Grabo Classic vs Pro vs DeWalt?

[peter halle]

If anyone is in the market for the Dewalt ones, Northern Tool has then priced at $229.

I also spoke with Betterley about their guide rail adaptor for the Grabo.  Their version does not fit the Dewalt at this time, but they will be looking into a Dewalt friendly version.  I asked them to keep me appraised so that I could let ya'll know.

Peter

 

[Michael Kellough]

I was just looking at Grabo vacuum lifters and both the Nemo and the Pro claim to lift 375# while the Dewalt specs only 265#. Maybe Dewalt is more liability averse?

 

[semenza]

I was just looking at Grabo vacuum lifters and both the Nemo and the Pro claim to lift 37# while the Dewalt specs only 265#. Maybe Dewalt is more liability averse?

  Dropped a digit.  Grabo Pro is 375#

Seth

 

[Michael Kellough]

I was just looking at Grabo vacuum lifters and both the Nemo and the Pro claim to lift 37# while the Dewalt specs only 265#. Maybe Dewalt is more liability averse?

  Dropped a digit.  Grabo Pro is 375#

Seth

Thanks Seth, fixed it.

 

[woodferret]

Anyone have any thoughts on using the Grabo in the manner of the Sys Vac? Maybe a clamp setup to mount it to a workbench to hold a workpiece?

You'd be blind to the readouts and the buttons.  Most attempts at it I've seen try to replace a standard vacuum pump with the grabo and have a suction plate adapter with hose to the clamp assembly.  That way, you still have all the controls at hand.  But at that point, just grab the mobile battery set from kourostools and call it done.

 

[Kevin D.]

In regards to drywall removal, I removed all the 1969 vertical drywall on one level of my side-split home a couple of years ago in order to swap out the paper bag crappy insulation with Roxul as part of a major reno of that entire floor (LR/DR/Kitchen/Foyer) using the Makita Drywall saw that was fairly new to the market at the time.
https://www.makita.ca/index2new.php?event=tool&id=3045

Hooked up to one of my auto-clean dust extractors (no bag), cutting in between each stud from top to bottom and horizontally doing three cut lines along the top/bottom/middle of the wall, the drywall is easily ripped off the wall in small manageable pieces for the dumster with almost virtually no dust or piles of broken drywall all over the place.  Just gotta remove the nails that are left behind some of which will still have a chunk of drywall on them that you need to break off.

Avoid hitting any nails or screws, but one blade had done about 75 linear feet of drywall that time in the manner described and had still been in use since on other smaller reno related jobs til recently.  I bought a ten pack of the blades when I bought it and only opened it a few months ago when the blade I'd been using since I bought it was finally showing it was pretty well cutting a lot slower than it should.

This is also the go-to tool now for anything where you used to use a handheld drywall straight saw.

There are also blades for wood specifically, but the few times I needed it for wood, the drywall one worked fine anyways.

In another area of drywall dust containment, this Bosch accessory makes pot light hole saw drilling virtually dustless and a one man job in using it as well.
https://www.boschtools.com/ca/en/products/hdc250-1600A0022H

I've also used their smaller version for when drilling holes for electrical thru ceiling joists.
https://www.boschtools.com/ca/en/products/hdc200-1600A0022G

Note, I do see that another brand is making a cheaper version than the Bosch smaller type now.
https://www.amazon.ca/Aidelife-Coll...=tmEBw&pd_rd_w=g0dj6&pd_rd_i=B07YQSJ75H&psc=1

I recently pre-ordered the Dewalt Grabo kit in early Nov, but they are on back order here in Canada.  Should arrive soon though.

 

[squall_line]

Anyone have any thoughts on using the Grabo in the manner of the Sys Vac? Maybe a clamp setup to mount it to a workbench to hold a workpiece?

Izzy Swan has (had?) a bunch of different YouTube videos about attachments and accessories for the Grabo, including workholding, vacuum pressing, and I think he was even working on router templates for the Grabo.

I don't watch enough of his work to know where he ended up with that, but he (Izzy Swan) was my first exposure to the Grabo a few years ago.

 

[Chainring]

Izzy still has videos of the Grabo and the different attachments he's made. Somewhat recently, he released a video where he's comparing the Grabo and DeWALT version.

 

[peter halle]

Earlier in this thread I mentioned that I had reached out to Betterley about their Guide Rail adaptors.  They informed me yesterday that their adaptors have now been modified to fit either the Grabo or DeWalt models.

Peter

 

[Packard]

I redid a bathtub surround from the tub to the ceiling using 24” x 24” porcelain tiles.

I was working by myself and the only really challenging aspect was lifting the full tiles with the thin set already applied to the wall. 

I did not think of suction cups.  It would have made the job much easier. 

The backsplash that I have been avoiding will use 24” x 48” tiles, so I will definitely get a suction cup device for that (I despise grout lines).

If I am mistaken on the usefulness for the tile application, someone please let me know before I invest.

 

[Cheese]

Earlier in this thread I mentioned that I had reached out to Betterley about their Guide Rail adaptors.  They informed me yesterday that their adaptors have now been modified to fit either the Grabo or DeWalt models.

Peter

I purchased the Betterley adapter when I purchased the Grabo...a nicely machined accessory that works well and stores in the Grabo bag.

 

[cpw]

I can't speak to the Grabo for tile installation, but I would definitely consider a Tile Vibrator with tiles that big to help get the voids out from behind.  I bought a Mellif for $50 on Amazon that uses my Dewalt batteries on the last shower that I did.

 

[Packard]

I never even heard of a tile vibrator.  I’ll check it out.

 

[squall_line]

Earlier in this thread I mentioned that I had reached out to Betterley about their Guide Rail adaptors.  They informed me yesterday that their adaptors have now been modified to fit either the Grabo or DeWalt models.

Peter

Thank you for the follow up, [member=1674]Peter Halle[/member]!

 

[peter halle]

Earlier in this thread I mentioned that I had reached out to Betterley about their Guide Rail adaptors.  They informed me yesterday that their adaptors have now been modified to fit either the Grabo or DeWalt models.

Peter

Thank you for the follow up, [member=1674]Peter Halle[/member]!

You are welcome. I was impressed that they remembered to undate me so I could post here.

 

[Hakha]

Does anyone know whether the grabo brace seal / slender seal accessories are compatible with the dewalt version?
I've tried asking dewalt and grabo without any luck.

 

[rst]

Acme has the DeWalt Grabo 30% off with code  supersavings

 

[squall_line]

Acme has the DeWalt Grabo 30% off with code  supersavings

I see $30 off, rather than 30%, which is closer to 12% on the bare tool.  $45 off of the kit with battery.

Acme appears to have all of the Grabo products as a part of the flash sale, whether the OG, OG Pro, or DeWalt.  Accessories, too, like new foam seals and Grabo batteries.

*edit* - It's a site-wide flash sale, with $XX off depending on how much one spends, so it works out approximately 12-15% ($15 off $100+, $30 off $200+, $45 off $300+)

 

[Cheese]

Surprised at the price of the DeWalt Grabo...$349 vs $299 for the original Grabo Pro.

Also, the price of a replacement seal for the DeWalt is $40 vs $21 for the Grabo. I'd imagine they're the same seal except for the yellow color.

 

[Fourmi]

I have two of the original Grabos, use them for so many things, even winched a fridge up 3 floors with just the Grabos on each side!

I do not like the batteries though, the catches sometimes shake loose and the battery pops up, then the Grabo turns off. When winching the fridge up, I taped the batteries in place as I couldn't risk a failure. For this reason alone I would get the DeWalt.

You can also buy Flex 18v versions here in Europe.