Noise level of HF 1 HP MINI DUST COLLECTOR

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Scott - Without knowing your purpose, I would be wary of this unit. According to the website "Filters particles down to 35 microns". Most shop vac bags do better than that.
 
I use it and its a little louder then my small shop vac. It works great. Never smell CA with it on. I am planning on upgrading the bag. Just my opinion (please don't tell me I'm a loser, I just can't afford one of the bigger DC's and it's better then nothing.)
 
Rob, you're a loser:D! Not really, any dust collector is better than none. I didn't use one for a long time, after getting one, I couldn't believe the difference. (and I got a cheapo Homier brand when they where in town a few years ago). Even a shop vac is better than nothing.
 
This is a problem that I'm going to be tackling here one day. My shop is about 10 yards from the hotel, and there are a couple of rooms that face my garage (the back of the rooms do) So I don't know what to do when it comes to dust collection (don't want to tick off the hotel). So for now, I'm thinking about a small shop vac and seeing were I end up.
 
I currently have the smaller Fein shop vac that I use as a localize DC. I am looking to get something that:
- Is small enough to go into my garage
- Can suck more CFM (I believe my Fein has 116 CFM ) without blowing my ear drums (or my wallet) out.

Regardless of what I end up doing I intend to upgrade the bag.
 
Originally posted by intillzah

This is a problem that I'm going to be tackling here one day. My shop is about 10 yards from the hotel, and there are a couple of rooms that face my garage (the back of the rooms do) So I don't know what to do when it comes to dust collection (don't want to tick off the hotel). So for now, I'm thinking about a small shop vac and seeing were I end up.
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How would you having a dust collector in your shop affect the hotel?
 
Originally posted by Blind_Squirrel

I currently have the smaller Fein shop vac that I use as a localize DC. I am looking to get something that:
- Is small enough to go into my garage
- Can suck more CFM (I believe my Fein has 116 CFM ) without blowing my ear drums (or my wallet) out.

Regardless of what I end up doing I intend to upgrade the bag.
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We have a 2hp HF dust collector in our garage shop. It sucks well and wasn't very expensive. I bought it on sale for something like $169 and also picked up the canister conversion kit for another hundred or so.

It's not too loud. It's certainly louder than a shop vac, but not horribly so. The additional dust clearing ability is worth a little bit more noise. We did put as much distance between it and the primary working areas as possible.
 
Originally posted by Blind_Squirrel

Are there any owners of the Harbor Freight 1 HP MINI DUST COLLECTOR http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=94029 that can tell me what the noise level of one of these is?
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IT'S VERRY LOUD! LIKE A JET TURBINE LOUD!

It is a super sucker. I wouldn't mind getting another one for the house and putting a Mini-Clearview or an Oneida Dust Deputy on it.

You need to replace the bag that comes with it with a .3 (point 3) micron bag from Grizzly.
http://www.grizzly.com/products/H4340

You can also put a muffler on it or build a sound suppression box for it.
 
Originally posted by sbell111

Originally posted by intillzah

This is a problem that I'm going to be tackling here one day. My shop is about 10 yards from the hotel, and there are a couple of rooms that face my garage (the back of the rooms do) So I don't know what to do when it comes to dust collection (don't want to tick off the hotel). So for now, I'm thinking about a small shop vac and seeing were I end up.
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How would you having a dust collector in your shop affect the hotel?
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Just wanting to be a courteous neighbor and not keep those guests awake at night or PO'd..
 
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