Re: Lead screws and mill dust

Hi Bill,

For what it's worth... The plumbing arrangement is nothing more
than an 8" long, 1.25" pipe with a 90 degree angle on one end.
It's the part that connects the sink to the p-trap.....$1.29..
(with the conduit strap holding it in place).

It sticks up like a periscope and the vacuum hose just "sleeves"
over it about 6". The weight of the hose keeps it in place and
makes it easy to remove when you're done with it. It's not
airtight at that connection point, but it doesn't matter.

I didn't expect such a simple arrangement to work...but it does!

Have you looked closely at how the rubber attaches to a mini-mill.
It's a little different from what seems the obvious way to do it.

Is that your mill on the group home page?

John


--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Davis" <wdavis364@...>
wrote:

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> John, the rubber material has a tendency to sag on its own weight.

Whenever the table closes up near to the end the rubber material
bunches into a mess. Buying things online has its pitfalls. I was
thinking more on the lines similar to bellows on old style cameras.
I've found some, but the price is way to high. Up to $400 just for
enogth material I would need.

> I didn't think about the p-trap business. Need to look into that.
> thanks
> bill
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Hansford
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 6:26 AM
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Lead screws and mill dust
>
>
> Hi Bill,
>
> What went wrong with the rubber material? Attaching it?
> I use a rigged up thing with the shop-vac, but I hate the noise.
> Plus the bellows wouldn't even work on my homemade machine.
>
> I got some plumbing parts...P-Trap and an electrical conduit
> strap and made that work..Don't know if that'd help you though.
>
> John
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "wdavis364" <wdavis364@>

wrote:

> >
> > I'm posting this in serceral groups
> > Looking for ideas here.
> > What can I use to help keep lead screws free from mill shavings?
> > My table is 14" by 8". I'll be milling mostly circuit boards.
> > I bought 7 ½ in by 12 in bellows (rubber material, not was I

expecting)

> > and been trying to figure out to make them work with no luck.

They sag

> > to much.
> > I planned to use vacuum near the point of the bit during milling

and

> > maybe I can get by without the bellows.
> > Maybe some of you will tell me what works for you
> > thanks
> > bill
> >
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