cyclones

  1. kooshball

    Any clear vue mini cyclones out there?

    I see on the clear vue website that they are no longer selling the mini due to legal battles with Oneida and their dust deputy. Did they every get these into the retail chain or were they only sold directly from clear vue? I would like to buy one but perhaps I am far too late and will have to...
  2. D

    Penn State Cyclones

    Can anyone give me any personal experience with Penn State cyclones? I am seriously considering upgrading from my 1.5hp single stage to a cyclone. My budget will be around $1000 and Penn State has several in that price range. I was also looking at Onedia, but solely based on specs, they...
  3. ashley_phil

    Charlotte Woodworkers welcomes Ed Morgano with Clearvue Cyclones

    I'm pleased to announce that Ed Morgano with Clearvue Cyclones will do a presentation on Dust Collection and cyclone design at this month's Charlotte Woodworkers Meeting. Ed will also have some of his small units available for purchase at a great price and with no shipping! Hope to see some of...
  4. ClearVue Impeller

    ClearVue Impeller

    Impeller on shaft through tapered hub, ready for balancing
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  5. CVC-01 CV1800 Ready to Ship

    CVC-01 CV1800 Ready to Ship

    ClearVue Cyclone Unit ''Ready to Ship''. The 5 HP units are carefully packed in three sturdy cartons by the ClearVue team and include everything needed for installation (filters are available from Wynn Environmental).
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  6. CVC-18 ClearVue Max Cyclone

    CVC-18 ClearVue Max Cyclone

    This is the largest ClearVue unit with a 16" impeller, an 8" intake and an 18" diameter cyclone body of PETG. It draws up to 1900 CFM.
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    Visit to ClearVue Cyclones

    On Tuesday, three of "we Westerners" (Jerry Grant = Purple Thumb; Steven Keull of Mountain Sawyers; and I) drove down to the shop facility of ClearVue Cyclones, near Pickens, SC. All of us are considering upgrades to our dust collection systems and we wanted to see these very efficient units "in...
  8. CVC-16 Wood Lathe Pulleys

    CVC-16 Wood Lathe Pulleys

    Even the drive pulleys are turned wood! An amazing accomplishment!
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  9. CVC-12 Large CNC Router

    CVC-12 Large CNC Router

    The leftover MDF piece after the CNC Router has cut out one of the round partition plates for a Cyclone. All of the chips have been removed by the powerful suction of the CV Max Cyclone that services the main shop area.
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  10. CVC-11 Large CNC Router

    CVC-11 Large CNC Router

    This machine is in the main shop and is used to cut out the blower bodies, motor mounts and other parts. The units has a dust hood connected to 6" flexible duct to an 8" duct main running through the shop. A remote control below the CNC computer console controls the cyclone.
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  11. CVC-10 6" Blast Gate

    CVC-10 6" Blast Gate

    A completed blast gate. These are made to fit over the outside diameter of 6" PVC S&D pipe, thus not restricting airflow at the junction like many conventional plastic blast gates.
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  12. CVC-09 Blast Gate Form

    CVC-09 Blast Gate Form

    The larger ClearVue Clyclones are supplied with 6" Blast Gates. This heater and form is used to mold the blast gate body in a few seconds from pre-cut PETG sheets. A second sheet is added and a gate inserted for the final product, shown in CVC-10
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  13. CVC-08 Mini CV06 ShopVac Clyclone

    CVC-08 Mini CV06 ShopVac Clyclone

    This small cyclone accepts 2-1/2" Shop Vac Hoses and is mounted on top of any convenient container like a 5-gallon dry wall compound drum. It captures nearly 100% of any dust coming through it. See the ShopVac video at http://www.clearvuecyclones.com/Videos.htm
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  14. CVC-07 MINi-CV06 Bracket

    CVC-07 MINi-CV06 Bracket

    Here is one of the small brackets used to support the conical section of the Mini CV06 Cyclone shown in the next picture.
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  15. CVC-06 CNC Router at Work

    CVC-06 CNC Router at Work

    One of the CNC Routers is used to cut out brackets for the Mini CV06 ShopVac Cyclone. The router quickly cuts a dozen or so from a sheet of MDF. The dust hood is a 6" diameter suction line that has to be throttled back to avoid sucking finished parts into the Cyclone!
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  16. CVC-05 MDF Blower Housing

    CVC-05 MDF Blower Housing

    The Blower Housings are machined on a CNC Router (designed and built by Ed and his son Matt) and pre-assembled before shipping.
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  17. CVC-04 Blower Impeller

    CVC-04 Blower Impeller

    Here is a close-up of a 15" impeller showing the high quality gas welding used.
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  18. CVC-03 Blower Impeller

    CVC-03 Blower Impeller

    ClearVue makes the impellers for their blowers from plate steel. Edges of the curved, reverse angle vanes are ground smooth and welded in their shop onto the back plate and a tapered bushing attached for the motor shaft. Units are then static balanced.
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  19. CVC-02 Cyclone Form

    CVC-02 Cyclone Form

    Pre-cut sheets of PETG are heated in a simple oven and bent around this form.
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  20. CVC-00 Ed Morgano

    CVC-00 Ed Morgano

    The owner and founder of ClearVue Cyclones, Ed Morgano, is an accomplished woodworker and machinist. Ed is holding one of a dozen or so solid wood bar clamps he designed and built of oak.
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