Does this exist? Air powered vacuum...

[BirdMobile]

OK...
I want something like a mini-shop-vac, with empty-able container (no bag) for debris, that can **** up metal chips, greasy dirt, etc. without breaking. It needs to have enough suction to pick up small screws and nuts. It needs to be fairly small and light weight. Oh... and it can't be battery powered or need a cord, it MUST work at the end of a 100PSI air hose.
Does it exist? Where do I send my money?

 

[ng8264723]

snap on makes one. I have it it is small and works wellhttp://www.ebay.com/itm/Sunex-SX1000-Dual-Air-Powered-Vacuum-Cleaner-Kit-/330928377029

 

[BirdMobile]

snap on makes one. I have it it is small and works wellhttp://www.ebay.com/itm/Sunex-SX1000-Dual-Air-Powered-Vacuum-Cleaner-Kit-/330928377029

Yep. Seen those. Uses a bag - I need one with a container.

 

[stratman977]

I doubt youre going to find one. Those air powered mini vacs use the bag as the filter for the air to pass through. If it had a cup it would need a mini filter to exhaust the air which I don't think would lend well to size and weight.

 

[creativecars]

I heard they ****...


Someone had to say it.

 

[Fcvapor05]

Why does bag vs. container matter? You're just upending it over the garbage can either way..

 

[BirdMobile]

Why does bag vs. container matter? You're just upending it over the garbage can either way..

I'm going to be sucking up a lot if greasy metal chips. I doubt a bag will hold up to that for long.

 

[NewEdgePerf]

I remember seeing something like that when I had a tire store. Link below, no affiliation, YMMV.
http://www.myerstiresupply.com/shop/shopexd.asp?id=3344&info=Air-Vac

I hope this helps.

Tony D

 

[bluebolt]

Google is your friend.

http://www.exair.com/en-US/Primary ...usekeeping/Chip Vacs/Pages/Chip Vac Home.aspx

 

[Rookie2]

Ha Ha

http://www.hafcovac.com/compressed-...ng&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=industrial_vac

 

[Outlawmws]

Why air powered? explosion prof environment? If so, review the design as if the fan blades are made of a ferris metal...

 

[larry_g]

Why air powered? explosion prof environment? If so, review the design as if the fan blades are made of a ferris metal...

The one rookie2 linked to is a venturi vacuum and has no moving parts.

lg
no neat sig line

 

[mmack66]

Google is your friend.

No they aren't.

 

[Steinmetz]

Air-powered vacuum cleaners are widely used in the aircraft industry. When I was with the Boeing Co., lots of them were used in the plant for foreign debris removal.

They may be purchased from various aircraft tool suppliers, such as may be found in the pages of "Trade a Plane".

 

[mikehaugen]

We have one at work like you describe, except for the size. It mounts to the top of a 55 gallon drum and has 2 large external filters and uses a 1" air hose. The guy uses it to **** up sludge out of a pit. I'm sure they (or somebody) makes a smaller version, perhaps to mount on a 5 gallon bucket? I will get more info on it when I go to work tonight.

 

[Shipfittin]

I use the ones with bags at work and they are amazing at getting into tight areas. I have even sucked water up with them and once I dried the bag out it was fine again.

 

[joecon]

They make one with a hose than a bag.I had one and I would remove the
bag and put the hose in a garbage can held there by a spring clamp and it
would shoot the debris in to the can.

 

[MemphisR32]

Try a search for explosion proof vacuum's. I have one at work that is used in a paint/solvent lab but its 55 gallons. You also need a lot of airflow to run it.

 

[LennyTheLizard]

The EXair link is a good one.

We actually use these all the time at work (industrial factory).
You could also look up air loading systems for injection machines. Could possibly even find them on Ebay or Craigslist used.

All it is is a venturi that creates vacuum in hose. If you enclose in a bucket or drum you just need an exhaust to let the air out and keep in your debris.

 

[dr_clyde]

I have the little blue point one. It works awesome. If I need to vaccuum up a bunch of nasty stuff I take the bag off and zip tie a shop rag or two on the back. Then just toss the whole mess in the trash.

And the factory bag is washable. I have used it to **** out all the little coolant covered chips inside my cold saw. I just scrubbed it out in the sink and let it air dry.

 

[Ed ke6bnl]

I have one that mounts on a 50 gallon drum but I think you will need more air

 

[MemphisR32]

I was in the lab today and the company that makes ours is Vac-U-Max.

 

[Danglerb]

I bought mine from a guy on ebay that sells surplus Magnuson something like that mechanisms with new USA made bags that work with most brands of the smaller ones. Needs a lot of air is an understatement but they are small very handy in some instances.

 

[Fretters]

Ha Ha

http://www.hafcovac.com/compressed-...ng&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=industrial_vac

That seems to be a better design than the Exair one. Seems far better to create the vacuum on the exhaust side rather than the inlet, as with the Exair. You're not blowing the compressed air directly into the cylinder using that method.