DIY CNC MONEY SAVING TRICK for Dust Collection: Use normal trash can/bags for HF Collector!

This video helps explain:

Applies to all types of CNC machines - because, dust collection....

Although this was cut on a LowRider v2, it could be made with a LowRider v3 or whatever CNC machine.

I hooked it all back up to test it (off camera, sorry), and I am very pleased to report it works exactly as intended: a way to use regular bags (clear, heavy duty) in a regular can, with an easy way to unhook the can and drop it down for emptying. The crucial connection point is the rounded lip on the MDF ring seated down on the rounded lip of the trash can.

Notes: 
The whole approach was dreamed up in 3D using SketchUp Pro. The two-part MDF ring part was CNC cut using my LowRider 2 MPCNC. Glued together, sealed, and toggle clamp fasteners attached. The wooden "inserts" (that the toggle clamp hooks attach to) were made by shaping (on belt sander) to get the plywood curved to hug the curve of the can, and rounded on top to fit under and into the lip at the can's top.  I laid down a bead of silicone in the groove the H.F. separator ring got inserted into.

*Links of interest to items I used:

• 20-gallon Trash Can (which is just about a perfect match diameter-wise): https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hyper-Tough-20-Gallon-Injection-Molded-Trash-Can-Black-TI0057/319265700 
• Toggle clamp fasteners: https://amzn.to/3uzYPgc 
• Bags I bought to use: https://amzn.to/3uyzdjV 
• LowRider 2 MPCNC: https://docs.v1e.com/lowrider/ 
• Harbor Fright Dust Collection system - "70 Gallon 2 HP High Flow High Capacity Dust Collector" - https://www.harborfreight.com/2-hp-industrial-5-micron-dust-collector-97869.html

Also, I replaced the bag filter on top with a pleated cylinder filter, and am really glad I did.

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