MadModder
The Breakroom => The Water Cooler => Topic started by: Chuck in E. TN on May 12, 2013, 01:01:50 PM
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My recycled house type upright vacuum bit the dust today. The armature is burnt and the brushes are about gone. I need some recommendations for a replacement for the shop. Mostly metal work so needs to be powerful enough to suck up swarf, but not get it into the workings.
I intend to build a cyclone type separator to put inline with the vac to help prevent metal dust getting into the motor . What is the minimum power required? Will 3 HP be enough?
On a budget of course! I have a collection of tools and hoses saved from various other vacuums so I can adapt down to 1 1/2” accessories. I'm looking at 3 hp ShopVac model from Wally World. Around $60.
What are your favorites? Anyone build a simple cyclone separator?
Chuck
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Chuck,
Your shop vac sounds good by me. As to simple cheap plans for what is purported to be an excellent dust collector/separator and therefore should work with heavier materials also, do a google for:
Thien Cyclone Separator lid
This is simply constructed and from some of the videos I've seen seems to work very well also.
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Thanks for the link, Art. I'll study that design, and maybe adapt it to a 5 gal. plastic bucket.
Chuck
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Another DIY cyclone on Mr Ishimura's site. Cancel any offers to translate from the Japanese; it's in English.
http://homepage3.nifty.com/amigos/57_cyclone_dust_collector/cyclone_dust_collector-e.htm
Andy