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Post# 422556   4/1/2020 at 04:52 (1,486 days old) by Mike811 (Finland)        

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Well this needs some explaining.
So this is made from parts what I already had.
Motor is from Shark upright, Bin is from Dyson DC14 and powerhead is Electrolux Paragon.
Motor is located in the insulated box with baffles to reduce the noise level. Well it helps, but it's still a bit noisy.
Only filtration is the DC14 foam and microfilter in top of the bin.
How powerful it is?
Measured suction and airflow numbers:
- suction from the hose end 75" waterlift
- airflow from the hose end 66 cfm
- airflow from the nozzle 53 cfm
(more than typical cheap Walmart uprights)

So if you have something to ask, please ask :)

Video in the link.


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Post# 422567 , Reply# 1   4/1/2020 at 11:46 (1,486 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY)        

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I've also built a homemade vacuum, except mine was a canister. It was basically a Kenmore Progressive motor stuck on the end of some PVC pipe with massive Quik-Plumb fittings. Then I used pipe clamps to fasten the whole thing to a 1x6 board with casters on the bottom. For the tools, I used an existing Shop-Vac hose and tools. I'll have to find it and post a picture of in on here. It's actually quite powerful!

Post# 422569 , Reply# 2   4/1/2020 at 11:52 (1,486 days old) by stephaniekoro (Kyiv Ukraine )        

ive been making homemade vacuum cleaners for years. i saw a video on youtube years ago of a kid using a powerhead off a vacuum with a bissell motor and a jean leg as the dust bag. i couldn't find it anywhere.

Post# 422576 , Reply# 3   4/1/2020 at 12:23 (1,486 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell )        

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Happy April fools Mike!

Post# 422583 , Reply# 4   4/1/2020 at 14:17 (1,486 days old) by Mike811 (Finland)        

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@vacuumdevil
Unfortunately this is the real cruel truth :D


Post# 422610 , Reply# 5   4/1/2020 at 20:55 (1,486 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA)        

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Nice work! I don't know *why* but it's still nice.

Post# 422662 , Reply# 6   4/2/2020 at 22:55 (1,485 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)        

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I thought about doing this many times with all the random spare parts you see on eBay.

The challenge is how to get all the parts to fit together, and then to also make it look good too. It's a lot harder than it seems!


Post# 422665 , Reply# 7   4/3/2020 at 00:37 (1,484 days old) by EurekaFanSquid (Sacramento, California)        

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That's great, It looks kinda weird though, like a dirt devil, But if you're happy with it, Im okay with that.

Post# 422872 , Reply# 8   4/6/2020 at 10:30 (1,481 days old) by Mike811 (Finland)        

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I am quite happy with it, but it has flaws.

- bin is too big for it (makes it look out of balance)
- bin is awkward to remove
- no onboard hose

If I would do it again it would be bagged and less complicated.


Post# 423360 , Reply# 9   4/13/2020 at 13:13 (1,474 days old) by stephaniekoro (Kyiv Ukraine )        

homemade vacuum cleaners are quite easy to make yo just need the right parts ive made mine from scratch before a few years ago i have a link to one i made before here





Post# 423370 , Reply# 10   4/13/2020 at 15:31 (1,474 days old) by mikanic (Leeds)        

I have a feeling that I've seen this on YT. Pretty cool actually.


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