Shop vac again.

[screwpainting]

Hi lads, after a lot of lurking this is my first post.
Would really like some recommendations for a shop vac for about £100.00 that you have used and rate for general use but with good small tool extraction.

Cheers

Steve.

 

[Wuffles]

I have a Metabo ASA 32L (I think) that I use for bits and pieces, and a bunch of more expensive ones. This one does the job admirably, think it's over a hundred quid though, but not much. Lacks a "volume control" for the suction, but it's been fine used with various sanders.

It's mostly used for construction mess though.

 

[JJ1]

I use the one that Lidl sells a couple of times a year. Price was £69.99 if I remember correctly. I've had it well over a year now. I use it most days and it was money very well spent. I would happily buy the same again and can certainly recommend it.

 

[Bm101]

I have the lidl one. Its had good reviews several times. Worth noting that the one I got fairly recently doesn't have power take off if that's important to you. I don't use power tools much so it's fine for me. Solid kit for the price. The Mrs has a Dyson battery handheld (no laughing at the back), that clips onto the wall to charge (Jesus, stop laughing), great for everyday round the house and cost about 4 times as much but when my 2 year got hold of 3 packets of hamster bedding and applied it to the ground floor of the house last week I went to the shed and got the Lidle one.

Screwfix still have the discounted deal on a Karcher model that does have the power take off and a blower fuction for £100.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/karcher-wd4-1 ... 240v/66970

And the original thread here.

karcher-multivac-deal-at-screwfix-t95128.html

If you need one in a hurry that might be a good shout.

Cheers,
Chris

 

[sitefive]

henry hoover! Small/ good suction ,its reasonable quiet as well and they go on forever.

 

[RobinBHM]

henry hoover! Small/ good suction ,its reasonable quiet as well and they go on forever.

Henrys are great vacuums, simple design with cheap bags. Only ok for hand sanders or routers. If you choose a vacuum without a auto tool switch, buy one separately, I think they are called master switches.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Yes. My friend spent his life repairing small electricals and white goods and he told me always to use a bag and they'll go for ever. We found a site on line that did 10 bags for iirc £3. inc postage. A common fault with them is that the terminals where the moving part and the static part connect break off but they can be bought to bolt in - it's not a difficult job.

 

[Rorschach]

My lidl wet dry vac has been going strong for about 7-8 years now though over the past few months the motor has started to get a bit whiney. I use it for cleaning and extracting all sorts including sanding plaster/filler which makes a terrible mess inside. Last year I bought a dust deputy which has improved the situation no-end. I reckon the lidl will die in the next year or so from the sound of it so next time they are on offer I will pick up a new one I think.

 

[mseries]

If you are getting a vac with a power took take off, and I'd recommend one,make sure the take off is rated sufficiently for you largest tool, my cheap vac isn't rated highly enough for my biggest router but my other one is

 

[sunnybob]

Youre going at this from the wrong end.
Dont buy to a price. Buy to do the job you want it to do. What and how much dust are you talking about? If its a lot, then a small 100 quid machine that isnt man enough is just a waste of a 100 quid. Much better to buy once, rather than be bitterly disappointed when you realise you bought on price and not performance.

 

[screwpainting]

Thanks for the suggestions, I have taken a fancy to the Nilfisk Multi 30T, anyone have any thoughts on this?

I'm not too bothered about dust collection on larger tools as I don't trust any dust collection system to clear all the dust from these within a workshop/shed. I will be working outside under (car port type) cover with a simple cyclone+ vac to collect the vast majority of chips and dust but with a large blower fan blowing the real fine dust well away from me. This seems to be the best solution for me as I have very bad dust allergy problems. I have a covered area just outside my workshop and do all my cutting etc out there and assemble stuff inside.

So, its not going to be for ultimate dust collection, more for collecting the vast majority of crap directly from tools when working under cover outside and then general cleanup afterwards.

Steve.

 

[sunnybob]

I'm using the SIP as shown here http://www.amazon.co.uk/SIP-Saw-Dust-Co ... B005T0A69Q

Its pretty good for the stuff you want to do. I run it through a cyclone and 62mm piping to my machines, it copes with everything except the big bandsaw.
if you want it portable you can make a wheeled dolly for it easy enough.

 

[finish_that]

Could also look at the Nilfisk aero 26-21 - has power take off too - and longer 3.5m hose - I have one and it works well not too noisy . I got a Nilfisk buddy as a more portable machine and its been very useful as they all share hoses and attachments.
One thing I did get was the Nilfisk drill adaptor 107402478 - expensive for a bit of rubber - but really helps for those
drilling into brick wall jobs.

 

[Doris]

I got mine from screwfix. The titan model, only costs £35. I added a cyclone to mine to help with the bags lasting a bit longer.

Now if only i could make it quieter....

 

[sunnybob]

After fitting the cyclone, I stopped using bags. no problems. Then I built a noise cancelling cabinet. Reduced it from an ear splitting shriek that you had to shout over, to a distant whine that doesnt affect speech at all..

 

[Doris]

After fitting the cyclone, I stopped using bags. no problems. Then I built a noise cancelling cabinet. Reduced it from an ear splitting shriek that you had to shout over, to a distant whine that doesnt affect speech at all..

How did you build your noise cancelling cabinet? More importantly, what did you fill it with for sound proofing?

 

[sunnybob]

you tube gave me ideas but most of those were made very expensively and looked more like living room furniture than a working box..
I used 22mm mdf to make a fully enclosed box, but raised it on 8" legs. Under the box is a baffle box to slow the air speed down. So the air from the top of the vacuum has to go downwards to the box, then over and under all the plates. Every inside surface is loosely stapled with old blanket material., I will look out some pics tonight. Its not pretty, but it was cheap and very effective, and takes up almost no extra room than the original vacuum.

 

[biskit]

I'm waiting for the pics on this construction sunnyjimbob. ccasion5:

 

[sunnybob]

really sorry, forgot all about it on the day, and then couldnt remember what thread the thing was in. Its a bummer getting old.

I'll load them onto the web and then post them now, will take several minutes.
Remember, this is CHEAP! its built cheap because (up till now) i was the only one ever going to look at it. Dont give marks for beauty.

 

[Deejay]

Afternoon Steve

Next Monday .....

http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-249 ... l&id=31290

Any good?

Cheers

Dave