tubing for suction system?
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tubing for suction system?
What kind of tubing does everyone use for their suction system? I was using clear rubber tubing, but it seemed like the static built up pretty bad, so I switched to (i think) vinyl medical tubing (WAY more expensive), but it seems like things still get stuck inside of it. I can generally clear it by stretching it and breaking up the blockage, but it's a pain because it happens pretty much every record...... any advice?
I'm using a pump which I assume was specifically designed for a lathe... it came from a guy that was selling VMS70 stuff... it is definitely designed to be used with a swarf jar, because it doesn't have any kind of bag system to hold the stuff being sucked in. It's just a particle board box with a vacuum inside... relatively low noise.
I'm also cutting plastic, and as I cut, it generally doesn't suck it up until a small clump of plastic has accumulated, then it gets pulled up in the tube, which seems to be part of the problem.
I'm also cutting plastic, and as I cut, it generally doesn't suck it up until a small clump of plastic has accumulated, then it gets pulled up in the tube, which seems to be part of the problem.
- petermontg
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It could be due to the angle of the chip nozzle being vertical in correlation to the poly chip and static. My vacuum set up is a little shop vac attached to a chip jar and clear plastic tubing going to a brass nozzle which is at a 45 degree angle up then perfectly horizontal near the stylus and I don't have any swarf issues. I replace the tubing once it starts getting gunked up but that's usually after a few months of swarf accumulation.
all the best!
- tommie 'plan 9' emmi
poly-cut lathe cuts / cymbalism recordings
- tommie 'plan 9' emmi
poly-cut lathe cuts / cymbalism recordings
- concretecowboy71
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Latex surgical tubing here. It has a very slick interior and can be kind of hard to cut, but not many problems. Used talcum once.
Check this link:
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=24741&catid=623
Hope this helps.
Check this link:
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=24741&catid=623
Hope this helps.
Cutting Masters in Bristol,Virginia, USA
Well Made Music / Gotta Groove Records
Well Made Music / Gotta Groove Records
Yeah, that is the stuff I'm using already. I think it's just because I don't have verything set up right. I think if I realign everything it will work better.concretecowboy71 wrote:Latex surgical tubing here. It has a very slick interior and can be kind of hard to cut, but not many problems. Used talcum once.
Check this link:
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=24741&catid=623
Hope this helps.