vanguard machine
Stainless
- Joined
- Dec 20, 2011
- Location
- Charleston and NYC
one of my customers is downsizing and offered me a great deal on a large 3 stage hepa filtered fume extractor, one of the nice big ones on casters with the articulating arm w/ hood.
and while it would be helpful for the few times a year when we have to break out the big MIG and spool gun for some alu stuff i really mainly use TIG so it just seems like overkill, and space in the main fab area is severely limited so i have to weigh out the loss of floor space.
in the grinding room however..and next to the surface grinder, this thing could be really really handy.
so basically, what do you gents think about using a 'fume extractor' as a 'dust collector'
i think i just want someone to tell me to move along so i don't have to kick myself next year over not going to drag this beast of a thing back here
and while it would be helpful for the few times a year when we have to break out the big MIG and spool gun for some alu stuff i really mainly use TIG so it just seems like overkill, and space in the main fab area is severely limited so i have to weigh out the loss of floor space.
in the grinding room however..and next to the surface grinder, this thing could be really really handy.
so basically, what do you gents think about using a 'fume extractor' as a 'dust collector'
i think i just want someone to tell me to move along so i don't have to kick myself next year over not going to drag this beast of a thing back here