The construction process went by pretty quick.
Clearview dust collector install#
I wasn’t exactly sure how high to install the wall mount bracket so we skipped ahead to assembling the motor/impeller assembly. This allows a bit of adjustment once the main cleat is mounted. Each arm of the bracket is assembled with two bolts and then each arm can slide onto the main cleat that is mounted to the wall. So the first order of business was the mounting bracket. Be sure to check it out when you’re done with this article and video. It’s off topic but I shot a mini documentary featuring Wayne’s story on my second channel. I think installing the dust collector on an open wall with no restrictions would have been pretty easy but due to both my garage door rail and my over the door storage shelves being in the way my installation was a little tricky. Right off the bat I owe a huge thanks to Wayne Brown for helping me with the installation. The electrical box needs to be a certain distance away from the motor, have a hard line connection to 240v electricity, and be close enough to be plugged into a 120v receptacle. The main benefit of predetermining the cyclone placement is that I was able to determine the correct placement of the electrical box and mount it to the wall. This will result in the best starting point for the dust collection piping. In my situation I wanted the cyclone close to the ceiling and as far into the corner as possible. Using those and the dimensioned diagram I printed off Clear Vue’s website I was able to determine the exact location I wanted to mount the unit on the wall. The filters arrived a few days prior to the cyclone and I picked up a 55 gallon barrel to use as the dust bin. I did some prep work before installation. I did my own research and made my decision based upon that. Clear Vue did not contact me seeking product placement. As with 100% of the rest of my website, the views and opinions in this article are mine and I will never use or promote a product that I do not like. And because the CV1800 is wall mounted it should actually provide a little more open floor space than my last setup.ĭisclaimer: I was not asked to write this article and I was not paid to write this article. The dust collector I decided on was the Clear Vue CV1800 Cyclone Bundle. The motor is much larger at 5hp and therefore the rated CFM is double that of my last unit.
Clearview dust collector upgrade#
So I decided to upgrade to my “forever” dust collector that is capable of moving a lot more air and also upgrade the dust collection ducting in my shop to be more efficient in design as well as accommodate the much greater air flow. I realized that the weakest link in regards to dust in my shop was capturing it at the source. If you haven’t already be sure to check it out. He’s got a great wealth of information on his website. During my research I read through all of Bill Pentz documentation. Even beyond the relatively small allergy problems I was having wood dust can cause some major respiratory problems as well as cancer. That led me to doing a lot of research on wood dust and the dangers it poses to our health. And while I always used the dust collector for every cut I still had dust everywhere. I already had a couple systems in place with a HEPA rated dust collector and a air cleaner cart. It’s also worth noting that I’m taking allergy immunization shots which should be lessening the reactions over time.ĭealing with the sinus and allergy issues over the past year or so has told me a lot about the air quality in my shop. On a positive note, since the surgery I’ve pushed the boundaries a little bit here and there just to see how I respond to the dust and so far it seems to affect me much less than before. That explains why cutting certain woods in the shop make the next 24 hours pretty miserable in regards to breathing through my nose. While it is safe to say that woodworking dust wasn’t catalyst that directly caused the need for surgery I found out during the process that I’m allergic to a lot of different things, including “oak”. I had a deviated septum and a bunch of sinus issues that have developed over the past several years. As you may or may not know, I had nose surgery right at the end of 2016.
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