Henry Hoover bags

[MetalMonkey]

I know I'm pretty tight, but I think I'd even draw the line at re-using a hoover bag!

 

[nickk]

Hoover!? I’ll ask the wife.lol.

 

[Blobber]

Hoover!? I’ll ask the wife.lol.

What do you do in the workshop then?

 

[nickk]

What do you do in the workshop then?

Metalwork what else,oh and some woodwork and general repairs,certainly no hoovering,one ex workman stated he had a desire to vacuum it ,fortunately he left before carrying out his wish.
I do use one on site to suck out the bits of stone from core drilled holes.

 

[MattF]

one ex workman stated he had a desire to vacuum it

Does that not possibly hint that your workshop may be a bit of a tip?

 

[Barking Mat]

Who vacuums their workshop ?

Good sweeping brush suffices.

 

[MattF]

Who vacuums their workshop ?

Good sweeping brush suffices.

 

[dobbslc]

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Who vacuums their workshop ?

Good sweeping brush suffices.

I have a Henry just for the workshop, I've even been known to vacuum the patio

 

[Smallfry]

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I have a Henry just for the workshop, I've even been known to vacuum the patio

My Mum used to vacuum the dead conifer droppings from under the trees.

 

[Bobupndown]

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I have a Henry just for the workshop, I've even been known to vacuum the patio

Are they (Henry) robust enough for workshop use?
My old dyson handheld that I use for car and garage has seen better days.

 

[James1979]

They’re fine for the workshop.

I’ve got one for there and we have a house one.

If you are buying, try and get a used one but the old type with two switches on.

The modern ones are EU spec low power crap.

Big thing about workshop / DIY use is keep the filter clean.

 

[dobbslc]

What he said ^
More than good enough for workshop use.

 

[Seadog]

I have a Henry for the house, and one for the workshop. The house one is a dual-power model that someone threw away (it was brand new but suffering from an over-strained mains lead ).
The workshop is an old one that I was given years ago. Still going strong

 

[MetalMonkey]

Henry and a Hetty for the house (saves lugging one up and down stairs)
George lives in the workshop and is also handy for cleaning out the cars or any rugs and carpets. The amount of muck that comes out of a car seat with an extractor is eye opening, and not in a good way.

Still got an old wet and dry and a much abused DC02 out in the shed for the really mucky stuff. Wouldn't touch a newer Dyson.
Now I've typed that out, it does seem like rather an excessive amount of vacuum cleaners.

 

[Bobupndown]

Henry and a Hetty for the house (saves lugging one up and down stairs)

Now I've typed that out, it does seem like rather an excessive amount of vacuum cleaners.

A colleague happened to mention that she had an upstairs and a downstairs hoover, we gave her a fair bit of banter about being very posh

 

[MattF]

Now I've typed that out, it does seem like rather an excessive amount of vacuum cleaners.

Not at all. You can't have too many.

 

[bourbon]

Who vacuums their workshop ?

Good sweeping brush suffices.

If I swept my workshop. (If I could find the floor) I wouldn't be able to use it for a week with the airbourne dust particles. So I use a VAX

 

[DAPPH]

Who vacuums their workshop ?

Good sweeping brush suffices.

I vacuum ( Aqua Vax on wheels ) around & in both my bench saw and band saw , sometimes removing lightly oiled wood dust if I've use the lathe for wood and often vacuum on the floor after cutting and or turning plastics as they come out in chips & coarse granules most of the time .
Nearly always vacuuming the thin skinny rubber backed door mats in front of the lathe after each job , it's a lot easier than dragging or pushing a stiff or even a soft brush over them as sweeping tends to push metal turning waste deeper into the sward.

Having a bust up spine in several places , a bust up shoulder and an artificial knee means the vacuuming is less painful for me and rarely ever leaves me aching like hell for a few days unlike using a sweeping brush does.

 

[DAPPH]

If I swept my workshop. (If I could find the floor) I wouldn't be able to use it for a week with the airbourne dust particles. So I use a VAX

At secondary school in the early sixties the last half hour was spent sweping the woodwork room floor by the class using it .
Teacher was Old Jock Dunsire , he had a very heavy thick Glaswegian accent ) & used to mutter , grunt and swear in an unintelligible language if we started to sweep and raise dust without us sprinkling several pints of water all over the floor and dampening the hand brushes with a sprayer before we swept down the benches & machinery