| Project by OhhCrap | posted 842 days ago | 2476 views | 16 times favorited | 6 comments |  |
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Inspired by SimonSKL, jcoulam & others I set out on a quest build one of these and I am very pleased to say boy does it Suck!!!
A friend gave me the leftovers from their dead shopvac to use as a base container which is great. I have less than $55.00 and couple hours time into this. If you make a lot of sawdust, you need one of these.
Pic 1 is before, junk on the floor, nothing in the cans.
Pic 2 is after, dust in the cyclone and look Ma, no dust in the vacuum!
I piped the intake down low to prevent tipping and torque on the intake. To lessen the foot print I added a “Shelf” for the vac. On the top I made cut outs for the wheels to sit in and use a bunjee to hold it on.
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learnin2do
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#1 posted 842 days ago
I think i will have to investigate coming up with one of these contraptions one day. Thank you for sharing that it can be done! My shop looks and feels like a lung cancer factory.
-- christine
TomT
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#2 posted 842 days ago
Great job. I just love seeing all this shop built equipment. I hope you get many years of great use out of it.
-- Tom T, Orange County CA.
RonPeters
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#3 posted 842 days ago
Sweet! I made the Phil Thein trash can version, but it only grabs the bulk. Some of the ‘fines’ get through. What measurements did you use? Also, do you have a pic of the inside of the cyclone so we can see how you put it together? IM me so I can check back…thx..
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Rick
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#4 posted 842 days ago
OhhCrap: Very Nice Shop Tool but with all due respect…Wrong Section.
I believe it should be in here. “Woodworking Tools, Hardware and Accessories”
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RexMcKinnon
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#5 posted 841 days ago
I like how you reused to old shop vac parts. Construction looks very good also. Nice project.
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NormG
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#6 posted 837 days ago
That is a great re-use of equipment parts. Great idea and the results are very impressive. I think the cart idea would be beneficial also
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