I took me a very short period of time to realize that I did not like the suckit style sweep that I have. I got a similar design on ebay but tonight I saw the “Sweepy” design for the first time and my initial thoughts are that this is a WONDERFUL design! Can anyone shed some light on the Sweepy? Major cons to consider?
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The only real con is that it that it travels with the Z axis, so as you Z goes up and down so will your dust boot. Depending on your material and bit length and programming you may or may not have good suction.
Hopefully with the Carbide3Ds release of multiple bristle lengths this will help, but you will always need to think to yourself will this work well for this program?
Good points. I just know that it did not take me long to realize that I was not a fan of the style I have right now. The Sweepy seems like it would work nicely for me! I guess that could change down the road as my abilities improve and I do more types of cutting. Right now the Sweepy is not available and I’m not sure when it will be back in stock.
I had a suckit clone because suckit seems to never be in stock. The suckit clone was in the way during bit changes because of the side arms. I had one from etsy made by titecnc. I had an earlier version and was happy with it but the brush got destroyed and so I ordered another one and they had updated the design. It is one that attaches to the router but I like because it has a 2.5" port and has a brush and another piece you can replace the brush with that is just a vacuum port on the bottom. Check it out at https://www.etsy.com/shop/TiteCNC?ref=search_shop_redirect
See if you like it. I do but mileage varies.
i have the suckit mill it yourself kit that i’ll be putting together shortly…and i just received my sweepy yesterday. i’m going to try and put together a little video comparing the two. i’ll be sure to share it here in the forum when it’s up 
-seth
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What I don’t really like is the fat that the router blow down directly to the suction chamber and this seems to me that make the suction less effective. I was working in a similar system that you can take a look here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3947539 also I create a hose adaptor for the new Carbide Suckit here https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4152209
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I like it. I will print this and give it a try. I have the magnets. Can you tell me more on the brush that you used and how you attached it? Did you just hot glue it in?
I don’t have a Sweepy, but I have a Suckit (older all acrylic version) and I have another brand which clamps to the router like the Sweepy. I had some issues with the brushes on the one that moves with my Z fouling and causing the Z to skip steps/or belt slip(standard belt Z) when doing small deep pockets. I cut mostly sheet goods and V carved signs and really like my Suckit. I always know where it’s gonna be, place clamps accordingly, never had any issues. I feel for the work I do there’s a little less planning with a Z independent dust boot, I use low profile clamps as well as the Oops clamps Suckit sells and if I set the Suckit height correctly I never hit clamps (except with my endmill, but that’s a different story). I think there’s pros and cons for each type. The Sweepy looks like a well thought out, but simple design. Guess it just depends on what sort of work you do. Get both like I did and you’ll always have the right one?
Dan
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The TiteCNC dust boot redirects the router exhaust out the side instead of down on the spoilboard.
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I will note that the airflow from the router is much less than that out of the vacuum on any but the smallest machines at the lowest settings (you can test this by having each unit fill a large trash bag and timing it).
I really wish that all the test units had been kept (Sweepy was in development for a long time) and that we at least had a gallery photo of all the prototypes lined up.
It’s a door brush from Frost King that I bought from my local HD hardware store, the base of the brush is aluminum so I that force me to change de design of the boot from oval to square, but due of the rigidity of the brush base it snap into to boot and no glue is necessary. I was very surprised when I saw the Carbide3D Seewpy design it was basically the same of my original design.
I’ll post an upgrade of this design very soon that will fix a couple of issues, I’ll keep you posted.
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