Hilel Salomon
12-31-2013, 11:09 AM
Lesser importance first: I don't usually mess with small projects but had a great time doing bottle stoppers and I remember seeing coffee tamper bases, but can't find any in the usual turning sources. Anybody know if they are available??
My gast vacuum pump went belly up and I bought a Robinaire pump which seems to work ok, but the oil mist is dreadful. I saw several ways to capture it (here on the forum, Dave suggested a water filter wrapped with a dust filter , and on utube, a man suggested a regular oil filter), but they all involve screwing the filters on to the pump. My Robinaire has a large, probably metric opening, and I can't figure out the thread size. I've got some tap-die sets but don't seem to have one that large, and I don't quite know how to figure out the size. Yes, I know that I'm a helpless dolt, but my grand kids love me.
Help on one or both questions would be very appreciated.
Happy New Year Everyone,
Hilel
My gast vacuum pump went belly up and I bought a Robinaire pump which seems to work ok, but the oil mist is dreadful. I saw several ways to capture it (here on the forum, Dave suggested a water filter wrapped with a dust filter , and on utube, a man suggested a regular oil filter), but they all involve screwing the filters on to the pump. My Robinaire has a large, probably metric opening, and I can't figure out the thread size. I've got some tap-die sets but don't seem to have one that large, and I don't quite know how to figure out the size. Yes, I know that I'm a helpless dolt, but my grand kids love me.
Help on one or both questions would be very appreciated.
Happy New Year Everyone,
Hilel