I forget to empty, or more accurately check on my dust collectors drum. Twice I have been stupid enough to let it fill the drum, cyclone, and pack the filters. That's about a 3-4 hour cleaning job.
Yesterday I installed a iVAC Fill Level Meter and hopefully it will help remind me to empty it before a third round of stupidity. It's only around $60. It is an optical sensor that mounts to the inside of the drum lid and lights up a series of LED's based on how far away the dust is from the lid. Yesterday I was planing down drawer parts and got to 2 lights in about an hour which meant the drum was about half full. Alot easier to empty than when it is full also.
The only problem I've noticed so far is that it hangs down about an inch from the lid which makes rolling the drum out from under the dust collector a bit of a challenge since my lid only goes up about half an inch or so.
Yesterday I installed a iVAC Fill Level Meter and hopefully it will help remind me to empty it before a third round of stupidity. It's only around $60. It is an optical sensor that mounts to the inside of the drum lid and lights up a series of LED's based on how far away the dust is from the lid. Yesterday I was planing down drawer parts and got to 2 lights in about an hour which meant the drum was about half full. Alot easier to empty than when it is full also.
The only problem I've noticed so far is that it hangs down about an inch from the lid which makes rolling the drum out from under the dust collector a bit of a challenge since my lid only goes up about half an inch or so.
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