Used my six gallon shop vac yesterday. The old one, with the
metal canister. Decided to empty it.

Well, the rubber band that holds the paper filter is no
where to be found. Filter is, of course, laying in the
bottom of the canister.

I have a couple spare filters. I remember they came with
spare rubber band, but that replacement rubber band is no
where to be found.

Today I was in Dollar Tree, and they had "childrens head
bands" in various bright colors. Eight for a buck. Sure,
worth a try. And wonders, they are the right size. I used
four of them on my shop vac filter, and put four on the
shelf with the empty bags.

--
Christopher A. Young
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On Oct 20, 2:41*pm, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
Used my six gallon shop vac yesterday. The old one, with the
metal canister. Decided to empty it.

Well, the rubber band that holds the paper filter is no
where to be found. Filter is, of course, laying in the
bottom of the canister.

I have a couple spare filters. I remember they came with
spare rubber band, but that replacement rubber band is no
where to be found.

Today I was in Dollar Tree, and they had "childrens head
bands" in various bright colors. Eight for a buck. Sure,
worth a try. And wonders, they are the right size. I used
four of them on my shop vac filter, and put four on the
shelf with the empty bags.

Bicycle inner tubes. Free and you can make almost any length/width
band you could want.

R

On Oct 20, 3:33*pm, RicodJour wrote:
On Oct 20, 3:25*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:





On Oct 20, 2:41*pm, "Stormin Mormon"

wrote:
Used my six gallon shop vac yesterday. The old one, with the
metal canister. Decided to empty it.

Well, the rubber band that holds the paper filter is no
where to be found. Filter is, of course, laying in the
bottom of the canister.

I have a couple spare filters. I remember they came with
spare rubber band, but that replacement rubber band is no
where to be found.

Today I was in Dollar Tree, and they had "childrens head
bands" in various bright colors. Eight for a buck. Sure,
worth a try. And wonders, they are the right size. I used
four of them on my shop vac filter, and put four on the
shelf with the empty bags.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
*www.lds.org
.

What kind of shop-vac uses a rubber band to hold filter on?

My Craftsman *had* a plastic bar with a nut in the middle that screwed
onto a threaded rod to hold the filter on.

That bar is long gone - years. Now I use a small spring clamp on the
end of the thread rod. It's actually much easier to use than the
threaded bar. Squeeze on---squeeze off instead of spin-spin-spin off---
line-up-nut-on-rod, spin-spin-spin on.

I think he's talking about the paper filter that fits over the pleated
filter.

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I know nothing of "paper filters over pleated filters" which might
explain why I never heard of that whole rubber band gizmo.

Strictly pleated filters in my Craftsman wet-dry vac.

On Oct 20, 3:47*pm, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
I considered bungee cord, but figured it would leak air at
the place where the ends fasten. The paper filter goes over
the green foam.

Use a long bungee and wrap it around twice...

Hit the local office supply store for a bag of those big red rubber
bands and use several...

Buy a few feet of elastic at a fabric store...

On Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:54:28 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:



I know nothing of "paper filters over pleated filters" which might
explain why I never heard of that whole rubber band gizmo.

Strictly pleated filters in my Craftsman wet-dry vac.

My ShopVac "hangup" has a pleated filter, but they sell a foam jacket
that goes over it.
I should get one.
The pleated filter raises a lot dust when I clean it. Basically you
have to take it outside and bang it on something hard.
That's what I do anyway.
Seems I never clean it except when I need it, and I don't want to wait
for it to dry
Thinking the foam might clean up easily with a rinse in the laundry
tub, and make for less frequent cleaning of the pleated filter.
Any pleated filter cleaning tips welcomed.
And thanks for "mulching wet leaves" advice.

--Vic

On 10/20/2011 1:22 PM, Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:54:28 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:



I know nothing of "paper filters over pleated filters" which might
explain why I never heard of that whole rubber band gizmo.

Strictly pleated filters in my Craftsman wet-dry vac.

