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Thread: ClearVue Mini CV06 is back!

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    ClearVue Mini CV06 is back!

    Looks a bit different than the first CV06. But it does sport a nifty "Bill Pentz Authorized" label.
    Anyone have one yet? I am thinking about biting the bullet.

    minicv06.com
    Last edited by Keith Outten; 08-29-2011 at 12:07 PM. Reason: Added link

  2. Now it comes back. Last winter I was checking ebay trying to find a CV06 and had no luck. I was unwilling to buy the Oneida product for a couple of reasons that I will not expound upon in an open forum.

    Being skeptical of a thein baffle, I decided to instead make a mini cyclone for the shop vac that took a L O N G time to build. The results were disapointing as I was only getting about 2/3 rds seperation I didn't have the heart to throw it away, so it now sits in the attic of my garage. I then made a thein baffle for the vac that is getting at least 90% of seperation. It only took part of an afternoon to make and the results changed my opinion of phil's bafle idea.

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    It sure looks neat and not as top heavy as the dust deputy...but I just bought the DD at Woodcraft's sale, so I'll stick with it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by robert morrison View Post
    Now it comes back. Last winter I was checking ebay trying to find a CV06 and had no luck. I was unwilling to buy the Oneida product for a couple of reasons that I will not expound upon in an open forum.

    Being skeptical of a thein baffle, I decided to instead make a mini cyclone for the shop vac that took a L O N G time to build. The results were disapointing as I was only getting about 2/3 rds seperation I didn't have the heart to throw it away, so it now sits in the attic of my garage. I then made a thein baffle for the vac that is getting at least 90% of seperation. It only took part of an afternoon to make and the results changed my opinion of phil's bafle idea.
    after hanging around a few forums for several years, you start to get the impression that phil is a good source of very good information.

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    Interesting. Although Oneida's plastic dust deputy is WAY cheaper than Clearvue's.

    I have Thien baffles on my dust collector and they work great... So I think I'll go with that when I get around to doing a pre-seperator on my shop vac.

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    I plan on building a Thien baffle in the near future myself. Anyone done any comparison testing between the DC06 and a Thien baffle?

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    Don't know about the DC06, but it sure is fun watching the chips fly round and round the dust deputy...

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    It is interesting looking, without a conical part. It looks to me like the smooth air intake portion of a Pentz cyclone mated with a Thien baffle.

    It may not be a Thien baffle if you define that as having a gap around 120 degrees of its edge, but it sure sounds as if it's playing the same role:
    "Dimpled Diffuser Plate – This new additional to our Mini CV06 design provides a focal point for the vortex, adding to its stability, and prevents debris from being sucked back up into the chamber."

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    Wow, that is way different and smaller than the original. Looks to be much less top-heavy too. If it works as well, I'll be tempted.
    - Tom

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