I found a way to save my hearing.
Moved the vacuum out into the garage. Soooo much better this way. After working for hours with my head literally 2 feet away from that little screaming vacuum, I felt like I walked out of a rock concert every time.
Let me know how that works out for ya. Every once and a while I get a bird nest in the VAC line. The longer the line the harder it is to get out. I use a household VAC they are much quieter.

what in the world is that fire hazard back there
Originally Posted By Plasteredtex:
what in the world is that fire hazard back there
Looks like Cat 5 or Component cables, no fire hazard
When I'm doing cartridge prep on my 650 I wear the same stuff that I wear at the range - Shooting glasses and headphones. The vacuum is loud and I always had thoughts of that carbide cutter exploding. Yeah, sometimes I'm Mr. Glass is Half Empty.
46 and I still don't need glasses. I don't want to lose an eye yet!
Originally Posted By Plasteredtex:
what in the world is that fire hazard back there
it's networking equipment. hence the trunk of cables going through the conduit in the ceiling. That's a small setup and no risk of fire...just heat. But it sure looks like a cable management nightmare...I'd kill someone if they left my rack looking like that
looks like a Giant CF of a home wired/ wireless network set up
Hijack over, back to vacuums please. dryflash3
Originally Posted By ReefRaider:
Let me know how that works out for ya. Every once and a while I get a bird nest in the VAC line. The longer the line the harder it is to get out. I use a household VAC they are much quieter.

Smooth PVC pipe for the main section might help, I would think the brass shavings would have a tendency to accumulate in the hose grooves.
<removed> You didn't see my previous post? dryflash3
I noticed on someone heres setup, that they had a collection chamber near the press, it was a large mayo container or the like, with a vacuum input and output glued to the lid so the heavy brass shavings would fall to the bottom of the jar without filling the vacuum or clogging the line. This person also had a remote vacuum setup. The jar was lower than the press (or trimmer ) and the vacuum plumbing so gravity would assist the shavings collection.
Just an observation.
Also I envy your setup, looks like quite the investment.
Warning not heeded.