Vacuum Turning - Filters needed

[Dennis Peacock]

I'm struggling to find those little filters that are for vacuum pumps. It's a clear plastic cartridge with an internal filter that I've seen on many vac setups that turners are using. I bought mine 2nd hand and I have no filters on mine at all and I'd like to filter the air going into the vac pump. Any advice would be appreciated.

[Wes Bischel]

Dennis,
Are you looking for something like this?

http://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?UID=2006062723334412&item=4-1565&catname=air

McMaster-Carr has some, but they are much more expensive.

Wes

[Dennis Peacock]

Uhhhhh....Yup.....That's EXACTLY what I've been looking for as well as the little white plastic exhaust filter for the vac pump. Right now, I'm just sucking wood dust right into my vac pump.....so I'd better put some kind of filter in the line before it reaches the pump.

Thanks Wes!!!!

[Gary DeWitt]

Dennis, I hear that wood dust/chips can wear out an impeller pretty quickly. Here is a pic of a home made one. I think there is steel wool in it for a filter, and the air is drawn upward. Whatever you do, don't try to use one designed for a pressureized line. Whole different thing than one on a vacuum line. DAMHIKT.

[Dave Wimmer]

Whatever you do, don't try to use one designed for a pressureized line. Whole different thing than one on a vacuum line. DAMHIKT.

What's so different. I'm using one and so is a lot of other turners I know of. No problems yet.

[tod evans]

dennis, one of the glassbodied fuel filters sold at autoparts stores will work well. the big plus to these is that you can dissassemble them and clean the element..02 tod

[Dennis Peacock]

dennis, one of the glassbodied fuel filters sold at autoparts stores will work well. the big plus to these is that you can dissassemble them and clean the element..02 tod

Now THERE's an idear!!!!! Moocho-Grass-Eeous Tod.;)