Full Version: Need good, used chip collector
From: UncleSteve [#6]
5 Apr 2007
To: Andrew [#5] 5 Apr 2007
From: Andrew [#7]
5 Apr 2007
To: UncleSteve [#6] 5 Apr 2007
The 1/2" tube from the engraver has an 'adaptor' to fit straight onto the metal hose of the vacuum cleaner. It came as part of the vac chip kit which I bought as a complete set. However without the use of the controller (a separate piece of kit I bought) it regularly overheated - and I also had to switch on and swich off the vac which wasn't alway convenient - especially if I wanted to leave a job to complete on its own.
Now it runs without complaint for several hours a day. Some of the brass jobs I run sometimes takes a couple of hours to complete. The vac is about 2' away from me 'purring'!
From: PenTrophy (PENINSULATROPHY) [#8]
5 Apr 2007
To: UncleSteve [#6] 5 Apr 2007
After 2 New Shop Vacs in two years, which as you say burned up and were loud... Went to the Goodwill and found a small portable vac for 4 bucks.
Ran a Tube plug with a 1/2 hole in the center into the vac hose and 4 feet of 3/4 - 1/2" hose to the nose cone.
6 years and still running.
From: laserman (MIKEMAC) [#9]
5 Apr 2007
To: UncleSteve [#1] 5 Apr 2007
UncleSteve,
What we used to do was to drill a couple of 1/4 holes into the top part of the hose of the vacuum this allowed for some cooling air and did not reduce the suction.
From: UncleSteve [#10]
5 Apr 2007
To: laserman (MIKEMAC) [#9] 6 Apr 2007
I know that the old Electrolux tank vacuums had holes in the metal end of the hose with a clip that went around most of it. By turning the clip, it uncovered different amounts of holes to lessen the suction...
Now if I could find an old hose..... <G>