Looking for Mist Collector

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Lost in LA

Cast Iron

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Jan 31, 2005

Location

Los Angeles

• Dec 10, 2010

• #1

I need a mist collector on a small CNC lathe. The enclosed volume is about 35 cubic feet. I am using soluble oil and cut mostly low carbon steel. I use low pressure coolant.

I think a electrostatic unit would be the lowest cost but a mechanical one like Filter mist would also work.
I need recommendations.

Thanks
John

 

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Tonytn36

Diamond

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Dec 23, 2007

Location

Southeastern US

• Dec 11, 2010

• #2

AirFlow Systems is our choice, they do an excellent job.

Industrial Air Filtration, Dust, Mist Collection, Fume Extraction - Airflow Systems, Inc.

 

beege

Stainless

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May 18, 2007

Location

Massachusetts

• Dec 11, 2010

• #3

I had a MistBuster on two Hardinge CNC lathes, worked great. They go for $2k new, but found the on ebay for a third of that.

 

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Mike K

Cast Iron

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Nov 30, 2002

Location

Southern Indiana

• Dec 12, 2010

• #4

About 10 years ago I bought 2 Filtermist units. At that time they seemed like the best bang for the buck by a pretty big margin. They work well, and can also catch smoke if you buy the HEPA after filter.

I recently bought a Brother drill and tap machine that is fitted with a Mist Buster. It also seems good, although we haven't really pushed the machine yet.

 

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Cheenist

Hot Rolled

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Feb 23, 2004

Location

Alexandria Va. USA

• Dec 12, 2010

• #5

I got two Filtermist units off Ebay. Clean them up, installed new filters....they work great. I have one on a Haas SL-20 and the other on a SL-30..you must size them correctly. I'm running oil in both machines so I got the Filtermist to get rid of the smoke.

 

AER Rob

Plastic

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Oct 16, 2009

Location

NE USA

• Dec 13, 2010

• #6

Mist Collector Manufacturer

Hi John,

My name is Rob, Applications Engineer for AER Control Systems, we manufacture Mist Collectors, formerly Aercology. Check out our website, AER Control Systems. Phone is 866-265-2372

The best and most efficient low cost mist collector for your application would be our Centrifugal Mist Collector, similar to the Filtermist, but more efficient. Electrostatic type units are very expensive to purchase and require a great deal of maintenance. We also make units similar to the Airflow units.

What is your door opening size?

Give me a call if you would like to discuss?

Thanks,

Rob

 

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TimD

Hot Rolled

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Jul 14, 2007

Location

Janesville, WI

• Dec 13, 2010

• #7

I've only used Aercology units and Royal Filtermist. I liked the Royals better. The Aercology units tended to get out of balance.

Royal Products

 

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bkaisertorit

Plastic

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Jan 6, 2012

Location

Chicago

• Jan 9, 2012

• #8

Donaldson Torit WSO

You want a Donaldson Torit WSO. I wouldn't recommend anything else. I have replaced so many cheap units on CNC machines that just don't collect or filter the mist effectively. You don't want to waste your money on a low grade unit and have sub par results. Take a look at our site and shoot me an email. I would be more than happy to get some PDF's in-front of you of some options.

Pollution Control Systems effective solutions for all manufacturing air quality concerns

http://www.pollutioncontrolsys.com

Thanks,
Brennen

 

mcbassin

Aluminum

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Jun 18, 2008

Location

Shawnee Oklahoma

• Sep 3, 2013

• #9

Lost in LA said:

I need a mist collector on a small CNC lathe. The enclosed volume is about 35 cubic feet. I am using soluble oil and cut mostly low carbon steel. I use low pressure coolant.

I think a electrostatic unit would be the lowest cost but a mechanical one like Filter mist would also work.
I need recommendations.

Thanks
John

Click to expand...

Bringing this to the top. Is there any up to date info available for making the decision about what type of mist collector to buy?

thanks

 

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flattop223

Plastic

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Sep 30, 2013

Location

MN

• Oct 8, 2013

• #10

Question for those of you out there that have Mistbusters on there equipment. How often are you having to clean the cells in the units? We have 14 in house in our facility and know how often we are cleaning. Just curious what everyone else is seeing.

 

bythebookbob

Aluminum

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Nov 14, 2008

Location

Massachusetts, USA

• Oct 8, 2013

• #11

Check out Industrial Tool & Die, Troy New York - Mistaway Mistaway Mist Collector Store Home Page
We really like them.

 

AER Rob

Plastic

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Oct 16, 2009

Location

NE USA

• Feb 13, 2017

• #12

You basically have three types of mist collectors to chose from, one is the centrifugal, good for cutting, not grinding. The second is electrostatics, good for oily smoke, does require maintenance to have them run efficiently. The last are mist collectors which use a variety of throwaway filter media, the standard filter media is the fiberglass which captures the particulate and allows the mist to drain. Filters are low cost to replace. Other filter media which is expensive to replace is the fiberbed media, very dense media. AER Control Systems manufactures all but the electrostatic mist collector. Contact AER Control Systems at 866-265-2372 and ask for Rob, I would be happy to discuss all these options with you.

 

Eric U

Hot Rolled

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Feb 26, 2003

Location

Eastern AL

• Feb 13, 2017

• #13

AER Rob, you realize that by dredging up years old threads to spam your wares will not gain you customers and will probably get you banned.