Another dust collection question

[Blue EagleBum]

When I bought my old Craftsman table saw, I also got an old dust collection pump & motor. This is all I have at this point. Other than piping, what should I get to pump the dust into or through. My space is somewhat limited as my shop is in the basement, and roughly 16' x 12'.

[camoman]

You can get a cyclone lid that fits on a 5 gallon bucket at amazon. That will help save your motor. I have thought about making a cyclone out of a 55 gallon drum, just havent done it yet. If you look up dust cyclone online you will see some there and you should be able to fashion something.

[Blue EagleBum]

That sounds good. I have a 30 gallon plastic drum at the house just waiting for some use. Was going to be a deer feeder, but sounds like it may work for dust collection. Thank you, Sir.

[camoman]

Oh, and if you can locate it outside you would really thank me later.

[Ranger44]

They also make a lid for a garbage can that is like the one that camoman mentioned for the 5 gallon bucket.  I used one of those for a long time with my 1 1/2 hp dust collector.

It would also be a great idea to get some info on grounding the system.  They can build up a lot of static electricity which can lead to an explosion.  I've never seen it happen but have heard some horror stories.