Comments on: Dust Control http://grumpygeek.com Home of the GrumpyGeek Sat, 29 May 2010 15:52:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Bob http://grumpygeek.com/?page_id=105&cpage=1#comment-3121 Bob Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:24:03 +0000 http://grumpygeek.com/?page_id=105#comment-3121 For drywall sanding dust - I made something very similar to KShimeld's - but I fill the bucket about 1/3 full of water - I've never been electrically shocked by it - and it gets pretty much all the drywall sanding dust trapped into the water. For drywall sanding dust – I made something very similar to KShimeld’s – but I fill the bucket about 1/3 full of water – I’ve never been electrically shocked by it – and it gets pretty much all the drywall sanding dust trapped into the water.

]]> By: Morris Dovey http://grumpygeek.com/?page_id=105&cpage=1#comment-1958 Morris Dovey Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:20:49 +0000 http://grumpygeek.com/?page_id=105#comment-1958 I built a cyclone lid for a small steel drum and use my ShopVac for suction. It can be seen at http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/Projects/MiniCyclone/ - I don't know how well it'd do for drywall dust, but does work well for wood dust. I built a cyclone lid for a small steel drum and use my ShopVac for suction. It can be seen at http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/Projects/MiniCyclone/ – I don’t know how well it’d do for drywall dust, but does work well for wood dust.

]]> By: KShimeld http://grumpygeek.com/?page_id=105&cpage=1#comment-1944 KShimeld Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:42:39 +0000 http://grumpygeek.com/?page_id=105#comment-1944 I made one for sucking up the drywall plaster. I bought the hose, pad and sandpaper from the local big box home store. I used a 5 gallon drywall bucket. Drilled two holes in the top, about a third of the way from the rim. One for the sander and the other for the shop vac hose. I used another drywall bucket cutting the side in a oval shape and cutting the bottom leaving a one inch flange. This part was screwed to the bottom of the lid. The part was cut to fit inside the bucket with a few inches clearance from the sides and bottom. Basically its function was to serve as a deflector to knock the dust to the bottom of the bucket. Warning - one thing that happens when you accelerate small particles at a high velocity, the particles develope a charge. I received an unwelcome shock when I went to pick the bucket by the handle. My fix was to put a screw in the gound of an extension cord and attach the alligator clip to the metal handle. I made one for sucking up the drywall plaster. I bought the hose, pad and sandpaper from the local big box home store.
I used a 5 gallon drywall bucket. Drilled two holes in the top, about a third of the way from the rim. One for the sander and the other for the shop vac hose. I used another drywall bucket cutting the side in a oval shape and cutting the bottom leaving a one inch flange. This part was screwed to the bottom of the lid. The part was cut to fit inside the bucket with a few inches clearance from the sides and bottom. Basically its function was to serve as a deflector to knock the dust to the bottom of the bucket. Warning – one thing that happens when you accelerate small particles at a high velocity, the particles develope a charge. I received an unwelcome shock when I went to pick the bucket by the handle. My fix was to put a screw in the gound of an extension cord and attach the alligator clip to the metal handle.

]]> By: frollard http://grumpygeek.com/?page_id=105&cpage=1#comment-1928 frollard Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:53:58 +0000 http://grumpygeek.com/?page_id=105#comment-1928 I'd love to see the efficacy of this on drywall (gypsum board) dust. I know centripetal force affects all particles - but that stuff is so fine...the killer of vacuum motors. I’d love to see the efficacy of this on drywall (gypsum board) dust. I know centripetal force affects all particles – but that stuff is so fine…the killer of vacuum motors.

]]> By: Gary http://grumpygeek.com/?page_id=105&cpage=1#comment-1914 Gary Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:08:25 +0000 http://grumpygeek.com/?page_id=105#comment-1914 Other cheap alternative is a cyclonic lid for small (or large) vacs. I know Grizzly and other woodworking stores carry them. They snap on 5 gal pails and you just plug your in and out-take hoses to the lid. Instead of using a small pail, use as tall a pail as you can find (or modify some pails to make a tall pail) for optimum dust removal. I use dual garbage barrels on my 5hp dust collector. They remove a lot of dust so my felt bags stay relatively empty. One other suggestion is to put some hose (stockings) over your dust filter. The hose helps the filter remain unclogged when on and a simple bump of the vac after power off helps the hose shake off the dust. Never have burned up a motor when using this technique. Other cheap alternative is a cyclonic lid for small (or large) vacs. I know Grizzly and other woodworking stores carry them. They snap on 5 gal pails and you just plug your in and out-take hoses to the lid. Instead of using a small pail, use as tall a pail as you can find (or modify some pails to make a tall pail) for optimum dust removal. I use dual garbage barrels on my 5hp dust collector. They remove a lot of dust so my felt bags stay relatively empty.

One other suggestion is to put some hose (stockings) over your dust filter. The hose helps the filter remain unclogged when on and a simple bump of the vac after power off helps the hose shake off the dust. Never have burned up a motor when using this technique.

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