[dataway]

Over the years I've found that I end up vacuuming my shop floor rather than sweeping, seems like sweeping just stirs up too much dust.

Anyone ever seen a hard floor nozzle for a shop vac about 24" wide? For my old shop a typical 10" or so nozzle was fine, but the new shop would take forever at that size. Usually I'm just picking up a heavy dust coating.

Been playing with the idea of making my own with PVC pipe and a 3D printed adapter.

[propuckstopper]

Originally Posted by dataway

Over the years I've found that I end up vacuuming my shop floor rather than sweeping, seems like sweeping just stirs up too much dust.

Anyone ever seen a hard floor nozzle for a shop vac about 24" wide? For my old shop a typical 10" or so nozzle was fine, but the new shop would take forever at that size. Usually I'm just picking up a heavy dust coating.

Been playing with the idea of making my own with PVC pipe and a 3D printed adapter.

I also vacuum my garage floor, as I put down an epoxy coating with a clear coat some years ago. I do a quick vacuum then a quick mop. Way less dust.

I have a central vacuum port in the garage, so I use that port with a long hose. I think the hose is 1 1/4 inches in diameter, and I use a 10 or 12 inch wide floor tool to get the job done.

[besserspat]

I dont know let me ask my wife...




...just kiddin'

Peter

[burd]

Shop vac makes 2, one with a brush, one with rollers. I have both. Both work well.

[400 4spd.]

I need the same type of vacuum for my shop. 24" would be perfect, lots of obstacles over 10,000 sq. ft.

[dataway]

The widest one I could find on the ShopVac site was 14", which is wider than most, but 18" would be better, and 24" would be great.

[OG68]

Nothing at McMaster Carr? Come on Data, I thought you owned stock there.

[Redpiston]

Just being a DA.

You could just get 3 or 4 ROOMBA'S with self unloading. Use the laser barricades to divide up the space.

[dataway]

OG, Hey Thanks! I haven't looked there yet!

Redpiston .. you know, that would probably work. And it could find all the small hardware I drop and lose. Would be an interesting, but probably expensive experiment.

I'm starting to think about slicing a piece of 2" pvc pipe in half long ways, drill a big hole in the middle and 3d print something to attach it to the hose. Maybe drill a bunch of 1/4" holes along a line on either side .. then slice it down the middle of holes so it doesn't "stick" to the floor.

Assuming McMaster doesn't have anything

[dataway]

BAM!!

McMaster has one 20" wide!

https://www.mcmaster.com/63815T16/

[JSchmitz]

I just use our old demoted upright vacuum from the house. lol

[72projectbird]

I sweep it every now and then. I usually power wash the floors at least twice a year, which really cleans things up well.

[fyrffytr1]

I vacuumed my shop floor once. The dirt came back! You won't catch me doing that again!

[dataway]

I solved my search for an affordable wide shop floor vacuum brush with my usual long way around.

I used the 14" wide shop vac squeegee, long broken, as the foundation for the project. I 3d printed some strips that would clip onto the attachment and have channels to accept some "strip brush" I found on McMaster. Glued the 3d printed clip-on "adapter strips" to the attachment, slide the strip brush into the channels, cut the ends to fit.

Works like a charm, but I do wish it was a few inches wider, but perhaps too wide would make it awkward to use.

[dataway]

And the finished product.

[Shiny]

You're good!

[Half-Inch Stud]

Block them ends. I think.

[dataway]

HIS, you know, I put some thought into that. But, so far it seems the flow through the brushes is quite low, so I think I need those ends open to pull the dust into the center to be sucked up by the hose.
I do need to at least tape them up as an experiment and see if it works better that way.

[Heybuck]

I asked my wife what vacuuming is? I don't understand why she hit me........

[dataway]

Took the left over "strip brush" and made a little detailing brush.