Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 11:37 am
I have one of those Rigid shop vacuums and it is relatively quiet with considerable suction. With my model, you can remove the motor and use it as a blower. Sometimes there's just too much suction, like when vacuuming a rubber floor mat, but the suction can be dialed back with one of those router speed controllers. The filters however are easily packed with fine dust and they make a mess keeping them clean. I use a 4" paint brush outside and occasionally use the compressor. I've been thinking about the Dust Deputy mini cyclone, but don't get much further than the thinking stage because of the added floor clutter involved. I've also thought about covering the filter with a nylon stocking or something to keep the fine dust away from the filter, but again just thinking.
