top eliminating any air seeping in can a guy put a garbage bag in these buckets, or does it need a hard liner of somekind to keep it against inside wall of can?
    Marc
    A plastic insert or a metal frame is needed. That's why I chose a drum with straight sides so the insert is easy to remove.

    https://www.oneida-air.com/inventory..._no=SCOLLECT52

    http://jdstools.com/product/bag-grip...lone-2100-ckv/

    Or there are other ways to solve the problem....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92VVtN23A2U

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    Yup, that's what I thought.

    Thanks Guys ! Marc

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    I had one of these from a prior attempt at lining the 30 can so it was easy to empty. It's height is cut to size to fit the can, it did not work. Saw what Oneida was selling and pop riveted to the interior size of the can and tried again. It works and cost only and a few 1/8" pop rivitets and $15. I used the little reinforcing disks under the head of the rivet and on the crush side.

    http://www.acehardware.com/product/i...iABEgKbBPD_BwE
    George

    Making sawdust regularly, occasionally a project is completed.

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    Yup, that's exactly what I was wondering if it would function for this application.

    Remember years ago they came out w those cheap kids snow sleds made of a piece of thin polyethylene that you could roll up?

    Funny, they were super cheap and everywhere back then, tough to find nowadays.

    Marc

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bob Coates View Post
    Marc
    I use 30 gal bags in can and formed a plastic liner to fit inside the bag and bolted the ends together. When emptying the can, I just pull the liner out and remove the bag. Much cleaner than dumping can into bag.

    Bob
    I found this method pretty messy. Too much dust and chips spilling out while taking the insert out for my tastes. Using a small shop vac sucking the air out between the bag and the can is easy to set up, cheap, allows removal of bag with very little mess, and does not need any frigging around with a liner. That has been my experience.
    Mike

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