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Image 1 — My Harbor Freight dust collector has entered its final form
Image 2 — My Harbor Freight dust collector has entered its final form
Image 3 — My Harbor Freight dust collector has entered its final form
Image 4 — My Harbor Freight dust collector has entered its final form
Image 5 — My Harbor Freight dust collector has entered its final form
Image 6 — My Harbor Freight dust collector has entered its final form
Image 7 — My Harbor Freight dust collector has entered its final form
Image 8 — My Harbor Freight dust collector has entered its final form
Image 9 — My Harbor Freight dust collector has entered its final form
Image 10 — My Harbor Freight dust collector has entered its final form
Image 11 — My Harbor Freight dust collector has entered its final form
Image 12 — My Harbor Freight dust collector has entered its final form
Image 13 — My Harbor Freight dust collector has entered its final form
Image 14 — My Harbor Freight dust collector has entered its final form
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My Harbor Freight dust collector has entered its final form

Finally got my dust collector setup finished, and honestly, I am pretty proud of this one. This started as a Harbor Freight dust collector with an upgraded impeller, and then turned into a full garage side quest.

I tried to include photos as I progressed, from the mounting and filter setup to everything finally being in place. I wall mounted the 2 HP motor on a 3/4 inch plywood board using a 2x6 French cleat tied into studs with 5/16 structural screws. I also added lower lock screws because I do not trust vibration, gravity, or my own optimism.

The cyclone is an Oneida Super Dust Deputy dropping into a plastic drum, and the filter is mounted on its own plywood backer with a shelf and gussets underneath sealed with gray foam marine/automotive weatherstrip and silicone.

This is a massive upgrade from the Ridgid shop vac setup I have been using for far too long and utilizing a "dead space" in the garage with the dust right tool attachment system. For now it runs, pulls air, and nothing has tried to leave the wall. That feels like a win.

u/Renzodagreat — 9 hours ago