Shopvac

The problem

When milling MDF (medium density fiber board) using a CNC, you are confronted with loads of dust to hoover away. The standard old household hoovering machines I used, filled up so quickly (and lost suction power because of that), that I had to find a solution for this dust clogging nightmare.

The solution

I bought myself a cheap vacuum cleaner intended to clean stoves, a 30L aluminum can with a closable lid and a cyclone (brand: Dust Commander, available in Europe). I milled a few parts to allow mounting the cyclone on top of the can, and to fix the vacuum cleaner and the can on a platform with some wheels under it. The ensemble cost me about 100EUR.

You can see the result below.

It works perfectly. Almost all of the dust stays within the aluminum can. I can recommend this kind of setup to any wood worker.