Re: Small cyclone separator bins

David Billington <djb@invalid.com> wrote:

On 09/11/2024 16:40, Joe Gwinn wrote:

On Sat, 9 Nov 2024 16:32:34 -0000 (UTC), <bp@www.zefox.net> wrote:
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Apologies if this is considered off topic, but maybe a shop
worker knows where to find what I'm looking for.
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For several years now I'ved used a small cyclone separator and
shop vac in an over-the-shoulder arrangement for outdoor cleanup
and sometimes confined space excavation in soil. Here's an image:
<http://www.zefox.net/~bob/dustdeputy/portabledustdeputy.JPG>
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The problem is the lid on the plastic bucket: The buckets, despite
being throwaways, hold up fine. The lids, not so much. Usually they
crack at the outer edge. Even a tiny leak below the cyclone totally
disrupts the separation process and the lid has to be replaced.
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I've looked for a better container for a few years and found nothing
suitable. A stout, wide mouth plastic jar with either a flat side or
a lid big enough to mate to the 5" bottom flange on the cyclone is
what I've sought to no avail.
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Does anybody know of such a thing, or a workable alternative?

I'd call ULINE and ask.
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.<https://www.uline.com/BL_8150/Plastic-Pails-and-Lids>
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Joe

 
I can't see the original post for some reason.
 
When I lived in the US I got a few plastic screw top olive barrels from
a local deli to use for brewing beer, they were larger than the tub
shown but quite a bit more substantial so it might be worth asking if
you have one in your area.
 

Because this is an over-the-shoulder rig frequently used on a ladder
I'd prefer it stay fairly small. A 5 gallon bucket is very clumsy
even when totally empty. A 3.5 gallon size, which appears to be
the smallest available singly, might be ok if it's not too full.
The 2.5 gallon size shown by Uline has to be ordered five at a time.
Even that size gets clumsy if it's half full of dirt, though in that
case hopefully I won't be on a ladder 8-)

Quite a few of the screw top buckets have a deep relief molded into
the lid, probably for stiffness. It's much better for the lid to have
a  stiff rim and a nearly-flat center, like the Uline or

https://www.amazon.com/Vestil-PAIL-SCR-35-W-Plastic-Handle-Capacity/dp/B0052P26YG/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=P1ARi&content-id=amzn1.sym.2ada0ca8-c08f-4dd3-bf6e-06e1e651bb29%3Aamzn1.symc.ebdd2303-2907-45b9-b343-3896226c508a&pf_rd_p=2ada0ca8-c08f-4dd3-bf6e-06e1e651bb29&pf_rd_r=BX6J0BQHQ8M32STM5SVA&pd_rd_wg=veMqi&pd_rd_r=b29ba4c6-a827-4229-8e46-be1c69f66ef2&ref_=pd_hp_d_atf_ci_mcx_mr_ca_hp_atf_d

to seal the bottom flange of the cyclone.


The key to the goose chase seems to be the term "screw top pail", which
never occurred to me.

Thanks to everybody who replied!

bob prohaska