Airbrush mini compressor + precision router base?

mikeyb2 · Nov 22, 2016

Hi everyone, has anyone ever used one of these mini compressors e.g. Vogue Air around £20 on ebay, connected to the dust blower port on the Stewmac precision router base? If so, is it powerful enough to blow dust away when routing for inlay etc? I've used a tyre compressor with good effect, but because it is 12v , I also have to use an old car battery charger with it. Just want to simplify the set up. Thanks Mike.

resoman · Nov 22, 2016

Simple as it gets a la Kekani and Chuck Moore. A piece of masking tape wrapped around the cutting tool shank and left to flap away the dust. Works great and cheap as it gets. There's a past thread on this somewhere here.

sequoia · Nov 23, 2016

I use an aquarium pump I got at a garage sale for about 20 cents. Works great. Blows away dust just fine.

mikeyb2 · Nov 23, 2016

Thanks everyone. The tape trick sounds interesting, I'll have to experiment.How big does the "flag" have to be? Does it not affect the balance of the cutter at such high speed? And Sequoia, I've tried a small aquarium pump but it's not powerful enough, and unless I'm lucky enough to find one at a sale, it would probably be expensive. Cheers.

Timbuck · Nov 23, 2016

Dremel supply this device to blow away the dust..but a piece of tape is cheaper

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mikeyb2 · Nov 23, 2016

Timbuck said:
Dremel supply this device to blow away the dust..but a piece of tape is cheaper
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yes Ken, thanks, i've seen that but thought it may obscure the view a little, and like you say tape is cheaper. Mike.

Beau Hannam Ukuleles · Nov 23, 2016

I bought the stew mac dust pump thing as it was only $14 or so- It's sucks in its inability to blow- use the tape method.

Huvvers · Nov 23, 2016

Beau Hannam Ukuleles said:
I bought the stew mac dust pump thing as it was only $14 or so- It's sucks in its inability to blow- use the tape method.

Me too. I used the tube that came with the SM air pump and connected to my pancake compressors blow gun.It work great at 20psi.

Moore Bettah Ukuleles · Nov 23, 2016

Here's what we're talking about. The tape trick works perfectly. If StewMac could make money from them you can bet they'd be selling them. They make more money from their pumps though. I think Aaron was selling these flags for $10 each. I'm having a Black Friday sale, 2 for $25 or 3 for $50. Plans are available. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

mikeyb2 · Nov 23, 2016

I tried the tape trick this afternoon and it works fine( not that I doubted what has been said on here). Like resoman said , it couldn't get much simpler. Thanks Mike.
and thanks for the pictures Chuck.

Pegasus Guitars · Nov 24, 2016

Dust Blower

Here is another elaborate set-up.

Bob Orr · Nov 24, 2016

Pegasus Guitars said:
Here is another elaborate set-up.

Now, a ripple maple cutting board is just showing off! Bob

Pegasus Guitars · Nov 25, 2016

It's actually curly koa with rot. I get more rotten koa than good koa, so I use it to make jigs, which freaks people out. Have to do something with it.

Vespa Bob · Nov 28, 2016

I had the opportunity to test the tape trick today when routing the channel for my gecko inlay. It works just as advertised, great! I have the StewMac blower, but as mentioned earlier, it sucks! This tape flag is the way to go, however, I was surprised at how loud it was until I cut it back a bit. My tape is now 3/8" deep and about 1/2" long and does a great job of removing all the dust. A vacuum setup to suck up the blown around dust would be good for those who care about their health, but I just wore a mask instead.

Bob

Wildestcat · Nov 28, 2016

Just to say that my cheap airbrush compessor (special offer from Lidl) works fine with the Stewmac base - useless for spraying lacquer though! I have also used my Ryobi battery powered portable tyre pump/inflator with good results, but now intend to give the tape trick a try!

mikeyb2 · Nov 28, 2016

Wildestcat said:
Just to say that my cheap airbrush compessor (special offer from Lidl) works fine with the Stewmac base - useless for spraying lacquer though! I have also used my Ryobi battery powered portable tyre pump/inflator with good results, but now intend to give the tape trick a try!

Paul, the tape trick works unbelievably well and it's so simple, I feel embarassed that I didn't think of it myself. Cheers Mike.

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