To Clamp or Not To Clamp....
To Clamp or Not To Clamp....
Sorry, probably wasn't all that clear. Let me try again.
What I was thinking was that if you don't care about being able to rotate "after the fact", and made rings big enough, you could hold up the cyclone body with some Quick Grip clamps or the like until you were able to secure more permanent fasteners. All you'd need would be clearance between top plate and blower housing and bottom plate and cyclone's cylinder.
The cyclone body doesn't weigh all that much, and even a wimp like me was able to hold it in place while test fitting. Awkward due to its size, but it can be done. But awkward enough so I made a lifting rack that I've also documented in the photos. But after I made the rings, found I didn't have to use the rack much, relying on the clamps I made instead.
There was also a technique someone in the gallery used and documented, might be able to find it if need be, where, when the person found the orientation he wanted, he applied some masking tape to both blower housing and cyclone, then slit it at the seam, thus making it an alignment mark.
As for my rings, I wanted to be able to disassemble and take down various parts of the installation at a later date, the plan being I want to do some experimentation on noise reduction. And I didn't want to have to wrestle with the entire assembly, as removing the blower housing would also mean removing the filters. I wanted to be able to get to the fan without having to undo all that. Still the plan, but with my new household duties, progress even on completion of the cyclone has slowed to a crawl. So who knows when or if I'll get to a position where my best laid plans will be of any use.
Regards,
DWD