Beer mini-kegs turned into a cyclonic dust collector

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[Darrell] made his own cyclonic dust separator which connects to a shop vac. We're amused by his poke at Dyson's marketing machine where he mentions that the ads say it took years to perfect those vacuum cleaners and he managed to put his together in a few hours.... from trash/recyclables no less! Two mini-kegs are used as the separating vessel. The only other parts are some PVC plumbing … [Read more...]

CNC engraver upgrades

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We've been following [glaciawanderer]'s CNC build for quite some time and he's recently added a few upgrades to make for an even more interesting machine. He's been trying out new bearing blocks, anti-backlash nuts, and z-axis plates hoping to get some improvements. In the case of the bearing blocks, he went back to the older style because of the added safety and smoother movement. The final … [Read more...]