The SgtMaj and I bought a new vacuum cleaner (I should probably say
'floor cleaning system') today because the old one had kinda crapped
out. The motor still runs, the brush still spins, but the bearings in
the motor are squalling pretty bad and the suction just ain't what it
usta be. Is there any practical use for such a device?
My thoughts were to invite a coupla buddies over for beers and
sledgehammers...
A mattress I had stored in my garage (got wet in a flood) suffered a
similar fate a couple of years ago. You would not *believe* how hard
it is to cut a mattress in half. Sure was fun, though!
Anyhoo, just wanted some feedback. Thanks.
-Phil Crow
P.S. JOAT, I know what you're thinking. Damn Kids, right? <g>
I had the same delema this weekend... Old vac SWMBO wanted gone.
Due to the numerous threads on dust collection, you are all aware that
there are 2 ways to collect dust... volume (your big DC) & velocity (a
vacuum cleaner) Using my DC to collect dust on my router table provided
adequate results (4" PVC cut down to 1.5" kills a lot of suction!), BUT,
there is always room for improvement. So tore apart old vacuum, intake
to router dust pick up, discharge duct taped to into 4" PVC DC intake,
switch on DC, plug vac into switched outlet with router so router and
vac go on together and Eureka! (pun intended)
Phil Crow wrote:
> The SgtMaj and I bought a new vacuum cleaner (I should probably say
> 'floor cleaning system') today because the old one had kinda crapped
> out. The motor still runs, the brush still spins, but the bearings in
> the motor are squalling pretty bad and the suction just ain't what it
> usta be. Is there any practical use for such a device?
>
> My thoughts were to invite a coupla buddies over for beers and
> sledgehammers...
>
> A mattress I had stored in my garage (got wet in a flood) suffered a
> similar fate a couple of years ago. You would not *believe* how hard
> it is to cut a mattress in half. Sure was fun, though!
>
> Anyhoo, just wanted some feedback. Thanks.
>
> -Phil Crow
>
> P.S. JOAT, I know what you're thinking. Damn Kids, right? <g>
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] (Phil Crow) wrote:
>The SgtMaj and I bought a new vacuum cleaner (I should probably say
>'floor cleaning system') today because the old one had kinda crapped
>out. The motor still runs, the brush still spins, but the bearings in
>the motor are squalling pretty bad and the suction just ain't what it
>usta be. Is there any practical use for such a device?
>
Welllll.... some time back, my parents did exactly what you did, for exactly
the same reasons (noisy bearings, poor suction). I told them not to throw the
old one away, that I'd take it. Twenty dollars and four hours later, I had
replaced the bad bearings and worn brushes, and it ran like a champ.
That was fourteen years ago. I'm still using that vacuum.
Soooooo..... if you don't want to fix it, maybe you have a buddy who will.
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Phil Crow spaketh...
> The SgtMaj and I bought a new vacuum cleaner (I should probably say
> 'floor cleaning system') today because the old one had kinda crapped
> out. The motor still runs, the brush still spins, but the bearings in
> the motor are squalling pretty bad and the suction just ain't what it
> usta be. Is there any practical use for such a device?
>
> My thoughts were to invite a coupla buddies over for beers and
> sledgehammers...
Ahhh, weedhopper, I suggest throwing a rope around the vacuum, tying off to
a pickup truck and going for rides on the vacuum (vacuum cleaner surfing).
Get at least a six-pack deep first and call us from the hospital <g>.
--
McQualude
On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 00:49:56 GMT, Larry Jaques <jake@di\/ersify.com>
scribbled
>On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 20:47:41 GMT, "Ernie Jurick" <[email protected]>
>pixelated:
>
>>DISCLAIMER: THE SURGEON GENERAL HAS SUGGESTED YOU DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!
