King of the Cordless Vacuum's?

[bionicus]

Here's the Milwaukee vac with the battery mod.

The Makita stick vac is nice, but better for general floor sweep work, not so much for general construction cleanup.

JT

Suave. I'm stealing this.

 

[Ken Nagrod]

Creative, JT, but not something I would want to do.  That would be funny if you've done this with other cross platform products.  Bosch radio with Makita battery?

 

[GhostFist]

the tech behind dyson products is really good however i've never been impressed with the build quality on them. it's all just cheap plastic molded to look fancy

 

[RONWEN]

the tech behind dyson products is really good however i've never been impressed with the build quality on them. it's all just cheap plastic molded to look fancy

Not to side track the cordless thread but I have to agree when looking at the upright vac my wife bought -- the design/engineering seems good but the manufactured quality doesn't give me a warm feeling, the plastics seem a bit sub-standard.  Hopefully I'm wrong & it will stand up to a few years use.

 

[jmbfestool]

THIS is what we have. It's very powerful, and looks cool too! Doesn't come in green though.

Dyson handheld advertisment November 2010

Oh, and if I used it for cleaning up the workshop the missus would kill me! But it's great for cleaning the car (or so she tells me! [tongue]).

I bought mum one of those the animal version for her birthday!  ITs okay  not cheap its handy though!

JMB

 

[peter halle]

I have had a Dyson Animal corded for more about 5 years.  It has worked great.  Up until last fall I had four long haired inside dogs.  A little pain to clean the fur off of the brushes, but ok. Usually vacuum twice a week and fill up the canister each time.  I like that my kit came with the turbo beater bar nozzle.  I use my CT-22 with a 36 MM hose to clean the stairs.  That suction is superior to the Dyson.

Back to the topic:  I had a Dewalt cordless vac and the happiest day was the day I gave it away.  Useless in my mind.  I do have a corded Eureka Toolbox vac that is no longer available.  Basically looked like a cheap toolbox, but once you opened the lid, it had storage for the hose and nozzles plus some additional room.  I like that for little clean-ups. 

Peter

 

[Julian Tracy]

Nope - Milwaukee radio with Bosch 10.8/12 battery...

 

[zafunk]

Here's the Milwaukee vac with the battery mod.

Wow, I wish I had seen this before buying the Makita LXCV02Z1. It's not bad suction/noise wise for a cordless Vac. Expensive compared to the Milwaukee and the filter bag isn't great, plus I bought a Sys4 to store it in making the overall cost very high.

Nice work JT.

 

[andyman]

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[andyman]

Copied it but didn't realise copied all the literature to

 

[Loren Woirhaye]

Not cordless but interesting:  the Eureka Toolbox Vac.

It's shaped like a toolbox and has room inside for the hose, etc. 

Now, if you wanted, you could get a 12v inverter or something like that.  I've seen guys do it in the old days with guitar amps.  Then you'd put the biggest battery you can fit in the cargo section with the inverter.

 

[wrightwoodwork]

It is and it ain't a cordless vac designed for site use where there is no power. It is what they call a hybrid power source. It can be used on 240 power. There isn't a 110 version at the moment. Whilst plugged in it will charge 2 36v batteries. It can be unplugged and taken where there is no available power and used with either 1 36v battery or 2 36v batteries. In my book that makes it cordless. I have had briefly demonstration in the shop and it definitely worked without plugging it into the main. When using a cordless saw obviously the auto start won't kick in so need to manually switch on. I'm thinking of getting one to use on my cordless saw and can also have it ad second vac for the tools that are 240 instead of 110. It is just that I'm trying not purchase any new tools till next year. When I do get I will let people know

 

[rst]

I have the Milwaukee M18 vac and it is fantastic!!  It uses both the old style and newer M-18 V batteries.  I've even used it plugged ito my RO90 fir small jobs.

 

[andyman]

It is and it ain't a cordless vac designed for site use where there is no power. It is what they call a hybrid power source. It can be used on 240 power. There isn't a 110 version at the moment. Whilst plugged in it will charge 2 36v batteries. It can be unplugged and taken where there is no available power and used with either 1 36v battery or 2 36v batteries. In my book that makes it cordless. I have had briefly demonstration in the shop and it definitely worked without plugging it into the main. When using a cordless saw obviously the auto start won't kick in so need to manually switch on. I'm thinking of getting one to use on my cordless saw and can also have it ad second vac for the tools that are 240 instead of 110. It is just that I'm trying not purchase any new tools till next year. When I do get I will let people know

I haven't tried it but would be great for site use petty there wasn't a cordless rotex for solid surface mind you it would  be hell of a battery pack to last any time

 

[wrightwoodwork]

It all depends on what you are doing. Battery technology has certainly moved on. I know that my cordless saw is every bit as powerful as the corded version. I presume it's the same with festool offering.    The likes of the saws are about 1200watts in their corded version which is the same as a vac. So I don't see any reason for it not to be viable solution with 36v battery technology. It would be good if more manufacturer started to produce cordless vacs. Here in the uk getting power on new builds tends not to available till the end. Is it the same in Europe

 

[Thomas Prusak]

Makita has a new cordless canister style vacuum out now. Pricey but ALL their newest cordless tools just can't be beat let alone equalled in my opinion.  They also have new 4.0 ah batteries now that run about 25% longer than the 3.0. Not all their tools accept the 4.0 ah battery so please check that out carefully.

 

[Thomas Prusak]

http://makitatools.com/en-us/Modules/Tools/ToolDetails.aspx?Name=DCL500Z