leeko
Stainless
- Joined
- Jun 30, 2012
- Location
- Chicago, USA
Hi all,
I'm about to purchase a Haas Mini Mill for my university-based research lab. The mill will be used for a specific experiment, and then afterwards for occasional jig/fixture making to support other research. The experiment we're planning will require HEPA filtration, but it will be a very short run-time (under 10 hours of cutting, very small amount of material to be removed. The workpieces will be about 10cm2 in size), after which the HEPA filtration will be unnecessary.
I asked the (super helpful) Haas rep about HEPA filtration, and he recommended an add-on mist collector unit which can be fitted with a HEPA filter. While the quoted price wasn't terrible, I do have to stick to a strict budget for the project and this pushes us over.
I'm wondering how feasible it would be to rig up a regular HEPA vacuum close to the spindle for the same purpose? If this was going to be a recurring issue, or we were cutting large volume material, I wouldn't mess with jerry-rigging something. But, I also would prefer not to spend limited grant funding on something that won't see any further use a couple of months from now.
Just wondering if anyone's done something similar, and if there would be any issues with that plan?
Thanks in advance,
Lee
I'm about to purchase a Haas Mini Mill for my university-based research lab. The mill will be used for a specific experiment, and then afterwards for occasional jig/fixture making to support other research. The experiment we're planning will require HEPA filtration, but it will be a very short run-time (under 10 hours of cutting, very small amount of material to be removed. The workpieces will be about 10cm2 in size), after which the HEPA filtration will be unnecessary.
I asked the (super helpful) Haas rep about HEPA filtration, and he recommended an add-on mist collector unit which can be fitted with a HEPA filter. While the quoted price wasn't terrible, I do have to stick to a strict budget for the project and this pushes us over.
I'm wondering how feasible it would be to rig up a regular HEPA vacuum close to the spindle for the same purpose? If this was going to be a recurring issue, or we were cutting large volume material, I wouldn't mess with jerry-rigging something. But, I also would prefer not to spend limited grant funding on something that won't see any further use a couple of months from now.
Just wondering if anyone's done something similar, and if there would be any issues with that plan?
Thanks in advance,
Lee