omg cyclone rocks!

**Gumby** · 28th September 2005, 08:46 PM

Originally Posted by chylld

hehe good on ya sturdee

Gumby: is the AS-3 loud in operation? i'm thinking of going to go buy it tomorrow. also how many watts does it draw? it'd be nice if i could run it from the same powerpoint as my 1200W router

Soory, couldn't hear the computer...I had the vacuum on.

Yes. it whistles pretty loud but no kore than most vacs. It says 1200W/1400W max on the instruction book so i suppose it's 1200. There's one at Bunnies at the moment which is an Ozito 1100W for $89. I think i'd go for the Pullman at $99. last check they were about $150.

I've just be vacuuming out the inside of my Table Saw and there's lots of fine dust in there. A layer about 3 inches thick. I sucked it up with the vac and Triton Cyclone bucket (Sturdee's Mod , see www.tritonwoodworkers.org.au Newsletter section) and there isn't one scrap of dust in the vac.

I also use a paint 20L tin. The metal clip on lid is very easy to take off and works very well. (it was free at my local paint shop - they usually crush them)

**BarryBurgess** · 28th September 2005, 10:59 PM

I am using W2000 vacuums on both versions of the cyclones and metal collection drums as the plastic versions are sucked flat. The triton bucket is helped by the funnel as reinforcing but it also distorts.
I am working on a full sized Bill Pentz's type cyclone at present with a 3HP motor and a piped system as I am tired of moving the hoze around.

**chylld** · 29th September 2005, 05:24 PM

hooked the thing up to my router and to my surprise it actually caught most of the dust! the dust that it didn't catch was being ejected at such a high speed i think i'd need quite a lot more power to catch it, or even better, a separate dust extraction thing (think big 4"-based one) under the table.

i was pleased with those results, so i went and got some hose and attached about 4m of it to the cyclone and turned the vacuum cleaner on... and the bucket imploded!!! it was really freaky, it started to crumple and before i knew it it was a quarter of its original size! looks like i'll be getting a paint tin on my next trip to bunnings

or maybe i'll just find an unused jar from the kitchen or something...

**BarryBurgess** · 29th September 2005, 07:14 PM

Originally Posted by chylld

i was pleased with those results, so i went and got some hose and attached about 4m of it to the cyclone and turned the vacuum cleaner on... and the bucket imploded!!! it was really freaky, it started to crumple and before i knew it it was a quarter of its original size! looks like i'll be getting a paint tin on my next trip to bunnings

or maybe i'll just find an unused jar from the kitchen or something...

I use a 60 litre metal drum and put a black rubbish bag in it so I dont have to tip it into a bag when I am empting it. I found the 20 litre too small and I was empting it to often

**chylld** · 29th September 2005, 08:05 PM

wow 60L is quite big

i've reserved the near-empty milo tin in the kitchen though, with any luck that'll be sufficient since i'm not making too much sawdust.

**corbs** · 29th September 2005, 08:21 PM

How small do you want to go... I have a nearly finished tin of Strawberry Quik in the cupboard

, I am in the middle of the Sturdee mod at the moment. Went down to Godfreys this afternoon and they had just gotten rid of all their trades. The guy went out the back and came out with a little 850watt machine that he said I could have until they got some bigger machines traded. SWMBO will be happy that the dyson can come back inside. 850 watts wont be enough but its gotta be better than the current Fremantle Dr that I am using

Corbs

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