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    The MaterialsI thought the easiest thing to make the top drum from was a piece of 150mm (6") PVC that I usedfor the big Cyclone's main ducts. The cone is made of some left over sheet steel from the big one

    but I did not have a piece quite big enough so I pop-riveted two pieces together. I used two small

    50mm PVC pipes for the inlet and outlet pipes. Other materials required were a few pieces of Ply,some Pop Rivets, Screws and Gutter Flashing Tape.

    For measurements, I used Bill Pentz's Cyclone Design Spreadsheet and just entered in the smallerDrum size and inlet/outlet sizes and it calculated everything just fine.

    Marking out and Cutting

    I followed Bill's spreadsheet and marked up the cone on the sheet steel with a marking pen thencut it out with a pair of Aviation Snips.

    The top drum was cut to length and then had an oval hole cut in the side to accommodate the inletpipe. This hole is angled down slightly so that the Inlet pipe will direct the air down the sides ofthe Mini-Cyclone. I then cut a piece of Ply in a circle for the top of the drum. A 50mm hole wasthen cut in the centre of this piece to accept the Outlet pipe.

    All the Bits Cut to Size

    Forming the Cone

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    I placed a piece of 50mm PCV held in my Bench's Wood Vice as a former and then slowly handcurved/formed the cone around it (hint were thick gloves as the metal is sharp - wish I did - duh).I used three clamps just to help with the first bit of the curve and I removed them to curve themajority of the cone. I found that doing such a tight curve (compared to my big cyclone) causedthe metal to bend (facet??) a bit but it seemed unavoidable.

    Forming the Cone

    Joining it up

    The Cone was pop riveted together with most of the pop rivets put in "back the front" i.e. the flathead is on the inside of the cyclone. This is to make it smoother on the inside so as to minimise any

    air flow disturbance. I could not do all of them this way due to the reducing size of the inside ofthe cone and could not get the Pop Riveter in.

    The Cone was fitted to the top drum using four pop rivets and the joint was then taped over withFlashing Tape for full strength. I fitted the Inlet and Outlet pipes using one bolt for the Inlet and acouple of screws for the outlet as I had the Ply to attach it to. Again, a liberal covering of

    Flashing Tape was applied over these joints.

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    Checking the Cone fit. Almost done with the construction!

    Hooking up the Vac and Collection Drum

    I mounted the Unit on a backing board made from some pieces of Ply with a piece of metal strapto hold it in place. This board was then screwed to the collection drum lid from below. I then cuta 70mm hole in the collection drum and shoved the Mini-Cyclone's Cone into it. I again sealed upthe lot with Flashing Tape to ensure no air leaks. Hoses to the Vac and one to the Inlet, forhooking up to tools, were then added and Duct Taped in place.

    The collection drum I used is actually the same size as the one on the Big Cyclone (I bought them

    together). I did not use it for the big one as it is a Heavy Cardboard one with steel top/bottom (theother is all Steel) and I was worried about fires in the bin caused by spontaneous combustion of the

    dust pile if left for long periods. I am sure the Heavy Cardboard bin will work fine for the little

    one and I will make sure I empty it at the end of each days woodwork.

    (Note: Both drums are ex chemical drums. Apparently Pool Shops get them for bulk chemicals.These had been long out of use and I picked them up from the Weekend Paper.)

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    Completed!

    Cost

    (In Australian Dollars)

    $3 for sheet metal .6mm (24 gauge I think)

    $2 for Pop riveter and rivets$5 for flashing tape

    $5 for Plywood/MDF$5 for other bits (screws, tape, etc)

    $0 for plans from http://cnets.net/~eclectic/woodworking/cyclone/CyclonePlan.html$5 for second hand Vacuum Cleaner from a Garage Sale

    $?? for 4 hours of time$25 Total!!!!!

    I would like to upgrade to a better Vac sometime as the old one does not have much suction to startwith. Probably get a proper Shop Vac one day or try and acquire the Minister of Finances VAX

    (not likely).

    BTW Total construction time was only about 4 hours!

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    Os Materiais

    Eu pensei que a coisa mais fcil de fazer a parte superior do cilindro de era um pedao de 150mm(6 ") PVC que eu usei para as principais vias do grande ciclone. O cone feito de alguma sobra dechapa de ao de um dos grandes, mas eu no tenho um pedao muito grande o suficiente para queeu pop-rebitada duas peas juntas. Usei dois pequenos tubos de PVC de 50mm para os tubos de

    entrada e sada. outros materiais necessrios foram algumas peas de dobra, alguns rebites,parafusos e Gutter piscando fita.

