Harbor Freight Dust Collector Upgrade | Wall Mounting and 2 Stage 

You wanted comments and suggestions. Here is one. If you remove the 5 to 4 inch adapter from the collector housing and run a 5 inch hose to your drum, you will leave behind more dust in the drum. The reason for that is: a 5 inch hose can move twice as much air at the same pressure, meaning the velocity of air will be lower on the output side of your drum, thereby allowing smaller particles to drop out of the air stream. This makes your set up more efficient and also keeps your filter cleaner longer. All you need to do is replace one of your 4 inch hose connections on the drum lid to a 5 inch one and use 5 inch flex hose to the collector housing. Easy.

Superb! I'm hooking up mine over the weekend and your video just answered critical questions! Thanks!

Awesome video... Always nice to find other Kansas makers and fellow You-Tubers. :) That being said, I will be using some of this info when I install my dust collection in my shop that I am building in a few months! Thanks for the info!

It better than mine! I am looking to buy a used Dust Collector now, hopefully 2 Stage .

Nice lookin setup Geoff. Your shop is really developing well. I had always thought about wall mounting this unit and you made it look easy! Well done.

I’m using this idea for my filter side. How did you get the housing that holds the bag and filter to sit level and not move around while inside the frame?

Hi there. This is the first of your videos that I have seen and I thoroughly enjoyed it. If you would permit me some positive critique though, not everybody's hearing is still 100% and I find that the music volume is just a tad high after adjusting volume for the speech. Please don't see this as criticism though. I know that everybody is different and this is how it is for me but the rest of the video was very informative and as stated I really enjoyed it. Keep it coming mate. Thanks.

How did you overcome the natural vibrations of the fan + motor? Or did you Have very little? I like your new setup.

How did you attach the main filter/bag assembly to the 2x4 bracket support? I don't see screws, but I can't imagine it would be sturdy just resting on the 2x4s.

hey man have you had any issues with the motor bearings by mounting the motor like this?

Thanks I am gonna try this

Looks great... one comment though; No need to have the bag take up that much space as it won't be taking much material...think about rolling it up and clipping it.

Nice modification. What's the "Y" for on the input side? The one that the chip collector is attached to. Is it capped? Also, will you have remote switching?

When you repositioned the output housing how did you know where to drill new holes for reattaching it to the motor?

How did you manage to get that impeller off? Mine seems pretty stuck on.

Nice build, and a nicely done video! The impeller appeared to come right off, with no problems. Is that accurate? Some folks apparently find that the impeller is “stuck” on the shaft and have a terrible time getting it out. Or was there anything in particular to get it out?

Where did you get the adapter that goes from the motor housing to the 4 inch hose to the filter mount?

That being mounted to the wall do you notice any vibration resonating into the house when it is on?

could have used French cleat to mount motor and filter. Is that a 2 course power motor?

I was thinking of doing the exact sam thing with a dust collector motor. Haven’t yet but worried that the internal bearings might fail in that position because the load on them shifted from being horizontal to vertical. How has it operated for you?

Nice modification. What is the make and model of the filter? Thanks.

Where did you get the filter from , I just watched this video 8-6-20 do you still have the same dust collector and how did you like it?

did this have any issues?

What filter is that?

I wonder how many Jay Bates Miter Stations are out there in the world!

I'm surprised the bolts didn't line up. I was able to rotate my blower housing 90 degrees without drilling any holes, that is, the volt holes line up

Did you need a puller to remove the impeller, planning to upgrade mine to a larger size, thanks.

does the filter just sit on top or is it clamped down ?

What is that filter looking thing on the top side of the bag?

How did you remove the fan

What kind of suction do you have at your miter saw. Thank you for your time

I’d just use the damn thing as an air blower lol.

I like the design. One negative comment: Kids, when you see someone using a chair as a step ladder ... DON'T try that at home!

Ouch. What was that music? 😬

The. Music is distracting, not necessary

Music is way to anoying

Music choice is extremely annoying.

ANNOYING MUSIC!