Photos Behold the Dust Sucker

[mpcoppin]

4” pipe into a 5 gallon bucket, 4” pipe into the intake on a $20 leaf vacuum, 3” pipe into a 16 x 20 box with 16 x 20 HEPA filters as walls.

It sucks!

 

[john april]

interesting concept ! only for wood, yes ?

 

[mpcoppin]

Actually, the opposite. It’s only for metal.

There’s water in the bottom of the bucket to kill off the sparks but, even if a spark makes it through, the worst I’m looking at is burning a hole in my filter.

I wouldn’t use this for wood because I don’t want to run it through the water (who needs soggy sawdust) but, without the water bucket there’s nothing really protecting the impeller fan. If a bigger chip made it down the pipe it might turn into a bullet.

 

[Bill DeShivs]

Wouldn't it last a lot longer if the leaf blower was AFTER the filters???

 

[seanj]

Interesting concept. How loud is it?

 

[mpcoppin]

Wouldn't it last a lot longer if the leaf blower was AFTER the filters???

Probably. But, the blower was cheap and this is how it is set up to work normally (except it has a bag rather than a filter box). I figured I’d get better flow this way.

How loud is it?

LOUD. The next step is going to be figuring out a way to quiet it down.

 

[Bill DeShivs]

4" truck mufflers.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

I would seriously consider the amount of ear damage that will do to you running constantly in an enclosed shop.

 

[mpcoppin]

Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith

Ear protection was required in my garage long before this upgrade. Any attempts to quiet this down are merely to reduce the annoyance level for my family when they’re walking past or when they come out to tell me that my wife needs me for something.

 

[polish avenger]

I propose that 200W of Metallica will suffice.
-Mark

 

[AVigil]

When I look at that all I can think of is this

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

You could build an upper box over the blower and line it with shag carpet to attenuate the sound.

 

[Rhinoknives1]

You could build an upper box over the blower and line it with shag carpet to attenuate the sound.

For full 70’s sound dampening , it has to be Sunshine Orange or Avocado Green shag carpet! ;-)

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

That is literally the greatest thing that I have ever seen. I need nine of those.

 

[Randy3000]

That thing would probably suck one of my tiny blades straight out of my hand

 

[J. Keeton]

The second picture of your set up is loading really small for me! Could you re-post it larger? I really need something like this setup in my life!

 

[Rhinoknives1]

Actually, the opposite. It’s only for metal.

There’s water in the bottom of the bucket to kill off the sparks but, even if a spark makes it through, the worst I’m looking at is burning a hole in my filter.

I wouldn’t use this for wood because I don’t want to run it through the water (who needs soggy sawdust) but, without the water bucket there’s nothing really protecting the impeller fan. If a bigger chip made it down the pipe it might turn into a bullet.

Great apparatus !! Just a thought for you. Dry Sawdust is what burns, combusts, unless you Grind Aluminum & then Steel and make a crude Thermite which can burn your place to the ground. .. I have started a fire with dry wood sandings in a shop vac & then grinding Carbon Steel , made for some intense moments running for the fire extinguisher as smoke was billowing out of the shop vac. ... Stay safe & have fun!

 

[mpcoppin]

Could you re-post it larger?

We'll see if this works.

 

[mpcoppin]

Link to a video made for a friend with an odd sense of humor (sorry, I can’t insert it here).
https://imgur.com/gallery/Tl5u85u