They are called DustBubbles. We manufacture them here in Hertfordshire (UK),
and they are available in B&Q, and soon to be in Focus and Homebase. They
were in Lowes and Home Depot for a while (but as a 2-man start-up we didn't
have the resources to service the likes of those guys!)
They come in 3 varieties, each one having a different adhesive depending on
the application
- For wallpaper and painted walls (gentle adhesive, will not damage
surface)
- For wood, plaster and untreated surfaces (stronger adhesive, will
stick to bare plaster
- For Tiles (the adhesive is non-slip to stop the drill bit sliding
They might sound like the are a novelty, but they work so well that we sell
a "Contamination Control" kit that has been proven (by the UK Health and
Safety Executive) to be sufficient protection when drilling into walls
containing asbestos. We even have versions that can be used on metal which
are being trialled in the Aerospace and Food preparation industries where
swarf contamination is a genuine disaster.
For more details visit
www.dustbubble.com
I have some trial packs that contain 2 of each variety listed above.
If anyone wants to try them out for free, email your postal address to
(remove the nospam) and I'll post a trial pack
to you, and of course would be interested to hear your feedback...
Thanks
Chris
"David Peters" wrote in message
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I want to catch the brick & plaster dust when I drill a hole in
the wall at home.
I usually use my ordinary vaccuum cleaner (held by someone else)
to catch the dust as I drill. It works really well. And it
extracts and remaining debris in the drill hole which might
prevent a wall plug going in.
However the brick & plaster dust block up the vaccuum cleaner's
bag. Yes, it's one of the older vaccuum cleaners with a bag.
How can I fix up something which will trap the dust before it gets
to the bag?
I was thinking of somehow using some filter material: perhaps a
bit of densely woven fabric, or perhaps a square cut fro m an old
vaccuum cleaner bag. Any other ideas of what material to use?
How would this best be secured? Do you think the best arrangement
is to simply trap a piece of this filter material between the
nozzle attachment and the vaccuum cleaner pipe?
Maybe there is something economical I can buy here in the UK to
attach to the vaccuum cleaner to do this job. This Drill Mate
product looks a bit elaborate for infrequent home use and I can't
think it would trap enough of the dust. Does anyone have any
experiences with it? http://www.mustget1.com/pages/drillmate.html
Any other ideas onhow to trap the masonry dust?
Maybe it is possible to somehow wet the brick with water to
control the dust? Or something else? Use a handheld water mister
spray on the drill bit while drilling?
David
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PS: In the past I used a "ceiling cup" on the drill bit but it
was not as effective as I would have liked.
I've also seen little plastic bag gadgets which you stick to the
wall and drill into to catch the dust but these are too expensive.