I saw a post about a vac table using motors from lighthouse, I was just wondering if 2 shopvacs would have as much suction as 1 of the motors.
The motors are $140 and the 5hp shopvacs are on sale for $40 I might buy 2 or 3 shopvacs if it would work.
Vaccum table
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Re: Vaccum table
Be sure the shop vacs do not rely on the suction air for cooling. I'm not sure how to check, but without cooling air the motor will overheat.
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Re: Vaccum table
Here are a few articles that may be of interest:
http://makezine.com/projects/make-41-ti ... wn-system/
http://www.shopbotblog.com/2007/07/the- ... ng-budget/
http://makezine.com/projects/make-41-ti ... wn-system/
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