Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)
Decided to upgrade from my shop vac system to a DIY dust collection system. The estimated cost for my system was about $125. My wife caught the portable central mechanics dust system on sale for about $90 bucks. I found one of those cyclones for $24 buck online. I added a $10 dryer kit and $8 garbage can from Walmart. I decided to stick with all the existing 2.5 hoses I have for my shop vacs. I cut some strips of wood to mount everything to the wall getting it up off the floor. The 3/4 ply is mounted with 2.5 lag bolls into the studs. Mounted the dust engine with 1.5 lag bolts. I cut out some 1/4 melamine board to make the can top more sturdy. Took about 3 hours to assemble everything and test it, it was worth it.