Getunderit Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Got sick and tired of removing all tools etc just to access the sawdust, shavings, etc for cleaning. When I was in the RAAF, we (Avionics Technicians) had a vacuum inlet on the workbench. A small diameter hose was attached for sucking up small foreign matter. We made our own traps at the inlet. These would stop anything we accidentally sucked up, like a small screw. Today, I made myself such a device. It attached to my vacuum cleaner. Tested it on kitchen breadboard. The bread crumbs are on the bottom of the jar. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Looks very good, but it's a bit too organised for the likes of me. I just brush the bits onto the floor in the hope that the carpet monster will gorge itself to the point that it won't eat my kit. Hasn't worked yet, but you never know. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getunderit Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 Please note that my drawing leaves out a length of hose from under the trap lid to about an inch from the bottom. It can be seen in the photographs. The hose was placed in to ensure deposits would be left on the bottom. If you like, you could add a small fly-screen filter over the intake tube of trap (vacuum cleaner end). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getunderit Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 It has come to my attention that I once seen a similar device used by entomologists for collecting small insects. They used them in the field. They sucked on the vacuum hose. This device is called an aspirator. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhouse Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 30 minutes ago, Getunderit said: This device is called an aspirator. Or, more commonly, in my experience, a 'pooter' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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