rustybayonet Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 While playing with the new 550. I had a little mess of powder from the first hundred. Got the shop vac out, and discovered that you should remove your convertion plate pins first. Needless to say they were easy to retrieve from the shop vac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ano Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 You made my evning a little more funny I could totally picture myself doing that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKT1106 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Probably not the best idea to vacuum up powder either. Static and powder, us know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 I think everyone with a Dillon and a vacuum has made that discovery !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Neeley Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Or lose the detent ball. Really fun to find in the shop vac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEP44 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 It's like using a knife: I know I shouldn't cut like this, but since I'm aware of it I can because I'm careful. I'm guilty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfalcon00 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Haha that made me laugh a little. I may or may not be guilty of that as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustybayonet Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 Probably not the best idea to vacuum up powder either. Static and powder, us know. Don't worry, my vac is for hazardus enviroments, I used to repair gas pumps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDA Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Or use a vac attachment that has an opening just a bit more narrow than the diameter of the locator pin head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1gcountry Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Add my name to the list of those who learned the hard way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G19 Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Probably not the best idea to vacuum up powder either. Static and powder, us know.Has anyone ignited powder by vacuuming up small quantities of spilled powder from a shellplate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDA Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Probably not the best idea to vacuum up powder either. Static and powder, us know.Has anyone ignited powder by vacuuming up small quantities of spilled powder from a shellplate? Never heard of it happening. Most vac motors are shielded from the debris which they are collecting. My WAP vac has a bag so I don't worry about using it at for vacuuming reloading debris (powder, shavings, etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmt Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Probably not the best idea to vacuum up powder either. Static and powder, us know.Has anyone ignited powder by vacuuming up small quantities of spilled powder from a shellplate? I think it's one of those myths that keeps going round in circles on the interwebs. Eventually someone will reply "better safe than sorry" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKT1106 Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 I have never ignited powder, but I have had a static shock with a shop vac and insulation cleanup. It hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul-the new guy Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 I have sucked up the buttons, the detent ball and the tomahawk thing that does the indexing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1gcountry Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Explosions are a real concern in dust collection systems at wood working shops... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatureBoy Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 *raises his hand* Yep, I did it too. Sucked up my locater pins. Got all three of them. Knew it immediately as I heard them rattling their way up the hose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash74 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Guilty! Digging through all the cat hair to get them out was not fun. If you want a shocking experience, try vacuuming up toner from a large format printer. I don't know what it is about the stuff, but you get non stop static shocks from a plastic hose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerBaron Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Have not sucked up the pins or set off powder but I did set off a primer when it was getting sucked up by my dyson vac which has a powered brush wheel in its vac head. I think just the pressure of the stiff bristles pushing the primer into the carpet was enough to set it off. It was federal spp after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDA Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Have not sucked up the pins or set off powder but I did set off a primer when it was getting sucked up by my dyson vac which has a powered brush wheel in its vac head. I think just the pressure of the stiff bristles pushing the primer into the carpet was enough to set it off. It was federal spp after all. I don't see how that could possibly fire a loose primer (I could be wrong), I'd guess a static charge possibly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thermobollocks Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Have you ever gotten a locator pin down the center channel for that big bolt that holds the shellplate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeyedme Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 While playing with the new 550. I had a little mess of powder from the first hundred. Got the shop vac out, and discovered that you should remove your convertion plate pins first. Needless to say they were easy to retrieve from the shop vac. LoL....I have done that myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I have a small shop vac. It has a long hose so the motor/tank sits out of the way. . I started using a brush tool. That helped--still picked up powder and small debris as planned. But, it still tended to suck up pins on occasion. I cut a small slot in the head to reduce the suction some. I can run the brush across the shell plate area--pick up the loose powder but leave the pins. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowenbuilt Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I never ignited any powder with a vacuum but I saw the ass end of an old Electrolux launch about 300 feet when the vacuum hose was stuck into a drained gasoline tank. It was the old version that had the sled runners and the huge heavy aluminum rear. Sounded like a cannon when those gas fumes met the sparking brushes in the back of the high speed motor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash74 Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Ha Ha Ha, I would have loved to see that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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