Jim
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I am watching with great interest on this one Doug !!!!
Me too Terry, but even with the pictures i am lost ...
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Thien separator...the build
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Me too Terry, but even with the pictures i am lost ...
I started today by removing the baffle, sanding it, applying a coat of cellulose sanding sealer & then a coat of wax polish that was buffed with the ROS.
The baffle was refitted & offered up to the drum.
Next the Cam vac was dismantled from the Dust Deputy, I`d not emptied the Camvac for about 5 months & even though the Dust Deputy was full & had been emptied many times within those 5 months this was all that was in side the vac.
The old hoses were fitted up to the the Thien & it was hooked up to the vac.
After a little vacuuming it appears that the separator works with a star shaped pattern of dust in the bottom of the separator drum.
A check on the vacuum drum revealed that some debris had gone through possibly more than I`d have expected with my Dust Deputy cyclone.
But still not bad & I`ve time to tinker with the set up.
Whilst I was at it I took the opportunity to modify the Camvac inlet as I noticed that Camvac have altered their design, so I added an elbow & short piece of pipe in the vac drum so any dust entering would be forced against the sides.
With that all done I`ve now reconnected the Dust Deputy to an old Henry vac, this fits nicely under the mitre saw bench with my compressor which are boxed in with removable panels to dull the sound.
The Camvac & Thien separator will eventually sit behind the lathe, that`s this evening job after I`ve cleared a space for them.
The baffle was refitted & offered up to the drum.
Next the Cam vac was dismantled from the Dust Deputy, I`d not emptied the Camvac for about 5 months & even though the Dust Deputy was full & had been emptied many times within those 5 months this was all that was in side the vac.
The old hoses were fitted up to the the Thien & it was hooked up to the vac.
After a little vacuuming it appears that the separator works with a star shaped pattern of dust in the bottom of the separator drum.
A check on the vacuum drum revealed that some debris had gone through possibly more than I`d have expected with my Dust Deputy cyclone.
But still not bad & I`ve time to tinker with the set up.
Whilst I was at it I took the opportunity to modify the Camvac inlet as I noticed that Camvac have altered their design, so I added an elbow & short piece of pipe in the vac drum so any dust entering would be forced against the sides.
With that all done I`ve now reconnected the Dust Deputy to an old Henry vac, this fits nicely under the mitre saw bench with my compressor which are boxed in with removable panels to dull the sound.
The Camvac & Thien separator will eventually sit behind the lathe, that`s this evening job after I`ve cleared a space for them.
Way over my head Doug
Penpal
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Doug the finishing touch of waxing the separator is a great move also the reverse cyclone bend in the vac it works also noticed the dust removal is A1 plus. Youve exceeded the original intention with your to be sure approach I never use one nail where two will fit.
Kind regards Peter. PS your pics allow even unbelievers to follow easily as you have given dialog and top pics, congratulations and salutations.
:bravo:
Kind regards Peter. PS your pics allow even unbelievers to follow easily as you have given dialog and top pics, congratulations and salutations.
:bravo:
Jim
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Me too for now Keith, but while ever it has pictures i can always come back to them when i have educated myself on the subject ..
Excellent Doug, nice to see it working. Top notch build as well..
Me too for now Keith, but while ever it has pictures i can always come back to them when i have educated myself on the subject ..
Watch a few of the you tube videos Jim, it will soon make perfect sense.
Thanks to everyone for the comments
I`ve managed tonight to shoehorn both vac & separator behind the lathe so just need to make a small funnel for the open end of the 2" hose now
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- Terry
Doug, Jim - any objections to making this a tutorial in the relevant section? As Peter says it's very useful with lovely clear pictures. I don't have time to try it now but will be doing it sometime in the New Year.
Thanks Doug!
Thanks Doug!
Penpal
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Just back I think the Library Idea is highly commendable really is the simplest build done with great care and precision.
Kind regards Peter.
Kind regards Peter.
I agree, please put it in the tutorial section, even though at this moment I'm struggling to understand what extra it brings to the "extraction" party. 
Quiet in the office so am off to research on YouTube
I think 2014 may just be extractor time for me, after all it makes very good sense.
Quiet in the office so am off to research on YouTube
I think 2014 may just be extractor time for me, after all it makes very good sense.