After reading tons of messages on various forums I decided a centrifuge would be ideal for my filtering/dewatering system. I read trade offs of the pump driven style (Dieselcraft) vs a "real" centrifuge based on components from the guys at
Simple Centrifuge
After sitting the fence a bit and hearing that the turnkey system from simplecentrifuge was going to cost $2,200 I decided to jump in and build one myself. I stumbled across Leon Griffin at
WVO Designs who shares an open-source design using the simple centrifuge bowl and a welded enclosure.
I decided to spin a version of his design and try to build one as cheaply as possible and more importantly require
no welding.
What follows are some pictures and captions detailing my progress.