J. Phil Thien's Projects

Thanks for the feedback re: removing the filter. My setup is located in an enclosed cabinet and is a royal pain to empty. While it may be double work, I have already used the shopvac method once (to just move chips to the shopvac). Maybe I'll make an adapter to put the shopvac top end directly over the can I normally empty to.
Thanx again.

Seems to me the biggest pain in the neck is emtying the can when full. The last time I had to empty I got a little lazy and stuck my shopvac hose into the can and just sucked out the wood chips into the shopvac, then emptied that. Which got me thinking (a dangerous prospect). When next I modify, I am going to install a closeable shopvac port in the bottom of the chip barrel. Then when I need to empty, I can just hook up and suck away. Maybe one could even rig up a way to use the shopvac and "pump" the chips directly into another can with a bag. Have to take the shopvac filter off, maybe, and hook a second hose to the "goes out" side of the vac. Any thoughts out there?