OT Cheep shop-vac

[Gene Buckle]

On Fri, 4 Sep 2009, Brian Lanning wrote:

> Right now, cyclone dust collectors are all the rage.  They have
> filters for only the very finest of dust, like 1 micron or so.  The
> rest is fed through a specially shaped chamber that spins the air and
> uses centrifugal force to separate out the sawdust.  It hits the sides
> of the container and falls into a barrel below.  They have a version
> for shop vacs now.  Have a look at this:
>
I use a "cyclone lid" that I got from Veritas.  I use it with my ShopBot 
and the lid just sits on top of a 30 gallon garbage can. Works fantastic. 
Does require a 4" hose to be used though.  I use a 1.5hp Harbor Freight 
dust collector with it.

For a shop vac, you can't beat a Fein Turob III. :)

g.



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