So I finally landed the mother of all dust collectors for my 300 sqft shop, a 2480 cfm 4 hp Coral 2 (or is it 4) bag dust collector. Picked it up today after pondering and pondering and pondering. The price wasn't too bad, $125 , just the fact that it is 3 phase and probably a whole lot more dust collector than I would need. It looks almost brand new and the motor hardly had any dust on it. The downside is that it did not come with any bags or filters.
I am going to be asking a lot of advice while I begin to set this monster up which will be happening probably over several months. I figure since I got such a large dust collector I might as well get the full use out of it. It is quite the upgrade over my 20 year old 1 hp 580 cfm single bag hf dust collector I have now. First step will be to obtain or build a rotary phase converter-I have been eyeing some other three phase equipment anyways .
So now I got the dust collector the next thing I need to get are bags or filters for it. Where do you all suggest I start to look? Money is a big factor but so is safety. I have looked at wynn filters but can't really afford the $300+ that it will cost. My ceiling height is also a consideration. The collector without the bags is 45" high and I have 7 1/2 foot ceilings. Since this is a 2 - 4 bag collector can I run it with bag/filter in the first port (there is a baffle seperating the 2 ports)? Doing it that way may allow me to afford the wynn filters one at a time.
Ok, a little long winded for a simple question but like I said it will be a long work in process and I will be taking it one step at a time. Once I finish this step I will be back for more advice on the electrical part.
Thanks in advance