Skiver Vacuum.

[Cumberland Highpower]

On 11/13/2024 at 8:21 AM, toxo said:

I used to wonder what all the fuss was about vacuums when I first got my skiver until I had a piece of waste wrap around the feed roller and ruined the piece I was working on.

I can relate to that.  I bought a Fortuna UA some time back that was missing the trash box, so the vacuum system didn't really function. I just used it as it was with a large plastic trash can under it.   Worked fine for a while.  One day some thin shavings wrapped up on the feed roller and not only ruined the part i was splitting, but made a real tight wrapped up mess on the roller.  I consider myself lucky that I didn't damage or break anything.   Ended up building my own trash box for it from 1/2" plywood and window sealing.
 

I also have a FAV AV2 w vacuum/cabinet and an older USMC Pluma skiver.   The FAV doesn't leave any mess whatsoever.  It's surprising how much trash the cabinet holds and and quickly it fills up!