My ShopVac "hangup" has a pleated filter, but they sell a foam jacket
that goes over it.
I should get one.
The pleated filter raises a lot dust when I clean it. Basically you
have to take it outside and bang it on something hard.
That's what I do anyway.
Seems I never clean it except when I need it, and I don't want to wait
for it to dry
Thinking the foam might clean up easily with a rinse in the laundry
tub, and make for less frequent cleaning of the pleated filter.

the foam doesn't catch much fine stuff, just the large stuff.

Any pleated filter cleaning tips welcomed.

blow it out with your compressor. i've found banging it on something
tends to crack it over time.

And thanks for "mulching wet leaves" advice.

--Vic

On Oct 20, 4:22*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:54:28 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03

wrote:

I know nothing of "paper filters over pleated filters" which might
explain why I never heard of that whole rubber band gizmo.

Strictly pleated filters in my Craftsman wet-dry vac.

My ShopVac "hangup" has a pleated filter, but they sell a foam jacket
that goes over it.
I should get one.
The pleated filter raises a lot dust when I clean it. *Basically you
have to take it outside and bang it on something hard.
That's what I do anyway.
Seems I never clean it except when I need it, and I don't want to wait
for it to dry
Thinking the foam might clean up easily with a rinse in the laundry
tub, and make for less frequent cleaning of the pleated filter.
Any pleated filter cleaning tips welcomed.
And thanks for "mulching wet leaves" advice.

--Vic

"Basically you have to take it outside and bang it on something
hard."

There's more than one way to "bang it on something hard".

I take mine outside and throw it up as high as I can, letting it come
down and "bang" on the street or in my yard. That tends to keep the
dust well away from me since I can throw it outward as well as up.

Three or four throws and most of the fine stuff is blowin' in the
wind.

On Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:43:51 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

It's a Shop * Vac model 600a. Metal canister,
white plastic housing for the motor. I bought it,
maybe 1985 or so. They stopped making metal
canisters a couple decades ago.
Nope they still make a model with a chromed metal can - at least
sporadically. Mine is significantly less than a decade old - 8 gallon
(US, I think)

On Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:55:25 -0700, chaniarts
wrote:

On 10/20/2011 1:22 PM, Vic Smith wrote:


Any pleated filter cleaning tips welcomed.

blow it out with your compressor. i've found banging it on something
tends to crack it over time.


Thanks. Didn't think of that.
Maybe because I got a compressor after my last filter cleaning.
Not much of a compressor, but it can handle that.

--Vic

On Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:34:43 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Oct 20, 4:22Â*pm, Vic Smith wrote:

Any pleated filter cleaning tips welcomed.
And thanks for "mulching wet leaves" advice.

--Vic

"Basically you have to take it outside and bang it on something
hard."

There's more than one way to "bang it on something hard".

I take mine outside and throw it up as high as I can, letting it come
down and "bang" on the street or in my yard. That tends to keep the
dust well away from me since I can throw it outward as well as up.

Three or four throws and most of the fine stuff is blowin' in the
wind.

That's pretty funny. Thanks.
Pretty sure if I did that it would end up in a tree or on the roof.

--Vic

It's very possible that you bought one brand, I bought
another. Also, mine is from a different time era, and a
whole different design.

Mine has a soft "cloth like" filter, over green foam. Looks
green to me, but my color vision is not normal.

--
Christopher A. Young
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"DerbyDad03" wrote in message
...


I think he's talking about the paper filter that fits over
the pleated
filter.

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I know nothing of "paper filters over pleated filters" which
might
explain why I never heard of that whole rubber band gizmo.

Strictly pleated filters in my Craftsman wet-dry vac.

Interesting. I'd been thinking to go to the sewing and
fabric section of Walmart, and buy a length of elastic. Put
that on with a safety pin or two to hold. As I was thinking
this, I stepped out of Harbor Freight, and noticed a Dollar
Tree in the distance. I'd meant to buy a couple "puck
lights" for the work bench in my van, and decided to wander
through the aisles of Dollar Tree. That's when I noticed and
bought "childrens head bands". Which seem to work for my
shop vac filter. I may need the vacuum tomorrow, will know
if they really work.

