Dust collection with the Delta Drum Sander

I have been using the 1 1/2 horsepower Grizzly dust collector with my Delta
drum sander. I recently bought a much larger dust collector and discovered
that the additional air volume and static pressure the new dust collector
provided make a noticeable difference in how well the Delta drum sander
works. It picks up the sanding dust off of the drum much better, the
sandbelts are not as prone to cloging/burning, and the finished work is not
as prone to burn stripes on the work surface. The sawdust residue that the
smaller dust collector left on the work surface seems to be the cause of the
problems I have described. I would advise you to buy the largest dust
collector you can afford and to connect it up to the Delta drum sander with
the shortest hose connections you can so as to maximize dust collection
airflow around the rotating drum and work piece. The 1 1/2 hp Grizzly will
work and provide adaquate performance. I am just saying that I was suprised
at how much better the sander worked when connected to a larger dust
collector.


"Nancy A. Kroes" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:Zf1+OlWkzdNw@winnie...
> I have a Delta Drum Sander and I've been using it
> with my big shop vac hooked to its dust collection
> port. The shop vac's filter clogs up so frequently
> that it is just not the way to go as far as dust
> collection.
>
> I was thinking of the Grizzly G1163, their light
> duty 1 HP model--portable with the bag going off
> to the side. That is because I wanted to put it
> beside my table saw, under the rails, so I could use
> it for both the TS and the drum sander.
>
> Anyone have any thoughts on this? Would I be better
> off going with the Grizzly 8027, their 1 HP upright
> model? I conceive that I would only ever use it for
> those two machines.
>
> See my shop layout at http://homepages.wmich.edu/~kroes/shop/
>
> Thanks!
> -nancy