Cyclone Blower

[Bodgy]

Has anyone tried using the blower mechanism from a standard garden blower/vac for driving a cyclone dust extractor?

The specs on these things say they blow air out at 260 kph, which is around 140 knots, which is not a bad breeze. No mention of CFM tho. They are often pretty noisy, but the cyclone will be sited in the garden shed adjacent to the toy shed, so should insulate a bit. The attraction is that these things are readily available and often a good buy on 'special'?

Any experience?

Bodgy
"Even fools are right sometimes' - WSC.

[routermaniac]

tried it, not worth doing, very noisy little buggers and not enough suction compared to the real thing, also the motors are not usually rated for continuous use