<html> <head> <style></style></head> <body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'> 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.<br><br><br>Terry "UniGeezer" Peterson<br>"Over 50, and not '2' Tired!" <br><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://unigeezer.com/" target="_blank">www.unigeezer.com</a><br><br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:49:14 -0500<br>From: paul@bruesch.net<br>To: pianotech@ptg.org<br>Subject: [pianotech] Metro Vac 'n Blo<br><br>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.<div> <br></div><div>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. </div> <div><br></div><div>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). </div><div><br></div><div>Then I put some no-slip, self-adhesive protecto feet on the bottom and I'm done.</div> <div><br></div><div>Paul Bruesch</div><div>Stillwater, MN</div></div> </div></body> </html>