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Can I use this for vacuum pump?
Hi all,
can I use this blower as a vacuum pump? I really hate burning anymore of the house vacuum cleaner. |
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sure you can any blower can be use as a dust collector, the question is only how effective...
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15mgtar, are you looking to use that as a vacuum pump or a dust collector?
It doesn't look like it will pull very much vacuum to me; seems to be more of a high volume low pressure device. As a dust collector, I'd be concerned about large chips and that squirrel cage, so you'd probably want some sort of chip separator in front of it. |
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Hi 15mgtar,
I've just setup vac hold down on my Mechmate and I experimented with a number of pumps borrowed from a vendor and settled on a 10HP roots blower with 3" ins and outs. I tried a standard 10 hp blower like the one in you picture. It just doesn't work. It pulls about 2-3 inches Hg at best. I even tried a 15hp regenerative blower and that achieved 7-9 inches. The air volume was incredible, and the hold down power was acceptable, but pulled almost 40 amps. I also tried vane pumps (becker style) in a range of hp. Those pulled an astounding 24-25" Hg but to achieve good air volume like the roots, I had to shell out some major $$$$. They are the best in terms of noise level and vac performance. The roots I ended up with will pull about 18" and will do about 200 CFM for air volume. All the equipment I refered to were referbished. The roots set me back about $1000 for just the pump. The whole setup with plumbing, filter, inverter set us back an additional $300. Cheap when you consider a commercial setup is about $3500 - $4000 for equivilent performance. Vac hold down is awsome. Good luck |
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David it would be great if you could post the pictures of your setup, and the vac base you have done up
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You can't beat the price of a Harbor Freight dust collector when they are on sale.
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Irfan, I'm posting pictures on my build log right now. I'll update it over the next week or so to current progress which is pretty much complete.
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