Need help with designing a all in one reclaim~separater~dust collection blast cabinet

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I don’t have drawings or pics but I have HF stand cabinet blaster and saw Ace Hardware sells a $40 cyclonic dust separator that sits on a 5-gallon bucket (have seen them on Amazon and Lowe’s/Home Depot also). I’m thinking about getting one as on the farm 5-gal buckets are everywhere (unless you REALLY need one) and running a hose from the cabinet to cyclone/bucket to vacuum.

Current setup is my shop vac plugged in to the exhaust port on the side, the back reclaimer / separator hole is plugged, it is ok but the dust plugs up the shop vac filter relatively quick and is a mess when cleaning

I’m using soda in the HF and I just bought a used cabinet (unknown brand) that has sand, I want it where can swap the collector hose between the two and be able to use the shop vac elsewhere without having to clean the filter every time I use it elsewhere.

In my experience using my cabinet and industrial blast cabinets at work the ports on / near the top of the cabinet don’t pick up much, if any, unbroken media unless the blower / vac / whatever is pulling a LOT of air.
I found the Ace cyclone and had forgotten they also have a cyclone kit w hose, 5-gal bucket etc.
I was just going to bite the bullet and buy a separator from HF that went on the cabinet for $140 but even tho I got an email today (7-4-24) showing it in a coupon it has been unavailable/clearance for almost a year.

https://www.acehardware.com/departme...sories/2408698

https://www.harborfreight.com/air-tools-compressors/air-tools/blasting-cleaning/blast-cabinet-reclaimer-kit-60739.html