July 13, 20197 yr I have a pheer grinder coming next week, and in preparation for it I have been working on this shavings catcher. I need a small piece of pipe to attach a blast gate for the vaccuum when working with wood. I will cut the 4 inch pipe to size once the grinder shows up. Going to run it all the way through the sleeve and have it a few inches above the water. Any other recommendations for this setup? I am really sick of the dust.
July 14, 20197 yr Make sure no sparks can get to dust in the vac bag. I don't know if just being directed AT water will do it but maybe. Frosty The Lucky.
July 14, 20197 yr You might want to put a deflector at one of the openings into the can to create a swirling vortex. That throws the fines toward the outside via centrifugal force and can improve separation. It's a bit more complicated in that the inlet and outlet are usually at slightly different levels plus some other things...but a little internet fu in searching will give you better ideas on how to handle it.
July 14, 20197 yr Author Thanks guys, I will have a better idea once I get the grinder going. I was looking at a dust deputy type apparatus.
July 18, 20197 yr Author It probably didn't even need it since I had to lube it up to slide it into the rubber sleeve, but 5" muffler clamps were a perfect fit and will not interfere with the 2.5 vacuum connection.
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