DIY Pneumatic Vacuum

[@officialmysteriousrider6327]

Nice one Josh keep your videos coming buddy

[@ArmouryEnterprises]

Cheers mate! Will do.

[@officialmysteriousrider6327]

@@ArmouryEnterprises cool bud

[@vr6caddy843]

Nice little option there to make things easier. I think you mentioned in one of your vids about maybe sorting out the biggest issue a lot of us have and that's achieving a good CFM on a budget. Looking forward to anything related to this subject.

[@ArmouryEnterprises]

I may be doing something later in the year. I think they are called duplex units but its hard to get a decent air supply on single phase.

[@wayneosullivan1549]

Nice and simple 👍🇬🇧

[@SimspaceDIY]

I want to make a 55 gallon reversible vacuum to clean my CNC machine's coolant sump (something similar to the Exair Chip Trapper). I am trying to understand how reversible pneumatic vacuums work. Your nozzle videos have been helpful. I'd like to try and avoid spending $3k on an entire system or $700 on a reversible pneumatic vacuum if it's something I can DIY. I'd appreciate your comments or thoughts on DIY reversible pneumatic vacuum ... if it's worth the effort of trying to make a DIY solution.

[@ArmouryEnterprises]

Hey mate, I am not really sure about the requirements for reversibility, but seeing as these are just a cheap printed body, you may be able to configure a pair of them to do what you need. Things to take into consideration would be chip size (May need to scale up the nozzle bodies) coolant/chip separation, and probably the shape of the bottom of the drum to ensure the reversed flow picks up what you need it to. Sorry mate, I don't know a whole lot about reversible pneumatic vacuums but happy to discuss it with you if I can help. Thanks for watching!

[@SimspaceDIY]

@@ArmouryEnterprises Thanks for the reply .I appreciate your willingness to discuss and help. I'm researching various designs and learning how I could make this work. I will definitely get back in touch with you if I need any advice or ideas. Thanks again!

[@untipoverable]

Does this work well on dry/dusty bits like sawdust or steel chips/dust? I feel like it helps to have the inlet point submerged in a fluid to create full pressurization, as opposed to dry trash where air can pass through the inlet.

[@ArmouryEnterprises]

Yes, this works well on dry material. In fact, short of any real experimentation - it seems to work better on lighter/dryer material. I believe this is because for this particular setup, flow is more important than pressure. Thanks for watching!

[@untipoverable]

@@ArmouryEnterprises Excellent. I used to pull 400gal tanks around a plant to extract various fluids from machines. I think the pumps worked basically like this on a larger scale. One of them was broken and would blast fluid straight up into the air if the tank filled while it was still running. Much fun.

[@ryandrant2927]

Loving your content and dedication keep it up! Could you explain your media agitation system with the harbour freight blaster and bucket method. I'm struggling to get my media to agitate correct. Thanks and again keep it up

[@ArmouryEnterprises]

Hi Ryan, Flick me an email at the address in the video description with some more info on your setup and I will help you get it running right. Thanks for watching!