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20th November 2011, 01:22 PM #1GOLD MEMBER
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Repco Wet & Dry vac as a third vac?
Hi All,
I have a Festool CT33 dust extractor for for my smaller woodworking equipment and a large H&F dusty for my combi machine.
I have recently acquired a metal lathe and was looking for something to suck up all the metal/plastic swarf that it generates. The H&F is unsuitable as a vac and I'm loathe to use the Festool vac, as the swarf is bulky and the Festool bags are horribly expensive.
Repco currently have on sale for $99 a 30L stainless steel wet and dry vac with a 1400W motor ("supervac" brand). Does anyone have one of these who can comment on the quality? I know it isn't going to be great quality for that price, but as long as it isn't junk I'll get one.
Rgds.
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21st November 2011, 12:32 AM #2.
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I reckon a magnetic broom is better than a vacuum cleaner for magnetic swarf especially if there is cutting lube and coolant mixed in with it. The rest can be swept up with a dust pan and broom.
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21st November 2011, 12:48 PM #3GOLD MEMBER
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Thanks Bob,
I'm thinking more about cleaning the swarf off the lathe itself. It seems to get into every nook and cranny. Also, most of my turning is non-ferrous metal and plastics, so the magnetic broom would be ineffective.
Chris
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21st November 2011, 12:54 PM #4
I use a Vax 2000 for my metal lathe and mill. It doesn't use the paper filter cartridge like many of the wet and dry vacs use, such as the Aldi one which I use for my woodworking area.
I picked it up second hand and find it the best vac for metal, both ferrous and non-ferrous, and plastics which I turn a lot.
I also use the Vax for vacuuming out our wood heater, after burning out a paper cartirdge!
The filter is easy to take out and wash and relatively cheap to replace.
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21st November 2011, 01:07 PM #5.
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Good point.
I'm just averse to use any vacuum cleaner or DC etc that vents inside a the workshop because I know how much dust they let through and also generate - yes they actually break up bigger bits into smaller ones which go straight thru the crappy filters they use on these things
One possibility that I have thought if is putting a vacuum cleaner inside a air tight chamber that is in turn vented to a DC that vents outside the shed. I'll put that on my todo list.
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