re: Dust collector question

https://woodworkingweb.com/entries/51-bucket-chip-collector

Tony, here is my street cone separator. I’ve seen lots of different ones online, and mine is no original idea, but I like this style because it is super durable. It can be kicked around and bashed and no worries about it breaking. I went through 3 different designs, reusing what I could from each previous one and I’m really happy with this one.

One bit of advice I would give is to use silicone to seal your joints in places that it will never see the light of day. For example, I put silicone all around the plywood circles for the lid on the inside of the circle/lid sandwich. On my first one, I used silicone on the outside, and it just doesn’t hold up. Dust is the enemy of silicone and it peels up and becomes useless, causing leaks. Anyway, have fun with that. It will change your life forever and that’s not hyperbole! It’s true!