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12-29-2006, 01:15 AM
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| Registered User Forum Geek |  R2D2 (shop vac modification) Good day I call R2D2 because it reminds me the one from "star war". The problem with those vac's is that from the so called "5 Gallon", half of the space is used by the motor/filter unit. Because of space problem in my garage, I was looking to make something compact that will include the vac and the container in one portable unit. One day, I went with my wife to the "Wednesday market" (in Poland we still have this "market day"), I saw a 25 Gallon bucket that they make the pickled cabbage in (very popular here) and said "oh, that's what I need", and the rest is on the pictures. The filter idea came from my wife's gardening hobby. It's kind of "plastic cloth", very strong (I cannot tear it with my hands) washable and dries very quickly. Because the unit is portable, I just drag it near the tool (normally TS) and I use very short hose (2" dia - 3 feet) that reduces the "duct losses" and by that, increases the efficiency. Regards niki             Last edited by simplenik; 05-27-2007 at 10:47 PM. |
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12-29-2006, 05:41 AM
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| Forum Moderator Supreme Forum King  | Niki, You are so creative and I always enjoy seeing your home built shop projects. The little R2D2 is a great innovation, thanks for sharing.
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12-29-2006, 08:23 AM
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| Forum Administrator Supreme Forum King  Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada First Name: Mark Posts: 3,760  | Wow, very cool. Thanks for sharing 
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12-29-2006, 11:35 AM
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| Senior Moderator Supreme Forum King  | An interesting solution Niki.
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12-29-2006, 02:55 PM
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| Registered User Forum Geek | Thank you for your kind replies All the idea started from this one... niki Last edited by simplenik; 03-01-2007 at 03:16 PM. |
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