Project Information
Some of you may have seen my previous "different kind of dust deputy cart" from a couple of years ago that I have since passed on to another member here who happened to have the same vacuum.
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/149634
This one required me to lift the top section off to empty the larger capacity barrel and my bad back wasn't happy with that so I finally got around to building another one with a more compact footprint (14"x14"x50" tall including the motor) and easier to empty bucket.
I'm using the same Fein vacuum motor and switched to a shorter HEPA filter to reduce the height of the "filter box". The entire cabinet is built from 12mm multi ply birch and I had the casters/all hardware laying around except for the bucket and sander hanger (same as on the other cart bought at Home Depot) so not a lot of out of pocket expense.
The motor assembly is held down with the same type of spring latches used on the original vacuum and I used toggle clamps to hold the bucket up. I decided against the boom arm on this one in favor of routing the hose along the side using holders I made from HDPE plastic. This way I can easily unhook just the amount of hose I need without having to drag around extra.
You may also note there are double the amount of bolts holding the Dust Depty. When I initially installed it with just 6 bolts the already not flat flange and gasket distorted more causing a leak so I drilled another series of holes to flatten it out.
It works great, takes up a minimal amount of space, is very quicke/easy to empty and is much easier to roll out to the driveway to vacuum my truck. Eventually I will get around to adding extension wand and accessory tool holders made from hdpe plastic.
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/149634
This one required me to lift the top section off to empty the larger capacity barrel and my bad back wasn't happy with that so I finally got around to building another one with a more compact footprint (14"x14"x50" tall including the motor) and easier to empty bucket.
I'm using the same Fein vacuum motor and switched to a shorter HEPA filter to reduce the height of the "filter box". The entire cabinet is built from 12mm multi ply birch and I had the casters/all hardware laying around except for the bucket and sander hanger (same as on the other cart bought at Home Depot) so not a lot of out of pocket expense.
The motor assembly is held down with the same type of spring latches used on the original vacuum and I used toggle clamps to hold the bucket up. I decided against the boom arm on this one in favor of routing the hose along the side using holders I made from HDPE plastic. This way I can easily unhook just the amount of hose I need without having to drag around extra.
You may also note there are double the amount of bolts holding the Dust Depty. When I initially installed it with just 6 bolts the already not flat flange and gasket distorted more causing a leak so I drilled another series of holes to flatten it out.
It works great, takes up a minimal amount of space, is very quicke/easy to empty and is much easier to roll out to the driveway to vacuum my truck. Eventually I will get around to adding extension wand and accessory tool holders made from hdpe plastic.
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