Ok...whilst I wait for the knitting machine to arrive...
Time to roll in the sucker...
I bought this off ebay about 6 months ago...Don't even know if it works! I gave the motor arbor a waggle and that was about it. It came on a roller base, which I've abandoned as it'll be static.
The bags have rips and even after a scrub and a spin in SWIMBO's WM (covertly) it's clear they've had their day...the bag holder-up'ers are bent and their location points at the machine are sheared off However, I plan to get the cartridge filters from Charnwood (when they're back in stock). Anyone tried them, in particularly the Charnwood ones...
http://www.charnwood.net/products/product/cartridge-filter-0-5micron-for-500mm-diameter-drums-cf2024/category_pathway-417
You'll see the 3 ph pops up on the right and will go into a rotary isolator, prior to feeding the machine and some kind of multi start/stop switch arrangement (tips here welcome).
The keen eye's will notice the floor and machine ports aren't inline. The reason for this (honest) is the elbow under the floor and I wanted the bags and filters easily accessible, on the LHS. They could be lined up with a shunt to the left but then we'd loose a little corner space, not a lot, but good to not have dead spots from the get go
A question...Keeping the run as straight as possible to maximise flow... Do you think a flexi pipe between the two is a bad idea?
Jim