Good idea, Paul. Thanks for posting it. I'm still glad I bought mine. -- John Formsma, RPT Blue Mountain, MS On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 8:49 PM, paul bruesch <paul at bruesch.net> 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 > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120614/c6280fca/attachment.htm>
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