[TheForge] Wet dry shop vac recommendations?

[Paul]

Mark Novak wrote:
> My small shop is covered in metal dust from grinding. Any  
> recommendations for a powerful and portable vaccuum that will pick up  
> larger scraps but also small particles?
> 
> Mark

->snip<-


I like the Milwaukee Tool industrial series of wet vacs, but if you want 
to pick up metallic scrap I think you would be betters served with some 
sort of magnetic broom. Like

http://www.shieldscompany.com/products/msm.asp

or

http://www.toolleader.com/product_info.php?currency=USD&products_id=129

or

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93245

no nasty bags to empty, no filters to buy no noise.
nothing against vacuum cleaners, but these are cooler...


-- 
Paul Sperbeck  WB9HCO

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