On 4/25/2010 7:35 AM, HeyBub wrote:
wrote:
I"m looking for a shop vac and was wondering if anyone could recommend
one they were using and/or one they were displeased with.

I'll be using it mainly to clean up dry messes. Dirt, sawdust.
Any suggestions?

Also, I have a ?sawdust? collector that connects to my table saw ( I
inherited it so I don't know anything about it.)
I was wondering if there was something that one could put in line to
collect larger pieces of sawdust or wood CHIPS. It makes a lot of
noise sometimes when it sucks up larger pieces of wood. I've also
been using it to clean up my work areas.....one of the reasons I
thought maybe I'd better buy a shop vac then mess this thing up.

(I'll still need a shop vac regardless.)

All help appreciated.

Bonnie

1. Regarding a vacuum, they're pretty much interchangeable. You'll want the
most powerful one your budget can afford. If all else is equal, a wet-dry
vac has obvious advantages.

2. Consider a saw diaper:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=45794

I have used an old circa 1971 Sears
central vac in my old house as a shop
vac (and for the whole house too) for
all those years. I got really spoiled.
Every shop-type vac that I have tried
to use in my new house has been a dismal
failure. The filters plug up almost
instantly when picking up fine sawdust
and the suction goes way down. Cleaning
the filters is not fun. I and the tree
that I beat it against, get covered in
dust. I know fine dust is not good when
going through a bagless central unit,
however, my experiences show no
problems. I am looking for a bagless
central unit for my basement area. I
will also extend it to the upstairs
living quarters. BTW, most of the
bagless central vacs today have a self
cleaning filter. Apparently, when the
power is on, the filter pops inward.
When the suction turns off, it pops
towards the dirt container releasing any
trapped fine dirt. BTW, the one I am
looking at is
http://www.centralvacuumstores.com/p...ac-AVR7500.php.
It's available at many different
places. All this said, if you are a
really serious woodworker, a real dust
removal system is a necessity. In may
case, woodworking is a necessity for the
other things I do, so I will go with the
central vac.