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my version of Colorado beevac.

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divemaster1963:
My bushkill vac worn out so I made a new one.
What do you think?
John

Psparr:
I really like the slider for the vac hole/ entrance. I'm stealing that one.

gilligan:
Why not just get a standard blast gate like the og one?

divemaster1963:

--- Quote from: gilligan on June 08, 2016, 08:41:41 pm ---Why not just get a standard blast gate like the og one?

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Personally I used what I had on hand. I used my same hoses. The metal was some thin sheet metal. I cut the groove with a cordless saw blade to get it thin enough. Had to add the brace in center to keep the metal straight. It has worked great on three cutouts with very little kills. Once I got the vent set.

John

BeeMaster2:
Looks like it will work just fine. What did you do on the opposite side of the entrance to soften the landing. I have a piece of metal rolled to so that instead of slamming into wall they slide up 90 degrees. You can also place a piece of foam to absorb the impact instead of hitting the wall.
Jim

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