In the discussion today of whether one could home-brew a dust collection
system from a shopvac, it jogged a memory - I've got the remains of a leaf
blower/vac out in the garage, unless SWMBO has tossed it. It's reasonably
powerful, of course. Also pretty freakin' loud. Anyone thoughts on maybe
converting this for use as a dust collector?
I'd figure a new housing for the motor might be in order, plus some sort of
sound insulation, but...would it be worthwhile?
Jason
On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 16:53:59 -0600, "Jason Quick"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>In the discussion today of whether one could home-brew a dust collection
>system from a shopvac, it jogged a memory - I've got the remains of a leaf
>blower/vac out in the garage, unless SWMBO has tossed it. It's reasonably
>powerful, of course. Also pretty freakin' loud. Anyone thoughts on maybe
>converting this for use as a dust collector?
>
>I'd figure a new housing for the motor might be in order, plus some sort of
>sound insulation, but...would it be worthwhile?
>
>Jason
>
Been done already.....
http://members.aol.com/Alamaral/DC.html
not by me, I hasten to add.
HTH
David
Check out a Fein.
"Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> It was somewhere outside Barstow when "Jason Quick"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I'd figure a new housing for the motor might be in order, plus some sort
>>of
>>sound insulation, but...would it be worthwhile?
>
> I doubt it. Workshop vacuums are cheap, noise is annoying.
See http://members.aol.com/Alamaral/DC.html
"Jason Quick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In the discussion today of whether one could home-brew a dust collection
> system from a shopvac, it jogged a memory - I've got the remains of a leaf
> blower/vac out in the garage, unless SWMBO has tossed it. It's reasonably
> powerful, of course. Also pretty freakin' loud. Anyone thoughts on maybe
> converting this for use as a dust collector?
>
> I'd figure a new housing for the motor might be in order, plus some sort
> of sound insulation, but...would it be worthwhile?
>
> Jason
>
It was somewhere outside Barstow when "rob" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Check out a Fein.
No thanks ! Workshop vacuums are cheap - the fact that Fein make an
overpriced one doesn't make the cheap ones disappear.
Although Fein's Multimaster is a lovely little tool.
I've got two DCs. One is a "proper" 4" chip collector (bag on top of
bag) that I only use with the thicknesser. My cyclone for dust is
powered by an Earlex workshop vacuum from Machine Mart - probably the
cheapest "dustbin" vacuum you can get in the UK. Mainly because it's a
small diameter, high pressure, high velocity blower compared to the
chip sucker, this cheapie works a cyclone far better.
It was somewhere outside Barstow when "Jason Quick"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I'd figure a new housing for the motor might be in order, plus some sort of
>sound insulation, but...would it be worthwhile?
I doubt it. Workshop vacuums are cheap, noise is annoying.
On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 03:15:10 GMT, "rob" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Check out a Fein.
Those are very nice if you have the $$$.