Comments on: Shop-made Vortex Dust Collector Woks On

By: ibewjon

ibewjon — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:40:23 +0000

looking for the price for the original vortex replacement part shows that it is obsolete. [or jet does not want us to retrofit our collectors!]

By: skiroy56

skiroy56 — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:54:33 +0000

Can anyone tell me if he used a 14″ wok because that is all he could find or is that the same diameter as Jet’s cone?
Thanks
Laurence

By: JimDeL

JimDeL — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:44:37 +0000

I looked around for a wok, after reading this article, and today I found one at IKEA for a whole $5.00! That’s about as cheap as you can get!

By: lawrence

lawrence — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 04:33:09 +0000

I did a similar “upgrade” a couple of days ago with a wok lid (shhh… don’t tell my wife) Today I did a quick peek and wow what a difference. There is NO sawdust on the ledge and the inside of the filter is cleaner than I’ve ever seen it. I’m convinced, but will give it some more dust over the next week or so and will post pics on the forums of the results. I also plan to remove the wok lid and do a side-by-side test run with a couple of cans of mixed sawdust– everything from long shavings to MDF dust.

Thanks for the tip, this could save me a lot of cleaning-up time as a clean filter really affects suction.

Lawrence

By: Moontoad

Moontoad — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:18:11 +0000

If you’re in a hurry, and near a Sears, they have a number of 14″ woks under $15. Check which your store stocks.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/search_10153_12605?vName=For+the+Home&cName=Cookware+%26+Gadgets&viewItems=25&keyword=wok&sortOption=PRICE_LOW_TO_HIGH

By: tomruff

tomruff — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:21:28 +0000

Hi Glen,

While I can’t prove greater effectiveness, I want to claim the prize for cheapest DIY vortex for a dust collector.

I retro-fitted my Sears Craftsman 2HP Dust Collector with a teflon-coated sauté pan I picked up at the local dollar store for, of course, $1. I removed the handle and will save it for some future jig creation. The sheet metal connector cross member, bolt and sheet metal screws I used to attach the pan to the DC were leftover hardware. I have not calculated the electricity cost to drill the necessary holes, but I would submit that none of your other respondents have either. So I will proudly claim that my assembly cost was $1 and my upper felt bags produce little in the way of dust when slapped after use. This is less than I pay for a replacement collection bag, but I re-use those, of course.

In case you have any doubts about my frugal nature, the dust collector itself was purchased new from a Sears outlet store for $75.

By: George West

George West — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:14:42 +0000

Late checking e-mail, but if anyone is thinking of trying this idea, which I will be doing soon. Look at an Odd Lots/Big Lots store, or in this case the land of the $6.00 wok. I`m sure the quality of the woks cooking potential isn`t at issue here, just something of that shape, and strong enough to hold up.

Great idea Tony, and thanks Glen for passing it along.

By: Sean A

Sean A — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:14:10 +0000

I think Andrew is right on this one. For those of use without a good local Chinatown, the go-to online place for woks is, wait for it, wokshop.com. They have some really inexpensive woks, and the owner is a hoot. Anyhow, I look to many weeks of online forums debating whether the wok should be round bottom or flat, or whether carbon steel is better than cast iron (^:

Looks like a great DIY solution, with a pretty high return on minimal investment of time and money. I’m going to give it a shot.

By: EeyorIs21

EeyorIs21 — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:20:41 +0000

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10112375

Diameter: 13 ¾ ”

I know the web address uses a four-letter word, but if you have a store near you this is probably the cheapest you will find.

By: Dusty

Dusty — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:33:41 +0000

How about putting a coat of paint on the wok assemble to reduce the chance of sparks if the DC sucks up some ferrous metal?

I wonder if it would work on those 30 gallon trash can pre-collectors? If nothing else it would keep the 90 degree elbow from fallen into the can and getting thrown out with the saw dust.