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Mike G wrote:I'm not seeing your images, Jim.
DaveL wrote:Looking at that last picture, is there a rubber tab fold back down on to the seal? I wonder if that reduces the overall grip of the clamp band?
I have two filters on my home made cyclone system but they don't have paddles for cleaning, they are held down by long lengths of studding so they won't be going anywhere. I have cleaned them by blowing compressed air over the out side, seems to work OK.
Jimmy Mack wrote:
I'm sure KIRKPOORE mentioned something about filter cartridges and cleaning....but I can't find anything on the search
Thanks again,
Jim
kirkpoore1 wrote:Jimmy Mack wrote:
I'm sure KIRKPOORE mentioned something about filter cartridges and cleaning....but I can't find anything on the search
Thanks again,
Jim
The directions to clean the filter on my Oneida said to blow on the outside with compressed air. This would dislodge the dust, dropping it into the plastic pan below.
My problem is that (a) I don't have a compressor and (b) the bottom of my filter is about 11 feet off the ground. What I do is climb up on a ladder, remove the pan, and vacuum out each pleat on the inside using my shop vac. I have to clean the shop vac filter a couple of times when doing this. I use a small nozzle on the end of a pair of pipes to reach all the way up into the filter (it's about 4' tall).
Not a fun job, but I only have to do it a couple of times per year. The whole process takes about 45 minutes from start to finish, including getting the ladder set up. It's a tight spot, and when I'm up on the ladder I've often bracing myself with one foot on the casting of my bandsaw.
Kirk
RogerS wrote:I use a fixed cartridge from RB Industrial that is siliconed onto the top of the gubbins.
Each time I empty the bag I give the outside a good thwack to dislodge the dust. If I'm feeling righteous then I'll get the SDS drill on hammer setting and using a block of wood vibrate the blazes out of the cartridge.
After a while (could be months..depended on how much use...I didn't have that much dust going through as it only extracted the spindle moulder and P/T ) I'd replace it. I was surprised at the amount of fine dust 'blinding' the cartridge ..about 4lb...which, of course, meant that the extractor set-up wasn't that efficient by then.
If you really want to get smart then get a cheap manometer from eBay. Measure the pressure difference across the cartridge. When it's new, it should be virtually zero but then as it gets clogged up, the pressure drop increases. There must be a value which says 'Buy me a new one' but no idea.
What's that funny blue stuff top of picture? Those dark things? Are they shadows? Does the sun really exist?
Jimmy Mack wrote:Thanks Kirk & Doug, Sounds like a vac (via cyclone) clean out every couple of weeks is a good practice. If I had an airline I'd try the blast from the outside method too.
Jim
Jimmy Mack wrote:Thanks Kirk & Doug, Sounds like a vac (via cyclone) clean out every couple of weeks is a good practice. If I had an airline I'd try the blast from the outside method too.
Jim
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