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Building a metal shavings catcher.


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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. 

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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.

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