HASH VAC

What is the Hash Vac?

The Hash Vac is a lot of things, it is basically just a vacuum and a sieve.  It is more of a concept or way of cleaning and drying hash.  The original design started as a wet dry shop vacuum, 70 micron nylon screen, and a glass beaker.  The vacuum cleaner with attachment is used to suck fine particles through the nylon screen and at the same time the suction creates turbulence in the enclosed container on top of the sieve.  The turbulence is used to move particles on the sieve and aid in removing particles finer then the sieve opening.  The main advantage of using the Hashcru sieve is the efficiency in removing trichome stalks from the material on top of the sieve.

During vacuum operation, air is moved across the surface of the screen and hash.  The high air flow increases the evaporation rate of any free unbound water.  The turbulence blows the hash around and allows for rapid drying of the hash.  Care must be exercised not to allow the temperature or agitation to reach extremes that may damage the trichome head integrity.

Did you just say in addition to removing contaminates it can actually dry water sieved hash?

YES!  I'm pretty sure some of the Jedi's out there have been using this force, someone probably has it published in a blog somewhere.  There are already plenty of websites and folks that have posted more information than any of us can fully digest in a lifetime, I highly encourage all of you to read up and play around with the techniques others have validated, and even try some of the crazier ones too.  You will be surprised by what you will learn by playing around and trying one of your ideas.

How do I buy the Hash Vac?

Ha!  Did you read about the Hashpiston orders?  I'm currently only considering licensing this tech and hardware to companies that are in the regulated market.  Reach out to me if you are interested.  IT'S JUST A VACUUM CLEANER, THE REAL MAGIC IS THE SIEVE!

What is the difference between WET-DRY VAC vs. DUST COLLECTOR SYSTEMS?

Wet-dry vacuum systems are typically designed for maximum suction and pick up of larger particles.  In addition most shop vacuum systems are not capable of filtering out 99.9% of dust particles, where dust collector systems like the FESTOOL Dust Collector systems with cyclone collectors are designed to reject particles based on density.  All lower density particles that leave the accept port of the cyclone are captured by the dust collector bag or HEPA filter.  The system is designed for the correct vacuum head pressure and air speed to drop most particles of interest, and the system will protect the environment from finer particles that are removed from the accept port.  The finer less dense particles that are of small micron size often are not captured by standard shop vacuum systems.  If a shop vacuum is utilized the exit air should be exhausted from the lab so workers are not exposed to particles that can cause health hazards.  

What is a cyclone separator?

Cyclone separators are devices used to reject particles from an air stream.  They use centripetal force to separate particles based on their density.  Separators are used to reduce particles entering a vacuum chamber, this reduces filters clogging and maintains vacuum pressure.  Cyclones can be used in series to reject different density particles from the airstream.  Cyclones are not effective when the particles are sticky, so they should be used with the appropriate input material or at temperatures that keep material stable.