I like shop type vacuums,too but their are bulky and heavy-can be hard to collect.Guess any vacuum collector should at least have a few.The one WD shop type vacuum I REALLY want is the older ext filter NSS bronco vacuum-it had a polished SS drum and motor housing-the motor suction fan blew into a large,cloth blue bag with the NSS "Horse" logo!!Saw one so many years ago in a commercial vac place want one!!!!NSS replaced that machine with an internal filter Bronco model.The ext filter one was just cooler.
Shop Vacs
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huskyvacs
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I do not collect Shop Vacs either, I see them as tools to use and take care of business. I have a big one to suck up water when my basement floods. I just got a Hang Up Mini at Goodwill to use for cleaning up nasty termite and mouse debris and gross stuff from my basement that I don't want in my upstairs vacuum, and I would love to have a Shop Sweep for my garage and patio when I get it more cleaned up and open.
huskyvacs
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I would like to have one of the first shop vacs (not necessarily shop vac brand) from the 1960's that were basically a metal paint drum with a hose screwed into the lid and a bag stuck inside. lol
fan-of-fans
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I've seen a few of those around there. The old shop vac brand and I saw two at a church sale a month or two ago. One was Powr-Vac, the other I don't recall the brand.
Has anyone seen a Singer Fat Cat? I seen a few on here. It was basically an orange 5 gallon bucket with a black motor/lid on top with hose.
I find some of the older shop vacs interesting, when Hoover and Eureka and other companies you generally don't associate with shop vacuums made them.
My JCPenney catalog from 95 I think has some of them, and there was a line of Shop Vac Floormaster shop vacs with maroon tank and white top. There was a very short and fat 6 gallon or so model and a taller one. I'm having trouble picturing at the moment. I think they both came with a bin on the back to carry the attachments, and both came with a full set if I recall.
Has anyone seen a Singer Fat Cat? I seen a few on here. It was basically an orange 5 gallon bucket with a black motor/lid on top with hose.
I find some of the older shop vacs interesting, when Hoover and Eureka and other companies you generally don't associate with shop vacuums made them.
My JCPenney catalog from 95 I think has some of them, and there was a line of Shop Vac Floormaster shop vacs with maroon tank and white top. There was a very short and fat 6 gallon or so model and a taller one. I'm having trouble picturing at the moment. I think they both came with a bin on the back to carry the attachments, and both came with a full set if I recall.
vacuumdevil
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My dad for Carbon Fiber, Micarta and would uses these vacuums in his machine shop
Straight suction Miele canisters.
These seem to be cheaper and some of the high-end shop vacs on the market.
Personally I have a cyclone Interceptor setup to use my central vac in my shop.
I also have one of those Kubota vacuums for wet pickup that I got at Costco.
Straight suction Miele canisters.
These seem to be cheaper and some of the high-end shop vacs on the market.
Personally I have a cyclone Interceptor setup to use my central vac in my shop.
I also have one of those Kubota vacuums for wet pickup that I got at Costco.
ridgidwd0670
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I have a Ridgid wd1280 & a Craftsman 17066 shop vac w/detachable blower its the most powerful vac i own
