For a while now I've had this dust deputy attached to a shop vac.  It was on a platform with casters.  It took up a lot of space and was always in my way.  Not long ago I purchased this VacuMaid wall hanging shop vac.  I finally got a chance to hang it up this weekend.  It uses bags so I really wanted it attached to the dust deputy so I wouldn't have to replace bags all the time.  Well, this thing is so darn strong that it imploded my dust bucket.  When I fired it up the walls of the bucket started to cave in from the suction, then POP, the lid of the bucket gave up.  This is now hanging in the garage.  Never thought I would have to retire a shop vac because it was too strong??

Grizzly dust collector

Here's my assembled dust collector.  I finally got a chance to fire it up tonight.  I had to run a 30amp, 220v line.  My breaker box is officially full so no more 220 volt tools unless I can piggyback off something unimportant, like a water heater or AC.

I have to build a stand for the filter.  That green canister above the filter is a 'muffler' that was not designed very well to fit this machine.  It is an add-on, but still.  There is no way to properly install this with the included filter brackets.  You would have to twist the gray flex tube into a pretzel which impedes good airflow.  

Anyway, you can see how big this monster is.  It really moves a lot of air.  Next step is to somehow build some duct work to all my machines.  The inlet is 7" but it's hard to find hvac or plumbing material that size.  More to come on that...

That dust collector bag is bigger than it looks.