Actually, I have thought of that! The only problem other than the noise which you have mentioned, is that all the wet / dry shop vac's are made from pre-molded plastics. None of them will adapt easily to the rectangular opening!
When I found the inline blower, it looked way easier to adapt to the plate! Plus, I can run the exhaust line out the window!
Now, I have looked at all the different shop vac's, and they have a CFM lower than the inline blower, which tells me that it should work fine! All I have to do now is shop around to find the lowest price, buy one, and adapt it to my grinder's tank unit!
Thanks Ian,
Widgit
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