Hi All

I've seen those little pumps powered by your electric drill - don't know if
they are of any use, but what I'd like is a version that acted like a small
vacuum cleaner.

Be nice to drill a few holes then vac up the dust without all the kerfuffle
of getting the vacuum cleaner out.

Do such things exist?

Dave

On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 17:13:22 GMT, "david lang"
wrote:

Hi All

I've seen those little pumps powered by your electric drill - don't know if
they are of any use, but what I'd like is a version that acted like a small
vacuum cleaner.

Be nice to drill a few holes then vac up the dust without all the kerfuffle
of getting the vacuum cleaner out.

Do such things exist?

Dave

Don't think so. You wouldn't get enough speed, AFICS.

The nearest solution that I can think of is a little mains powered
Dust Buster type of thing that I have - can't remember the
manufacturer for the moment. That's easy to get out and put away.

Otherwise, there are little cleaners with hose for DIY purposes like
the Bosch Ventaro. With that one, everything packs away neatly in
the (quite small) box. DeWalt have something similar.


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..andy

Black and Decker make or made the Dustbuster. The one we had worked fine and
needed to be charged on the mains. It had a hook with the charger that hung
on the wall. The thing was 'wire free' when in use.

I have loads of these on Ebay.

Keith



"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 17:13:22 GMT, "david lang"
wrote:

Hi All

I've seen those little pumps powered by your electric drill - don't know
if
they are of any use, but what I'd like is a version that acted like a
small
vacuum cleaner.

Be nice to drill a few holes then vac up the dust without all the
kerfuffle
of getting the vacuum cleaner out.

Do such things exist?

Dave

Don't think so. You wouldn't get enough speed, AFICS.

The nearest solution that I can think of is a little mains powered
Dust Buster type of thing that I have - can't remember the
manufacturer for the moment. That's easy to get out and put away.

Otherwise, there are little cleaners with hose for DIY purposes like
the Bosch Ventaro. With that one, everything packs away neatly in
the (quite small) box. DeWalt have something similar.


--

.andy

I have 'seen' loads of these on Ebay - sorry!

K

"Keith (Dorset)" wrote in message
...
Black and Decker make or made the Dustbuster. The one we had worked fine
and needed to be charged on the mains. It had a hook with the charger that
hung on the wall. The thing was 'wire free' when in use.

I have loads of these on Ebay.

Keith



"Andy Hall" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 17:13:22 GMT, "david lang"
wrote:

Hi All

I've seen those little pumps powered by your electric drill - don't know
if
they are of any use, but what I'd like is a version that acted like a
small
vacuum cleaner.

Be nice to drill a few holes then vac up the dust without all the
kerfuffle
of getting the vacuum cleaner out.

Do such things exist?

Dave

Don't think so. You wouldn't get enough speed, AFICS.

The nearest solution that I can think of is a little mains powered
Dust Buster type of thing that I have - can't remember the
manufacturer for the moment. That's easy to get out and put away.

Otherwise, there are little cleaners with hose for DIY purposes like
the Bosch Ventaro. With that one, everything packs away neatly in
the (quite small) box. DeWalt have something similar.


--

.andy

Keith (Dorset) wrote:
Black and Decker make or made the Dustbuster. The one we had worked
fine

The two I had ended up in the bin. You must have got the good one :-)

Dave

david lang wrote:
Hi All

I've seen those little pumps powered by your electric drill - don't know if
they are of any use, but what I'd like is a version that acted like a small
vacuum cleaner.

Be nice to drill a few holes then vac up the dust without all the kerfuffle
of getting the vacuum cleaner out.

Do such things exist?

Prolly not.
It'd need a fairly high gearing ratio, and even moderately durable
gearboxes to take 500W or so are fairly expensive.

Consider a very small 'car' vacuum cleaner, or a tiny mains one.

In article k
david lang wrote:
Hi All

I've seen those little pumps powered by your electric drill - don't know if
they are of any use, but what I'd like is a version that acted like a small
vacuum cleaner.

Be nice to drill a few holes then vac up the dust without all the kerfuffle
of getting the vacuum cleaner out.

Do such things exist?

I doubt it - much easier to use a Handyvac or similar.

Metabo make a vacuum cleaner attachment that fits to the end of the
hose; imagine a shallow cup with a hole in its base at the centre, and
a tube where the cup handle would be. Connect to cleaner, place cup
rim on wall with hole in line with spot to be drilled, and the cup will
stay there , held by vacuum, whilst you pick up your drill. Stick drill
through hole and pull trigger.

david lang wrote:
Hi All

I've seen those little pumps powered by your electric drill - don't know if
they are of any use, but what I'd like is a version that acted like a small
vacuum cleaner.

Be nice to drill a few holes then vac up the dust without all the kerfuffle
of getting the vacuum cleaner out.

Do such things exist?

Dave

No. There are drills with vac tubes, and there are hand held vacs like
the old Hoover Dustette. Dont get a B&D dustbuster, they dont last, and
arent too good anyway. If you can get an old Dustette thats the thing
to get. Performance wise no comparison.

If you've never heard of them google: dustette "british medical
journal"


NT