>>EVER! Many years ago when I was young and invulnerable my brother and I
>>"rescued" an ancient Electrolux that still functioned. It kinda looked like
>>a rocket, so we got the bright idea of vacuuming up some gasoline and
>>lighting the exhaust. Well, there was no need to light it, since the motor
>>brushes ignited the vapors inside the cannister. Neither of us was hurt, but
>>the explosion sent the thing (still plugged in) out through the patio screen
>>and under the laundry drying in the back yard, where it promptly incinerated
>>a bedsheet.
>
>Great visuals, Ernie. Thanks for sharing.
>
>
>>My brother wet his pants and I was grounded till I was 36.
>
>I nominate that for the Remark of the Month award.
There actually was a contest involving vacuum cleaners & gasoline
http://www.corvair.org/chapters/chapter017/articles/vacuumjet.html
The book this comes from, "Dave Barry's Guide to Guys" is well worth
buying.
Luigi
Replace "no" with "yk" twice
in reply address for real email address
On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 21:15:07 GMT, "Leon"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>my advice would be to keep the cord
Don't keep the cord - they get a _very_ hard life on a vacuum cleaner.
If you're unlucky enough to have bought a Dyson (over-priced
far-Eastern import) then it's usually just the cord that has failed.
They're infamously unreliable, with the cord breaking where it enters
the casing.
On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 20:47:41 GMT, "Ernie Jurick" <[email protected]>
pixelated:
>DISCLAIMER: THE SURGEON GENERAL HAS SUGGESTED YOU DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!
>EVER! Many years ago when I was young and invulnerable my brother and I
>"rescued" an ancient Electrolux that still functioned. It kinda looked like
>a rocket, so we got the bright idea of vacuuming up some gasoline and
>lighting the exhaust. Well, there was no need to light it, since the motor
>brushes ignited the vapors inside the cannister. Neither of us was hurt, but
>the explosion sent the thing (still plugged in) out through the patio screen
>and under the laundry drying in the back yard, where it promptly incinerated
>a bedsheet.
Great visuals, Ernie. Thanks for sharing.
>My brother wet his pants and I was grounded till I was 36.
I nominate that for the Remark of the Month award.
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Kevin Craig wrote:
> can't stand to have something broken without diving into find out WHAT
> is broken and WHY, and whether I can fix it. If I can't, no big
> deal... but I'll have peace of mind that I didn't toss something that I
> could have fixed.
Couldn't have said it better myself. Gotta *try* to see what's wrong, even
if it just turns out to be an autopsy.
My son is the same way. Does me proud. He came trotting in one day and
proudly announced that the drive gear in one of his Thomas the Tank Engine
trains had come off the shaft (or similar), and that he had taken it apart
and fixed it. My heart grew three sizes that day. :)
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"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message:
> Yours came with LIPS...????
It's one of the attachments in the box, Leon . . . (sheesh!)
Jums
Ernie Jurick wrote:
> screen and under the laundry drying in the back yard, where it promptly
> incinerated a bedsheet. My brother wet his pants and I was grounded till I
> was 36. -- Ernie
ROTFLPIMP!!!
Of course, that was an incredibly stupid thing to do and all that...
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On 12 Jul 2003 13:27:33 -0700, [email protected] (Phil Crow) wrote:
>The SgtMaj and I bought a new vacuum cleaner (I should probably say
>'floor cleaning system') today because the old one had kinda crapped
>out. The motor still runs, the brush still spins, but the bearings in
>the motor are squalling pretty bad and the suction just ain't what it
>usta be. Is there any practical use for such a device?
>
>My thoughts were to invite a coupla buddies over for beers and
>sledgehammers...
>
>A mattress I had stored in my garage (got wet in a flood) suffered a
>similar fate a couple of years ago. You would not *believe* how hard
>it is to cut a mattress in half. Sure was fun, though!
>
>Anyhoo, just wanted some feedback. Thanks.
>
>-Phil Crow
>
>P.S. JOAT, I know what you're thinking. Damn Kids, right? <g>
Have you ever noticed about vacuums, whether cheap or expensive, they
just plain SUCK !
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