Homemade vacuum that works

[mike811]

Well this needs some explaining.
So this is made from parts what I already had.
Motor is from Shark upright, Bin is from Dyson DC14 and powerhead is Electrolux Paragon.
Motor is located in the insulated box with baffles to reduce the noise level. Well it helps, but it's still a bit noisy.
Only filtration is the DC14 foam and microfilter in top of the bin.
How powerful it is?
Measured suction and airflow numbers:
- suction from the hose end 75" waterlift
- airflow from the hose end 66 cfm
- airflow from the nozzle 53 cfm
(more than typical cheap Walmart uprights)

So if you have something to ask, please ask

Video in the link.

 

[crazykirbydude]

I've also built a homemade vacuum, except mine was a canister. It was basically a Kenmore Progressive motor stuck on the end of some PVC pipe with massive Quik-Plumb fittings. Then I used pipe clamps to fasten the whole thing to a 1x6 board with casters on the bottom. For the tools, I used an existing Shop-Vac hose and tools. I'll have to find it and post a picture of in on here. It's actually quite powerful!

 

[stephaniekoro]

ive been making homemade vacuum cleaners for years. i saw a video on youtube years ago of a kid using a powerhead off a vacuum with a bissell motor and a jean leg as the dust bag. i couldn't find it anywhere.

 

[vacuumdevil]

Happy April fools Mike!

 

[mike811]

@vacuumdevil
Unfortunately this is the real cruel truth

 

[madman]

Nice work! I don't know *why* but it's still nice.

 

[huskyvacs]

I thought about doing this many times with all the random spare parts you see on eBay.

The challenge is how to get all the parts to fit together, and then to also make it look good too. It's a lot harder than it seems!

 

[eurekafansquid]

That's great, It looks kinda weird though, like a dirt devil, But if you're happy with it, Im okay with that.

 

[mike811]

I am quite happy with it, but it has flaws.

- bin is too big for it (makes it look out of balance)
- bin is awkward to remove
- no onboard hose

If I would do it again it would be bagged and less complicated.

 

[stephaniekoro]

homemade vacuum cleaners are quite easy to make yo just need the right parts ive made mine from scratch before a few years ago i have a link to one i made before here

 

[mikanic]

I have a feeling that I've seen this on YT. Pretty cool actually.