I've had excellent results with the "Compact"..which is an older machine style, made by Interstate Engineering. This machine was also manufactured under the name "Tri-Star". We have 3 of them. Die cast aluminum body, neoprene wheels and a 20 foot cord. About the only thing that wears on these machines are the hoses. You can usually find them at vacuum stores used and will serve you a lifetime. Mine has rolled down 3 flight of stairs, been thrown around and banged up but continues to work better than any other vacuum I've used. I've replaced a couple Lam motors in 2 of the units. For all my shop and piano cleaning, nothing beats a Compact. This machine isn't designed to pick up water like that of a shop vac. I like Joe, have never liked those screaming shop vacs that lose their suction after a first past of fine dust....I've found them somewhat useless (JMHO). I don't have a pic readily available but here's a link: http://www.thevacuumcenter.com/compact-tristar-c-112.html?gclid=CJC1t_GZoacCFYHb4Aod1BoSwg Dave Swartz, RPT Cory Products www.corycare.com On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Joseph Garrett <joegarrett at earthlink.net>wrote: > Tom said, in his posting on "Dust control": > "P.S. Look at the noise ratings on the shop type vacs. Some of these > screamers can be quite unpleasant." > > Tom, > You are absolutely correct! In fact, that whole statement should have been > in Caps! That message needs to be shouted from the ramparts, so to speak. > I suffered many different shop vacuums, over the years. Every time the vac > was turned on we all reached for the earplugs/muffs!The worst were the "Shop > Vac"s themselves. With the exception of one that they made that was touted > as "Quiet", which was LESS noisy, but still in the 90-95 Decibels range. > Some of the others were in the 100 -110 range.Another really bad one is the > Shop Smith, (sucks everything up, including the dog if you're not careful!). > It is extremely loud! About a year ago I got a Fein Vacuum. It touts the > DBs, (although erroneous), so we know ahead of time.<G> It has some > shortcomings, but is considerably quieter. If you use the crevasse > attachment, it will get markedly louder, btw! (that attachment concentrates > the air flow, making the vacuum more efficient.<G>) Another plus, is that it > is easy to dump. Also, great filter system. Down sides: does not come with > attachments. Doesn't have any place to store the attachments. The wheel s > are barely adequate. Oh, I should have said I got the Medium sized one. > There is a teeny little sucker, (pun intended<G>), and a HUGE sucker! The > little one isn't really adequate for a working shop and the Huge one is a > bit too much, kinda like the "Vacuum Systems" from Grizzly, etc., which are > noisier than a banshee from hell!<G> Be aware that most Vacs that are > quieter, will NOT have a "blow" outlet. That's how they quiet them...baffle > the output. Most are not very efficient in filtering. This is why I really > like my Fein. It does a very good job of filtering. It is, however, really > pricey! I got mine at Woodcraft. I suspect you could go elseware for a > cheaper price, I suspect. I did that for a Dewalt Planer. But, that's > another story. Oh, one other thing. The longevity of most Shop Vacs is not > very good, in my experience. So far, so good on my Fein.<G> > Regards, > Joe > > > Joe Garrett, R.P.T. > Captain of the Tool Police > Squares R I > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20110224/613212bb/attachment.htm>
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