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Re: Shop vacuums

To: Ken Landaiche <ken.landaiche@dlcc.com>
Subject: Re: Shop vacuums
From: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 13:15:57 -0500 (EST)
Consumer Reports rated the Sears as abest buy.
...Art

On Mon, 9 Nov 1998, Ken Landaiche wrote:

> 
> I want to buy a vacuum for the shop for general cleanup, basically to
> replace the push broom I use. I thought of getting one that could later
> be hooked up to a permanent vacuum system, but decided to get one for
> that purpose when I get that far. So I want a small, powerful, quiet
> robot to follow me around the cramped aisles of my garage and know I
> can't have all of those features. Do you have any suggestions?
> 
> I jsut saw some Ridgid shop vacs in Home Depot ranging in price from
> ~$80 to ~$150. I know Ridgid's pipe wrenches are great, but what about
> their vacuums? One of the higher models has a detachable motor that
> morphs into a weed blower sort of appliance. Is that worth anything, or
> does the exhaust from any vacuum work as well?
> 
> Thanks, as always, in advance.
> 
> Ken Landaiche 
> 


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