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loply:
Hi folks,

Getting sick of cleaning up filings, chips, swarf, grinding dust and the odd bit of saw dust!

Thinking of investing in a proper workshop vacuum to take care of it.

I had a look on Axminster and they sell some big ones that look like a bin for £180 upwards.  I gather they are mainly meant for woodworking though.

Am I going to knacker it if I start sucking up drill/mill/lathe byproducts? Do I need to build one of those cyclonic extractor things to go with?

Would appreciate any input on what others have done about this.

Cheers,
Rich

spuddevans:
Hi Rich,

I have an axminster extractor in my dad's woodwork workshop, and hands down is the most useful power tool in that workshop. It is one of the dual-bag types (with a filter bag on top, and a collection bag underneath)

That being said, if I was to use it with metal shavings and swarf, I'd def' want a cyclone seperator unit before it, just to protect the impeller blades ( metal on mine ) from the heavier stuff.

You can easily build your own seperator, if I recall, Axminster used to sell a cyclone lid to fit a standard dustbin.

The other problem might be when you use cutting oils, it might not do the filter's/filter bag too much good.


Tim

ausdier:
I use a magnetic wand to pickup most of the swarf to start with, even in coolant.
Does iron fileings with ease and saves the vac a bit.
https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/L300

loply:
I have various magnetic tools but I find them a bit frustrating- They obviously don't work for some types of chippings/byproducts, and they magnetise everything!

Does anybody know if I use one of those cyclone kits (eg from cyclone central) is there any reason to buy an expensive 'workshop vacuum'? I have a spare domestic vacuum cleaner, 2200w, sucks like mad. If it's not going to be seeing what I'm sucking up I don't see the difference?

Cheers,
Rich

Jonny:
Rich i bought one of these on a vat free day some years ago to double up as a wet and dry pickup tool but also with the filter to plumb in to the bead blaster.
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cvac25ss-wet-dry-vacuum-cleaner

Obviously long clumpy steel strands will lodge in the hose. Turn power off and shake it, out they come. Pretty good for the car as well.
Give you some idea it lives outside uncovered in rain, snow etc last two years and never fails. Parts are available locally as well.
In fact the only thing you may need to buy are the bags for dry cleaning and foam.

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