[pianotech] Fwd: Metro Vac 'n Blo

[Isaac Sadigursky]

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> From: Isaac Sadigursky <irs.pianos at earthlink.net>
> Date: June 13, 2012 8:48:39 PM PDT
> To: Isaac Sadigursky <irs.pianos at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Fwd: [pianotech] Metro Vac 'n Blo
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>> From: Isaac Sadigursky <isaacspianoservice at gmail.com>
>> Date: June 13, 2012 8:31:15 PM PDT
>> To: pianotech at ptg.org
>> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Metro Vac 'n Blo
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>> Hi, Paul!
>> Very nice set-up!
>> What works for me:
>> Old trusted Electrolux with 2 hoses: vacuum first and then Vacuum  
>> and blowing together speeds things-up.At the tail of a grand I lake  
>> to place a WET Rag,it works as a Dust Arrester..Try it,it  
>> works,dust doesn't get on a white carpet or drapes....
>> All this is stored in a carry-on  wheeled luggage case.
>> 2 luggage cases on top of a back seat of a car make it easier to  
>> slide in and out a Grand action..
>> Small blanket to protect working area, few extra disposable bags in  
>> one of the pockets,few rags are stored inside my Vacuum Bag...
>> This set-up gets me a lot of  extra points,compliments from client  
>> and $$.
>> Hope,it helps to become a little more efficient..
>> See you in Seattle.
>> Isaac Sadigursky,  RPT
>> Los Angeles  Chapter
>>
>> On Jun 13, 2012, at 6:49 PM, paul bruesch wrote:
>>
>>> I've been trying to convince a fellow piano tech, who will be  
>>> replacing his burnt-out Mighty-Mite vacuum, of the virtues of the  
>>> Metro Vac 'n Blo that several of us own. It all got me to thinking  
>>> about some of the minor irritations I've had with mine. My primary  
>>> gripe has been that it's round and it rolls over, sometimes making  
>>> it annoying to find the on/off switch. I've also always been a bit  
>>> nervous about it rolling into a grand leg and marring it.  I  
>>> decided to see what I could throw together in my apartment with  
>>> supplies I had on hand.
>>>
>>> I first sawed (in a miter box with a dull back saw) a piece of 1x8  
>>> pine to 13-1/2", and a couple pieces of 5/8" dowel to 10-1/2".  
>>> Glued and stapled (air gun stapler) the dowels to a width just  
>>> enough to lift the outermost diameter off the 1x8. Why? So I can  
>>> change bags easily, or just remove the intake end if I need more  
>>> force on the output ("Blo") end.
>>>
>>> Pilot drilled for some simple cup hooks, dribbled the holes with  
>>> CA, and hooked my tarp bungee cords (10 or 12 for a couple $$ at  
>>> your locally-owned Ace Hardware).
>>> Then I put some no-slip, self-adhesive protecto feet on the bottom  
>>> and I'm done.
>>>
>>> Paul Bruesch
>>> Stillwater, MN
>>> <IMG_20120613_201106_MetroVacStand_1600Q6.jpg>
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