J. Phil Thien's Projects

Quote from: backsaw13 on January 08, 2009, 07:16:10 AM
I will grab some pictures of the progress tonight.

As promissed:






This last picture shows that the can gets propped up to meet the lid which will be attached to the dc inlet. The can will drop down to be emptied. I am still thinking of an easy way to raise and lower the can. Also, the cross member on the legs of the DC may need to be removed, as it is difficult to maneuver the can in and out of place.

I still need to create the baffle. I will mount a couple support brackets along the flush portion of the baffle to attach to the side of the can. I will also add a vertical support that will extend from the baffle to the bottom of the can.

I am right in the middle of doing this right now. I am using a 30 gallon can. I chose 5" round galvanized for both the inlet and outlet. I have never really done metal work, so this is taking me a bit of time to assemble, and it is looking a little rough. I used the pipe angle calculator mentioned earlier to have the pipe go directly in from the side of the can - i do have it protruding in, and plan to mount the baffle (not made yet) separately from the lid. I am also mounting it directly below the inlet on the 50-760. I will grab some pictures of the progress tonight.

one question though. how far below the inlet and outlet should the baffle be? I have seen some pics here where it is mounted directly below the inlet, and some where it is a bit further away.