ThingiverseSmall cyclone vacuum for tiny CNC machines, with HEPA filter
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Small cyclone vacuum for CNC machines - primarily for PCB milling.
Adjustable nozzle height to fit engraver/drill bit length/travel.
Printed in transparent PETG, and the cyclone housing is about 1mm thick for visibility - since I doubted this thing would work at all..
All parts except the nozzle can be printed without support. The latter needs support "touching bed" since the inner "tubing" part is elevated a bit to catch debris being flung of the engraver/drill.
Fan used is a generic "DC12V 4500RPM Brushless Cooling Turbine Air Blower Fan For BBQ Barbecue Stove" from ebay. I made a fitting for 64X45X12mm HEPA filter, same size as for example my Panda X600 robot vacuum (and many others).
I added a mosfet and are using the GRBL coolant control (pin A3, gcode M8 on, M9 off) to turn the fan on/off via gcode - cause why not.. :)
Tubing used is 12mm id x 16mm od silicone. I originally planned a nozzle contraption for "freehand" vacuuming, but just using the tube works well. To