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13th June 2006, 11:55 PM #1
Ox and Herdsman Vanished
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Improving vacuum cleaner performance
I use a vacuum cleaner with a plastic nozzle on the concrete floor of my shed, and the abrasion had worn it flat. The flat nozzle would just stick to the floor, and the airflow would be blocked. I glued a washer to each side of the nozzle with some two-part epoxy (Araldite, pic 1), and now it works perfectly again because of the small gap (pic 2) between the nozzle and the floor. The metal washers should stand up to abrasion better than the plastic, and can be easily replaced.
A high return for a 10 minute job.Those are my principles, and if you don't like them . . . well, I have others.
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14th June 2006, 10:09 AM #2
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You vacuum your shed? :eek:
"I don't practice what I preach because I'm not the kind of person I'm preaching to."
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14th June 2006, 10:10 AM #3
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What, you don't?
Originally Posted by silentC
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"Is it not enough simply to be able to appreciate the beauty of the garden without it being necessary to believe that there are faeries at the bottom of it? " Douglas Adams
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14th June 2006, 10:29 AM #4
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You can see the floor of you shed ????:confused::confused:
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
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14th June 2006, 11:16 AM #5
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I vacuumed my shed, never realised the ceiling was so far away
Stupidity kills. Absolute stupidity kills absolutely.
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14th June 2006, 11:18 AM #6
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Hell no! If my wife saw me doing that, who knows where it could lead? Originally Posted by Bodgy
"I don't practice what I preach because I'm not the kind of person I'm preaching to."
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14th June 2006, 11:31 AM #7
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14th June 2006, 11:32 AM #8
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Nowhere good I can tell you. SWMBO caught me washing my waterstones about 8 months ago, now I have to do the washing up every day. Originally Posted by silentC
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14th June 2006, 11:55 AM #9
Ox and Herdsman Vanished
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Only after I sweep up the shavings:eek::eek: (I make sure SWMBO doesn't see me do that, otherwise I'll be riding pillion with her. Originally Posted by silentC
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14th June 2006, 11:58 AM #10
Drop Bear Master
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My late MIL got her pilots licence on one of those...................... Originally Posted by zenwood
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14th June 2006, 07:46 PM #11
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sheds have floors?????
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15th June 2006, 12:45 AM #12
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I can't believe the level of insincerity in this thread about such a serious topic
Zen, I reckon a vacuum head with rollers is the go.
Cheers...................Sean, yours sincerely
The beatings will continue until morale improves.
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15th June 2006, 01:40 AM #13
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What's the MIL got to do with it? :confused: Originally Posted by scooter
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15th June 2006, 08:23 AM #14
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I agree with Scooter!!
I think you should have turned the washers from lignum vitae or some other hard, self-lubricating wood, and maybe even included a mini-cyclone in the vacuum head.
I've heard that a granite surface plate can be very useful when setting the correct clearance gap beneath vacuum heads.
Cheers,
Andrew
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15th June 2006, 09:38 AM #15
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I have an outlet on me dusty that is connected to the big flat head from the carbatec $80 pack, this sits on the floor held in place by bricks and I just sweep into it when the floor gets too dirty.. works for me, I'll take a photo and post it when i go out to the shed (soonish - depends on the boy....)
Zed
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