Category Archives: Vacuums & Dust Collection
Ridgid 16-Gallon Wet-Dry Shop Vac at Home Depot for $50
It’s the day before Thanksgiving, and what do we find? This Ridgid 16-gallon shop vacuum selling for $50 at Home Depot. Sweet!Continue Reading
Festool CT Dust Extractor Full Unit HEPA Clarification
Here is additional info regarding the full-unit HEPA certification update of Festool’s CT dust extractors.Continue Reading
Festool CT Dust Extractors Now Fully HEPA Certified
Festool CT dust extractors are now HEPA certified! Current CT owners will want to check out Festool’s Q&A about how to update their units to meet the full HEPA certification requirements.Continue Reading
Festool Epands Dust Extractor Line With New Larger CT 48 E
Festool announced the CT 48 E, a new higher capacity dust extractor to its lineup.Continue Reading
Jumping Onto the Festool Bandwagon Head First
Over the course of a few hours, I decided to try Festool tools for the first time ever. As I anxiously wait for the tools to arrive later this afternoon, I felt it necessary to explore what drove me to this costly decision.Continue Reading
Festool Rotex Sander and Dust Extractor Sweepstakes
Festool’s giving away a Rotex sander and dust extractor combo this month. To enter, simply provide your name and email at Festool’s Sweepstakes page.Continue Reading
Shop Fox Fine Particle Woodworking Air Filter
While looking for a compact woodworking air filtration setup, I came across the Shop Fox Fine Air Filter, which looks like it might complement a conventional air cleaner setup rather nicely.Continue Reading
Daily Deal: 12 Gallon Shop Vac for $42
Amazon has this 12 gallon 4.5HP Shop Vac on sale for $42.Continue Reading
Kett KSV-432 Vacuum Saw Helps Control Dust & Debris
Kett’s KSV-432 vacuum saw is a handheld power saw that uses a 2-1/2″ carbide abrasive blade to cut drywall, fiberglass, and plaster. The saw features an integrated cast aluminum dust control port that can be used with a shop vacuum or …Continue Reading
How to Make a Blast Cabinet Dust Separator
Over at the ShopNGarage forum, Steve posted a project log and tutorial on how to build a blast cabinet dust separator. The separator is designed to prolong the life of a shop vacuum and increase its efficiency by filtering out fine abrasive …Continue Reading
Henry Vac Spotted in the Wild
Earlier this month I spotted a Henry vacuum at a hotel, which suggests that there may be an affordable distributor of these powerful little vacuums in the USA. If this turns out to be the case, hopefully they can be powered …Continue Reading
The Little Numatic Henry Vacuum That Could
The other day Ben Johnson over at Toolmonger posted about the cutest little vacuum I have ever seen. Henry is a 2.4 gallon low-noise vacuum from the British company Numatics, and it is designed for general home cleaning. Apparently Henry is so popular …Continue Reading
Dewalt & Milwaukee’s Cordless Wet/Dry Vacuums
While cordless handheld vacuums such as Makita’s new model and the ubiquitous dustbuster are suitable for light duty cleaning or small messes, there may be times when you may need something a bit more robust. For medium duty cleaning tasks, what you’ll want to …Continue Reading
Need a New Dustbuster?
I’ve been helping a friend shop for cleaning and maintenance supplies for his new home, and then it came time to choose a DustBuster. Well, we were technically shopping for a “compact cordless handheld vacuum” to be precise, but let’s …Continue Reading
