On Mon 20 Dec 2004 08:17:05p, "TaskMule"
wrote in :

I firmly believe that during development all shop vacs are taken to
the Pratt & Whitney engine test room.
They run the jet engine and shop vac at the same time. When the jet
engine can't be heard over the shop vac they know the shop vac is
ready for production.

I concur. :-)
I built a box on casters, lined it with carpet, put in holes for the hose
and the cord, and then a bunch of one-inch holes at the back for the
exhaust. One of my smarter moments, even if I did get the idea from Home
Handyman. The shop vac is only a little louder than the DC now. When it
was down in the basement, SWMBO said the difference was amazing. Before
the box, she had to go upstairs to hear somebody on the phone. After it
was in the box, she didn't even have to turn up the sound on the TV.

Having a spare work surface on wheels with a power strip, that's not much
bigger than the vac's footprint and a place to store all the attachments
are added bonuses. Right now the planer's sitting on it.

I know we have this conversation every six months or so, but I haven't
built a whole lot of shop enhancements that were this cheap with that
much payback, so I talk about it. Over and over.

The fun part is showing it to friends. Turn it on, they say "Well, that's
not exactly quiet." Open the door, watch their eyes get big. "OH. I see.
Hm. Okay, that's a difference. Shut the door."