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Post by lynx on Feb 23, 2008 19:09:38 GMT
Me again ;D
Axminster extractor fitted to our 4 sided planer. Run 3x3metre lengths for 4x2" and machined down to 94x44mm (softwood). Shavings fill the bag but most of it is in the upper section, not the bottom. We then have to spend 20 minutes emptying the shavings from the filters bags into the lower bags.
Surely this ent right?? It's the larger 3 phase ADE6000 model.
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Post by davyowen on Feb 23, 2008 20:10:18 GMT
Doesn't a tap after shutting off the extractor cause the shavings to fall into the lower bag or is the design of the middle metal bit such that some get stuck there?
Generally the middle section with the air ramps should direct the large waste downwards but in my case (ADE2200) I see the rotating airflow tends to carry some upwards - after switching off though these tend to drop of their own accord.
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Post by lynx on Feb 23, 2008 22:01:25 GMT
even after we turn the molder off, and then turn the extractor on, it pulls the chips into the upper section. Going to give axminster a ring monday to see whats the best route for this.
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Post by davyowen on Feb 23, 2008 22:30:34 GMT
You haven't got the middle sections on the wrong way around have you? Try taking the bags off and switching on the extractor. The air ramps should be pushing the air downwards. Actually, looking at the picture from Axminster I don't think that would be possible, but it's worth checking just incase it's a dodgy batch or something  |
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Post by lynx on Feb 23, 2008 22:45:01 GMT
They are positioned correct. It's almost like it's too much air flow and pulling the contents from the lower bags into the upper filters. Not to productive having to clean them out after 9 metres of run
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Post by jfc on Feb 24, 2008 7:46:13 GMT
Put the collection bags on the top and the filters on the bottom ;D
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Post by engineerone on Feb 24, 2008 11:34:04 GMT
are you sure you got all the bits with it?? i thought there was supposed to be some kind of splitter to divert the chips down and the dust up. paul  |
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Post by pj on Feb 24, 2008 20:42:09 GMT
It may be that the chips have to much velocity, and as it softwood they also don't have much weight to help with the separation. Try giving the machine more air, as this will reduce the air velocity and allow the chips to drop. You could try running the machine without hoses/pipework to see if it still lifts the chips. It may help to have a run of 8" pipework before the machine as this will help reduce the velocity in this section before it separates in the machine. I would also think 6" hoses would be a minimum for this machine.
Philip
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Post by wizer on Feb 28, 2008 21:47:37 GMT
So what was the outcome?
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Post by pitbull on Mar 4, 2008 17:37:16 GMT
Was the machine too powerfull for the extraction. It maybe the draught that the cutter blocks are counter acting against the extractor. Or Maybe Im talking Balls
Sometimes I find that my spindle moulder cuts the wood so that its whispy, and it almost reacts like candy floss. And I have a problem similar to yours.
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