I spent some time over the weekend finishing up the dust collector mods.
I did the typical ‘harbor freight, dust deputy’ 2-stage that is popular on the webs. The first iteration of the build was a failure. I forgot about the 2" lip on the lid, so when I finished building it, I couldn’t get the lid off of the bucket.
Over the weekend, I took some of the machine apart and add a small flex tubing between the fan and the dust deputy. I also picked up a longer piece of the 5" tubing to run from the outfeed of the fan to the intake of the bag system. Finally, I widened the stance of the bottom piece a bit to make it a little less tipy.
Here’s a picture of it prior to the final changes:
