Because I don't want to. On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 11:00 AM, pianolover 88 <pianolover88 at hotmail.com>wrote: > Why not just use the shoulder strap? Seems it would be the ideal way to > use this vac rather than constantly having to move it while cleaning grands. > > > Terry "UniGeezer" Peterson > "Over 50, and not '2' Tired!" > www.unigeezer.com <http://unigeezer.com/> > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:49:14 -0500 > From: paul at bruesch.net > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: [pianotech] Metro Vac 'n Blo > > > 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/20120615/9033b1a3/attachment.htm>
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