Recommendation for a small vacuum

Tree

Looking for a recommendation for a small vacuum for the garage. Mostly for connecting to a hobby CNC/powertools. Compact would be great, as we're increasingly short on space.

If folks have opinions on bagged/bagless, those would be welcome too.

I have a bunch of Bosch pro/home batteries but no other brands, that said I also possess extension leads and usually have a socket near where I work.

Br5d

Any of the small wet/dry vacuums should do the job, depends on your budget. Lidl/Aldi have them on special occasionally. Check out screwfix.ie to get an idea. I have a couple of titans in my shop

magicbastarder

i got an ash vac in lidl a few months back for €28. sucks and blows. the filter does get clogged quickly with fine dust if you're creating that (i do while sanding on the lathe), but it's easy to clear.

Vizzy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122186981#Comment_122186981

You should build a cyclone filter and put a Thein baffle on/in it. Will reduce the amount of dust going into the vac to almost zero.

magicbastarder

cheers - that sounds like it would be elegant, but it's one of those 'it'd take me an hour or two to make something to save me two minutes a week' sort of jobs!

Vizzy

Here is my set up. Vacuum and cyclone in a little cart on wheels. I was a bit like you with the "is it really worth it" feeling until I started to look into the "invisible dust" i.e. the dangerous stuff.

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