On Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:49:45 -0800, [email protected]
wrote:
>I've never tried it with all the gates closed, maybe it would
>collaspe.. dunno..
>OTOH, why would I run the DC with all the gates closed? lol
Let me first say I use it with a vac instead of a DC, I doubt a DC
could crush it.
And then let me say I never ran it with all the gates closed - ON
PURPOSE. I try to remember to close the gate when I am done with a
machine. I use a remote to turn it on which I wear on my back pocket.
Sometimes it gets bumped. And sometimes I just get ahead of myself,
thinking I already opened the gate.
-Kevin
On Dec 21, 4:49=A0pm, tiredofspam <nospam.nospam.com> wrote:
> My steel trash can separator is giving up the ghost.
> It just constantly compressing under the suction.
>
> Will fiber be rigid enough, or should I just go to a 30gal steel drum.
Came late to the party, but others have chewed around the edge of my
question . . . Are you using a DC or a shop vac? I doubt a DC wou;ld
collapse it even with all gates closed.
Norm
On Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:49:39 -0500, tiredofspam <nospam.nospam.com>
wrote:
>My steel trash can separator is giving up the ghost.
>It just constantly compressing under the suction.
>
>Will fiber be rigid enough, or should I just go to a 30gal steel drum.
I use a fiber drum with plywood top..
It's been working for years with no problem..
I've never tried it with all the gates closed, maybe it would
collaspe.. dunno..
OTOH, why would I run the DC with all the gates closed? lol
On this particular unit a vac. It's for my small machines with small ports.
On 12/25/2010 2:25 PM, Nahmie wrote:
> On Dec 21, 4:49 pm, tiredofspam<nospam.nospam.com> wrote:
>> My steel trash can separator is giving up the ghost.
>> It just constantly compressing under the suction.
>>
>> Will fiber be rigid enough, or should I just go to a 30gal steel drum.
>
> Came late to the party, but others have chewed around the edge of my
> question . . . Are you using a DC or a shop vac? I doubt a DC wou;ld
> collapse it even with all gates closed.
> Norm
tiredofspam <nospam.nospam.com> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> My steel trash can separator is giving up the ghost.
> It just constantly compressing under the suction.
>
> Will fiber be rigid enough, or should I just go to a 30gal steel drum.
I'd take a nail and a hammer and puncture a hole in the steel trash can to
serve as a "bleeding valve". Keep some chewing gum handy in case you
really need 100.00000 % suction.
--
Best regards
Han
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"tiredofspam" <nospam.nospam.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> My steel trash can separator is giving up the ghost.
> It just constantly compressing under the suction.
>
> Will fiber be rigid enough, or should I just go to a 30gal steel drum.
No need to change. Make about 3 plywood "hoops" or ribs to shove down
inside the can to keep it from caving in. 4 or more stringers running top
to bottom could be necessary, but probably not needed.
--
Jim in NC
tiredofspam wrote:
> mpressing under the suction.
>
My fiber drum has been sitting under a shed on three bricks for over
10 years and it still works fine. It had a metal lid into which I put
two elbows aimed in opposite directions. Works like a charm unless I
forget to empty it when it is full.
--
Gerald Ross
Cochran, GA
This is a test. Had it been an actual
attack, the warning system wouldn't
have worked.
Thanks, I had thought about that. But wasn't sure if it was worth pursuing.
On 12/21/2010 9:45 PM, Morgans wrote:
>
> "tiredofspam" <nospam.nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> My steel trash can separator is giving up the ghost.
>> It just constantly compressing under the suction.
>>
>> Will fiber be rigid enough, or should I just go to a 30gal steel drum.
>
> No need to change. Make about 3 plywood "hoops" or ribs to shove down
> inside the can to keep it from caving in. 4 or more stringers running
> top to bottom could be necessary, but probably not needed.
"tiredofspam" <nospam.nospam.com> wrote
> Thanks, I had thought about that. But wasn't sure if it was worth
> pursuing.
What'ya got to lose? 30 minutes and some scraps?
Go for it. I'll betcha it works.
Cut the inside with the bandsaw, too. Add a little glue where you cut
through to the middle and tack it back together.
--
Jim in NC
On Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:49:39 -0500, tiredofspam <nospam.nospam.com>
wrote:
>My steel trash can separator is giving up the ghost.
>It just constantly compressing under the suction.
>
>Will fiber be rigid enough, or should I just go to a 30gal steel drum.
It is, until you turn on the vac with all the gates closed and it
folds up like origami. DAMHIKT
I have a steel drum now. If I forget to open a gate the flex hose
between the cyclone and my 2-1/2" duct running along the wall shrinks
down and one end of the not so light steel drum full of saw dust lifts
off the ground.
-Kevin