Shop Vac Dust Collection System

hey guys Alex Zhu can hear from mr. build it so I was sick and tired of seeing all the dust separators that are in everybody's workshop that are on the side by side on a cart on a dolly with a dust separator on top it takes up so much space that we don't have on a workshop so what I created here is an all-in-one unit that won't take up too much space that it's aesthetically appealing and the best part it works out as its own dolly so with that being said let's not waste any time and let's get into the video let's go now I've been a rigid shopback fan for a very very long time in fact here's a little bit of proof see told you now in fact one of the facts that I used in the photo shoot is this little little guy right over here is a little four gallon portable vac five peak horsepower honestly it doesn't get better than this for Portability and small and storage so changing times the one thing I was irritated with this solution was because how small it is I would put it into a shelf and take the hose out from there but then when I need a dump I'd have to take it out is this whole hassle I wanted a quicker way to dump the larger debris so we went out with this one a my and my good friends from Home Depot set me up with the new hd0 900 model this bumped me from a 4 gallon 5 horsepower up to a 9 gallon four and a quarter peak horsepower vac they've done so many improvements on this bad guys it's not even funny number one we finally have a place to store our cord look at that there's a place now to actually not have the sucker dangle everywhere number two well this has been before you can use the back as a blower so now you don't have to go buy a blower or a I am just killing myself now you don't have to go buy a blower or a workshop blower I have a small one right there you can actually just dust things up as you're going here the handle is actually economic without actually it hitting your knees the entire time so you're not cussing on a jobsite and now you don't have to Finnick with it not seating right because actually has a nice little I believe they call it a key that hooks right there's literally only one way to do it and that the way good improvement and the last reason apart from it being same to me for free actually the reason why I went with this setup here as opposed to taking my little small one is the way they kind of design it it's more aesthetically appealing it's it's it's got a nice symmetrical round shape to it a nice solid wheelbase and since we're gonna use a five gallon bucket on top it's not gonna look awkward it's got actually look like it's part of the setup so without wasting any more time let's see what kind of modifications we can make to this alright so the first goes that saying take off all the accessories that are mounted on the back there's quite a few of them do not throw them away we might reuse them later for different kind of bells and features of the project now the next part it kind of hurts my heart a little bit to do this because the ergonomic handle that actually doubles down as a way if we actually store the cord for the first time in history we're gonna have to remove it so we're gonna need to remove the little seats to hold the handle in its place you can use up a lot of different things I decided to use a multi oscillating tool just because it's quicker and I have one if you don't own one you can use a few things like a multi - I tooth count handsaw or even like a really sharp blade on your utility knife honestly a lot of things work as long in this sharp it'll get the job done in order actually mount the bucket to the vac we need a strong foundational base so I took some leftover three-quarter inch pine wood or I think it was even white wood and I basically trace my bucket around it to make sure it covers the majority of the surface area I later took it to my bandsaw to cut the circle out if you don't own a bandsaw just use what you got maybe like a jigsaw or something alright folks let's talk dust separation the majority of systems out there include a dust deputy or a cyclone basically a funnel when the vacuum is sucking that sawdust is coming in from a side port pushing through a cylinder creating a vortex of dust the heavier stuff going towards the bottom of the bucket or the chamber whatever doesn't get pushed down is small enough to get sucked into your vacuum with a filter now how do we recreate that vacuum how do we recreate the vortex more importantly without taking away of the internal space or putting another obnoxious thing on top this is the best way i've come up with by the way i don't think the desk deputies obnoxious or the cyclone I just think it's we're putting this on top of a vacuum and then something else on top of that that's a tower the best way I've come up with is if we cut a hole down side of her bucket and feed the one through almost towards the very end cut a taper off towards the end and then till the slightly down creating a vortex around the barrel that the deaths will be going and then on the very top would be the regular vacuum that would create the suction power and take away the small particles that don't make the cut I think we got it all right peep sees the name of the game we need to create an oval now in order to do that you got to get a two inch hole saw with a drill take your bucket put it in the middle find the left edge make a little mark and take your drill and your hole saw and go to a very straight parallel angle into the bucket you have now created an oval our folks so let's actually create the vortex so take your wand put a 45 degree miter on it stick it in through the oval dode created and secure it against the edge of the bucket be a small paper screw so now every time the dust comes in its gonna ride the inner rim of the bucket and allow gravity to pull it down hotdog it work you see a little bit of eighth inch cracks but that's not an issue and then I took a small screw and then connected it to make sure the Warren doesn't wobble it doesn't leave and it looks like it's really tight in there what I will do to make sure we don't have a good we don't have a leak from the inside or the outside or maybe even both I'm gonna take 100 cent silicone and go around her to create a nice good seal but man in the meantime this worked out so good so so so good now we're gonna switch over to the lid by the way these lids are slick man I got one of these what are these called this is called a universal tool adapter okay from rigid rigid back so what I'm going to do is I'm gonna use the same two inch hole cut one from the top of the lid feed it from the bottom find out exactly which of these steps that I need to connect a nice good fit for the hose and then that part should be done all right jack so take the same two inch hole saw and create a hole on the very top of the lid then take your 7/16 drill bit and cut four holes through the hubs that you bought at the store then take any kind of gasket material basically gasket maker silicone or my situation I just used hot glue create that gasket between the port and the lid then use screws locks nuts bolts everything that you need to secure the entire surface together and then torque everything using your impact driver oh and while you still have your silicone or hot glue out go ahead and go over the entire wand on the inside and the outside to make sure there's no leaks look a good seal is gonna be a good operating unit remember the old handlebar that we removed yeah grab it measure the distance and holes at align them on the piece of wood use a Forstner bit to create inset holes to have established designated holes for the screws so at this point we threw the wood originally that we cut inside and then we're gonna we marked out where the holes are gonna be I mean they're five and thirteen sixteenths of an inch and then we're gonna mount it just like that I'm gonna screw it in so I think we're getting there I think we're really getting that all right let's assemble this magic maker take the bucket take the wood that we cut out drop it in use the to establish screw holes screw the holes in the bucket secured a place for everything is everything in its place so not actually make it work that right combination has to be in place the hose from the vacuum goes to the very top of the bucket then the host from the vortex on the side goes to the tool you're actually gonna suction only gonna work one way trust me I've already tried [Music] well as you guys saw the results the Machine performed exceptionally well I was super satisfied with it all the large particles ended up in here all the small dust particles ended up in the dust bag the easy lid twist off is going to be really really comfortable for us to dump the the the large chips into the trash as well as the the vortex the natural vortex that was created by the tunnel that was placed in here that's just has to show us that we do not need a dust extractor on top this cost us almost nothing to put that in it because it came with the vac one of my favorite parts is the fact that it has wheels and dollies on there so you'd have to create its own separate cart really excited how this bill turned out if you like these kind of videos please hit me with a thumbs up and please subscribe if you haven't yet already a video comes out every single week and I don't want you to miss a single one soon have this week we'll see you guys next week see ya