Re: Lead screws and mill dust

All we need now is a Silent Vacuum.

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

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> John, Thats not my mill on the group page. I rig up the vacuum

similar as you discribed. Using a mini shop vac it works great. I test
milling a blank pcb by cut it in two. It works great.

> bill
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Hansford
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 12:22 PM
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Lead screws and mill dust
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> Hi Bill,
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> 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).
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> 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
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> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Davis" <wdavis364@>
> wrote:
> >
> > 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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