Vacuums & Dust Collection

Best Black Friday 2014 Shop Vacuum Deal

Nov 21, 2014 Stuart 11 Comments

We took a quick hands-off look at the major Black Friday 2014 and holiday shop vacuum deals.

Home Depot 2014 Black Friday Deal: Ridgid Shop Vacuum for $40

Nov 21, 2014 Stuart 17 Comments

Here’s a quick look at Home Depot’s Black Friday Ridgid wet/dry shop vacuum special buy. The deal is now live, with the price at $39.88.

Tool Deals

Lowes Black Friday 2014: Shop-Vac 12-Gallon Vacuum

Nov 14, 2014 Stuart 3 Comments

Here’s what you need to know about Lowes’ Black Friday 2014 shop vacuum deal.

New Tools

New Dewalt Mini HEPA Dust Extractor Vacuum

Oct 13, 2014 Stuart 13 Comments

Dewalt has come out with a new compact 8-gallon HEPA and RPP-complaint dust extractor vacuum.

Cordless

New Bosch 12V LED Worklight and Vacuum

Sep 8, 2014 Stuart 20 Comments

Bosch has come out with a new 12V-class LED worklight and a portable vacuum.

Storage & Organization

Shop-Vac Tool Mate is a Tool Box and Vacuum Combo

Jul 25, 2014 Stuart 4 Comments

Shop-Vac’s Tool Mate is half wet/dry shop vacuum, half tool box.

Cordless

Dewalt Cordless Vac Review (20V Max, 18V, AC)

Jul 8, 2014 Stuart 13 Comments

Dewalt’s DCV581 cordless (and corded) vacuum is a convenient and portable quick cleanup machine.

Cordless

New Makita 18V Cordless Vacuum

Jun 18, 2014 Stuart 16 Comments

Makita has come out with a new cordless 18V vacuum cleaner.

New Tools

Oneida “New and Improved” Ultimate Dust Deputy that [Hopefully] Won’t Damage Your Dust Extractor

Mar 5, 2014 Stuart 10 Comments

Oneida has come out with an updated version of their Ultimate Dust Deputy that hopefully won’t damage the Festool dust extractors it’s designed to work with.

New Tools

New Bosch Dust Extractors (Wet/Dry Vacs)

Jan 20, 2014 Stuart 17 Comments

Bosch has come out with four new dust extraction vacuums.

Made in USA

Cleanstream HEPA Shop Vacuum Filters

Dec 20, 2013 Stuart 8 Comments

We have nothing but good things to say about Cleanstream rinsable HEPA wet/dry shop vacuum filters!

Tool Deals

The Best Black Friday Wet/Dry Shop Vacuum Deal (2013)

Nov 26, 2013 Stuart 10 Comments

We compared all of the 16-gallon Black Friday 2013 wet/dry shop vacuum deals to see which one might be best.

New Tools

Quick Comparison: Craftsman XSP Shop Vacuum vs. Shop-Vac

Aug 1, 2013 Stuart 8 Comments

Here’s a quick comparison and analysis of Craftsman’s new XSP 16-gallon wet/dry shop vacuum.

Cordless

Hitachi Launches Huge 18V Cordless Power Tool Line Expansion

Jul 31, 2013 Stuart 2 Comments

Hitachi has added 7 new tools to their 18V cordless power tool platform.

Cordless

New Dewalt Compact Cordless and Corded Wet/Dry Vacuums

Jun 5, 2013 Stuart 14 Comments

Dewalt has come out with two new compact cordless and corded wet/dry vacs that are compatible with both 18V and 20V Max battery packs.

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