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From: Joe Gwinn <joegwinn@comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: Small cyclone separator bins
Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 11:40:53 -0500
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On Sat, 9 Nov 2024 16:32:34 -0000 (UTC), <bp@www.zefox.net> wrote:

>Apologies if this is considered off topic, but maybe a shop 
>worker knows where to find what I'm looking for.
>
>For several years now I'ved used a small cyclone separator and
>shop vac in an over-the-shoulder arrangement for outdoor cleanup
>and sometimes confined space excavation in soil. Here's an image:
><http://www.zefox.net/~bob/dustdeputy/portabledustdeputy.JPG>
>
>The problem is the lid on the plastic bucket: The buckets, despite
>being throwaways, hold up fine. The lids, not so much. Usually they
>crack at the outer edge. Even a tiny leak below the cyclone totally
>disrupts the separation process and the lid has to be replaced.
>
>I've looked for a better container for a few years and found nothing
>suitable. A stout, wide mouth plastic jar with either a flat side or 
>a lid big enough to mate to the 5" bottom flange on the cyclone is 
>what I've sought to no avail. 
>
>Does anybody know of such a thing, or a workable alternative?  

I'd call ULINE and ask.

..<https://www.uline.com/BL_8150/Plastic-Pails-and-Lids>

Joe