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| Swarfing:
How about a fridge compressor? quiet and probably free from the dump? |
| sparky961:
I've also thought about the whole "puff, puff" idea. You don't need 100psi blowing all the time and having your compressor running overtime, but a low pressure stream doesn't loosen chips stuck in corners either. Especially for those with CNC machines, I'm thinking to use a solenoid valve and have it under control of your machine at full shop air pressure. That way you can put your cleanouts right into the program - even make a "cleaning pass", if you want. -Sparky |
| Pete.:
Rather than a low pressure air jet why not a high-pressure, low volume jet, delivered through something like a football inflator nozzle or blunted hypodermic needle? Will shift any chips and carry them away without using a lot of air. You might even be able to run it off a large fridge compressor which would run quiet. |
| Weston Bye:
I have always been wary of blowing the chips "away". I find that the place called "away" sometimes becomes a place where I wish the chips weren't. I only use a white bristle paintbrush or a vacuum for removing chips. |
| Ashlyn Katarzyna:
How about an EDF Jet motor? They are about $13 to $400. Used to power to ducted fan RC planes. If you put a ESC, battery and a radio control unit with it you could run it remotely of course a little tinkering with it and you could do all kinds of things!http://www.hobbypartz.com/edfmotors.html |
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