Thread Number: 34595
/ Tag: Small Appliances
Wanting to create a homemade wet dry vac |
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Post# 373906   6/14/2017 at 22:36 (2,506 days old) by TheVacuumator (Somewhere in the US)   |   | |
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Hello I am thinking about building a wet dry vacuum cleaner using the cage and the blades from an office fan, using a blender motor, all mounted on a plastic trash bin. As of now I need to come up with a filter system. Is there anything I should change or add, or is this project just bound to fail and waste my time? ,
Thanks, Nate |
Post# 373910 , Reply# 2   6/14/2017 at 23:06 (2,506 days old) by TheVacuumator (Somewhere in the US)   |   | |
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Well, is say it would only cost about 30-40 dollars because I already have a blender with broken blades.
This project is only really being made because I used to have an old Craftsman Home N Shop Permanex vacuum (which this design is based on). It had beautiful suction and was 27 gallons and was just a metal fan mounted on a large plastic bin which I bought new at an estate sale. It lasted for 15 years until I gave it to a friend who works with a large construction company. Anyway, enough rambling. I want to build this because since I gave a way the last vac, I have went through 4 crappy shop vac brand vacs all bought from the same lowes. I just want something that won't burn up in a few months . |
Post# 373926 , Reply# 3   6/15/2017 at 07:57 (2,506 days old) by luxkid1980 (Richmond, Virginia)   |   | |
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Oh I can certainly understand that. It does seem that the newer wet/dry vacs do not last nearly as long as the older versions did. Although, you can still find used ones at thrift stores that are perfectly good. |
Post# 373928 , Reply# 4   6/15/2017 at 08:24 (2,506 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 373961 , Reply# 6   6/15/2017 at 15:03 (2,505 days old) by TheVacuumator (Somewhere in the US)   |   | |
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Post# 373972 , Reply# 7   6/15/2017 at 16:57 (2,505 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 374055 , Reply# 10   6/16/2017 at 20:46 (2,504 days old) by TheVacuumator (Somewhere in the US)   |   | |
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Post# 374065 , Reply# 12   6/16/2017 at 23:56 (2,504 days old) by TheVacuumator (Somewhere in the US)   |   | |
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Post# 374074 , Reply# 14   6/17/2017 at 08:36 (2,504 days old) by TheVacuumator (Somewhere in the US)   |   | |
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Yes but as I said I would just use an old dyson motor instead. Besides, like I mentioned above I have no luck with those new model Shop-Vac, Craftsman, or Ridgid brand vacs. I bought 4 new shop vac branded vacuums from the same lowes. They are the gray topped blue bottomed models, all different gallon sizes. All have stopped working within the past 2 months of buying the first. I have tried my friend's Craftsman and Ridgid Vacs, but they both are cheaply mass produced with switches that break , manufactured in China. As Much as I would love to have and old Craftsman Wet Dry Vacuum, I need something larger than most conventional vacs, similar to the Home n Shop Vac I used to own. I need this large drum size for dust collection and the occasional wet and dry pickup here and there, as I cannot afford a good dust collector. As I said I would love a new permanex vac, but they are rare and hard to come by these days.
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Post# 374108 , Reply# 16   6/18/2017 at 06:29 (2,503 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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Another thought-the Dyson motor may not withstand being used to pick up liquids-and perhaps even unsafe for this application since its a flow-thru motor.The better quality WD vacuums use a full bypass motor-the cooling airstream is separate from the suction airstream. |
Post# 374119 , Reply# 18   6/18/2017 at 14:14 (2,502 days old) by TheVacuumator (Somewhere in the US)   |   | |
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