--
Christopher A. Young
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"Larry Fishel" wrote in message
...

Use a long bungee and wrap it around twice...

Hit the local office supply store for a bag of those big red
rubber
bands and use several...

Buy a few feet of elastic at a fabric store...

My shop vac has a green foam, not a pleated. I take it out
doors, power up the vac. Take the mechanism off the
canister. Put the hose on "exhaust". Turn off my hearing
aids. turn on the blower. Use the blower to undust the green
foam. Try not to breathe in the dust.

Works, for me!

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
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"Vic Smith" wrote in
message ...

My ShopVac "hangup" has a pleated filter, but they sell a
foam jacket
that goes over it.
I should get one.
The pleated filter raises a lot dust when I clean it.
Basically you
have to take it outside and bang it on something hard.
That's what I do anyway.
Seems I never clean it except when I need it, and I don't
want to wait
for it to dry
Thinking the foam might clean up easily with a rinse in the
laundry
tub, and make for less frequent cleaning of the pleated
filter.
Any pleated filter cleaning tips welcomed.
And thanks for "mulching wet leaves" advice.

--Vic

Andy comments

When my foam filter became unuseable, I took one of the one dollar
20X25 fiberglass air condx filters and wrapped it around the dohickey
a couple times, and secured it with a piece of wire.
Seems to work OK, and now I have a use for used air condx filters.

And they are easily removed and washed......

In a later version, I slip one of the wife's old nylon panty hose
legs over the fiberglass and secure it...... Also works OK.....

Andy in Eureka, Texas PE

Global warming! Global warming!

--
Christopher A. Young
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"Vic Smith" wrote in
message ...

I take mine outside and throw it up as high as I can,
letting it come
down and "bang" on the street or in my yard. That tends to
keep the
dust well away from me since I can throw it outward as well
as up.

Three or four throws and most of the fine stuff is blowin'
in the
wind.

That's pretty funny. Thanks.
Pretty sure if I did that it would end up in a tree or on
the roof.

--Vic

On Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:42:40 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:43:51 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

It's a Shop * Vac model 600a. Metal canister,
white plastic housing for the motor. I bought it,
maybe 1985 or so. They stopped making metal
canisters a couple decades ago.
Nope they still make a model with a chromed metal can - at least
sporadically. Mine is significantly less than a decade old - 8 gallon
(US, I think)

Sure, they still make them. I still see them in stores, occasionally.

http://www.shopvac.com/wet-dry-vacs/...ries=Stainless

Hmm. I must shop only in low end box stores, then. Thanks
for the update.

--
Christopher A. Young
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wrote in message
...
On Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:43:51 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

It's a Shop * Vac model 600a. Metal canister,
white plastic housing for the motor. I bought it,
maybe 1985 or so. They stopped making metal
canisters a couple decades ago.
Nope they still make a model with a chromed metal can - at
least
sporadically. Mine is significantly less than a decade old -
8 gallon
(US, I think)

On Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:19:51 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

Hmm. I must shop only in low end box stores, then. Thanks
for the update.
When you shop for the "lowest common denominator" all you can find is
junk.

On 10/20/2011 4:42 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:43:51 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

It's a Shop * Vac model 600a. Metal canister,
white plastic housing for the motor. I bought it,
maybe 1985 or so. They stopped making metal
canisters a couple decades ago.
Nope they still make a model with a chromed metal can - at least
sporadically. Mine is significantly less than a decade old - 8 gallon
(US, I think)

Actually it is a stainless steel tank and you can see them at
http://www.shopvac.com/wet-dry-vacs/...ries=Stainless

Don

Update, October 22, 2011
The use for the vacuum cleaner will be next
week. The store isn't ready to have me come
out.

--
Christopher A. Young
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"Stormin Mormon"
wrote in message ...

Dollar Tree

bought "childrens head bands". Which seem to
work for my shop vac filter. I may need the
vacuum tomorrow, (October 21, 2011) will
know if they really work.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
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..

Get ye to your local Big Box store and buy a pack of replacement paper
filters for your model (those for mine come in a 3-pack).

Included in the package will be a replacement rubber band.