I have two separate dust collection systems:
- A large, calm 2hp chip extractor going through a 4 inch cyclone separator
- A small, angry 1400W (nearly 2HP?) shop vac, going through a much smaller cyclone separator.
I understand the differences between these systems, static pressure vs airflow, and that's the reason why I've ended up here. I have machines that benefit from HVLP (table saw, planers and bandsaw) as well as hand tools that need pressure (sanding, plunge saws, etc).
Past the sunk cost, these machines and their separators take up a huge amount of space in my small shop. I'm constantly trying to find a better solution and the one that keeps bubbling back up is removing the vac. Well this week I got to see. The vac has been on site and I couldn't be bothered replacing it with another so hooked the chip extractor up to my plunge saw. It wasn't awful. It wasn't as good, but wasn't awful. The extractor is a beast but with the step down convertors I'm using, just isn't pulling air that hard. With a little extra pressure, this could replace my shop vac.
My question is perhaps a little naïve, and super-optimistic, but is there something like a torque multiplier for dust extraction systems? I'd even be happy with in-line pumps that I can hide in the small-bore piping.
