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Subject: Re: Small cyclone separator bins
Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2024 18:36:31 +0000
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On 09/11/2024 16:40, Joe Gwinn wrote:
> 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

I can't see the original post for some reason.

When I lived in the US I got a few plastic screw top olive barrels from 
a local deli to use for brewing beer, they were larger than the tub 
shown but quite a bit more substantial so it might be worth asking if 
you have one in your area.