Jiggs Elphison
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I'm using a single stage chip separator with my Ridgid Planer and a 1hp Jet dust collector - I'm using 4 inch hose, and no more than 4 feet in length.
I still get a lot of chips flying out of the front of the planer. If I connect the dust collector directly to the planer, with out the separator I eliminate the chips coming out of front, obviously I'm getting better suction with out the separator.
This article from Woodcraft shows elbows and piping attached to the top of the separator lid. Issue 55 shows a separator with a baffle. I guess my question is does a separator require a baffle of some sort, or would it perform any better with one.
Jiggs Elphison
http://www.woodcraft.com/articles.aspx?articleid=408
I still get a lot of chips flying out of the front of the planer. If I connect the dust collector directly to the planer, with out the separator I eliminate the chips coming out of front, obviously I'm getting better suction with out the separator.
This article from Woodcraft shows elbows and piping attached to the top of the separator lid. Issue 55 shows a separator with a baffle. I guess my question is does a separator require a baffle of some sort, or would it perform any better with one.
Jiggs Elphison
http://www.woodcraft.com/articles.aspx?articleid=408