    Para as medies, eu usei Cyclone Projeto planilha do Bill Pentz e s entrou no tamanho menor dotambor e de entrada / sada de tamanhos e calculado tudo muito bem.

    Determinao e corte

    Segui planilha de Bill e marcou o cone na chapa de ao, com uma caneta de marcao, emseguida, cort-lo com um par de Snips da aviao.

    O cilindro superior foi cortada ao comprimento e tinha ento um buraco oval em corte lateral paraacomodar o tubo de entrada. Este buraco est inclinado ligeiramente para baixo de modo que otubo de entrada ir direcionar o ar para baixo dos lados do Mini-Cyclone. I depois cortar um

    pedao de lona a um crculo para a parte superior do tambor. Um buraco de 50 milmetros foiento cortado no centro desta pea para aceitar o tubo de sada.

    Todos os Bits cortado a

    Formando o Cone

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    Eu coloquei um pedao de PCV 50 milmetros realizada em madeira vice do meu banco como umex-curvo e, em seguida, entreg / formou o cone em torno dele (dica eram luvas grossas como ometal afiada - desejo que eu fiz - duh) lentamente. I utilizados trs grampos apenas para ajudarcom o primeiro bit da curva e remov-las para a maioria curva do cone. Descobri que fazendo umacurva to apertada (em comparao com o meu grande ciclone) fez com que o metal para dobrar(faceta?) Um pouco, mas parecia inevitvel.

    Formando o Cone

    Juntando-lo

    O Cone pop rebitadas junto com a maioria dos rebites pop colocar em "volta a frente", ou seja o

    cabea chata est no interior do ciclone. Isto para tornar mais suave na parte interna de modo aminimizar qualquer perturbao do fluxo de ar. Eu no poderia fazer todos eles desta maneira

    devido reduo do tamanho do interior do cone e no poderia obter o rebitador Pop dentro

    O Cone foi montado no topo do cilindro com quatro rebites pop eo conjunto foi ento gravadassobre com piscando fita para fora total. Eu montado a entrada e tubos de sada usando um

    parafuso para a entrada e um par de parafusos para a sada como eu tinha o Ply para anex-lo.Mais uma vez, uma cobertura liberal de piscando fita foi aplicada sobre estas articulaes.

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    Verificando o Cone ajuste. Quase pronto com a construo!

    Ligar o tambor Vac e Cobrana

    Montei a Unidade em uma placa de apoio feita a partir de algumas peas de Ply com um pedao detira de metal para mant-lo no lugar. Esta placa foi ento enroscada na tampa do tambor derecolha abaixo. Eu, ento, cortar um buraco 70 milmetros no tambor de coleta e empurrou Conedo Mini-Cyclone nele. Eu novamente selado o lote com fita piscando para garantir que no hajavazamento de ar. Mangueiras para o Vac e um para o Inlet, para ligar para as ferramentas, foram

    ento adicionados e gravado canal no lugar.

    O tambor coleo que eu usei na verdade do mesmo tamanho que o da Big Cyclone (eu

    comprei-los juntos). Eu no us-lo para o grande, pois um Heavy papelo com um superior /inferior de ao (o outro todo o ao) e eu estava preocupado com incndios no bin causada porcombusto espontnea da pilha poeira se deixado por longos perodos . Tenho certeza que o bin

    papelo ir funcionar bem para o pequeno e eu vou me certificar de que esvazi-lo no final decada marcenaria dias.

    (Nota: Ambos os tambores so tambores ex qumicos Aparentemente Lojas Piscina obt-los por

    produtos qumicos a granel Estes tinham sido h muito tempo fora de uso e eu peguei-los do papelWeekend...)

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    Concludo!

    Custo

    (Em dlares australianos)

    US $ 3 para chapa 0,6 milmetros (calibre 24 eu acho)R $ 2 para Pop riveter e rebitesR $ 5 para piscar fitaR $ 5 para Plywood / MDF

    R $ 5 para os outros bits (parafusos, fita, etc)US $ 0 para os planos de http://cnets.net/ ~ ecltico / madeira / ciclone / CyclonePlan.html

    R $ 5 para segunda Vacuum Cleaner mo de uma venda de garagem

    $? durante 4 horas de tempo$ 25 total!!

    Eu gostaria de atualizar para uma melhor Vac algum tempo que o antigo no tem muita sucopara comear. Provavelmente obter um bom Loja Vac um dia ou tentar adquirir o Ministro das

    Finanas VAX (no provvel).

    BTW tempo total de construo foi de apenas cerca de 4 horas!

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