drmditch Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Since the lack of consistently summery weather has forced me to work inside, this creating more dust and debris in my railway room, my recent acquisition of a 'cordless' vacuum cleaner has proved invaluable. This thread is proposed as a memorial to the late lamented 'Henry the Hoover', cruelly stolen away from his railway by a person or persons unknown, My new cleaner is called 'Dilly the Dyson', Do other people give names to these useful implements? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 2mmMark Posted July 9, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9, 2017 My lawnmower is called "Patrick" Patrick Mower. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Er, well, no. But I'll add a second vote in favour of the dye on cordless. We bought a v8 absolute for quick hoovering and have found it so good that the older and bigger cord dyeing barely gets used, and it is absolutely fracker for layout/workbench cleaning. K Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 9, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9, 2017 i bought a dyson handheld cordless for my railway shed from cash convertors for £60, my wife intercepted it though and its never made it out there since got a load of stray ballast to get up so it will be once she goes off to the caravan for the summer!! our big dyson is called "barbera" in memory of nan off the royale family "i'd love a dyson, barbera" "me too mum" "whats a dyson, barb?" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted July 9, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 9, 2017 Only thing I could add is that I have an old vac and was told to put an old piece of stocking up the pipe on occasion so that 'missing' things that pinged off into oblivion may possibly reappear 'in the stocking'. If yours doesn't have a pipe then that's a useless tip.................................... Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 9, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9, 2017 Only thing I could add is that I have an old vac and was told to put an old piece of stocking up the pipe on occasion so that 'missing' things that pinged off into oblivion may possibly reappear 'in the stocking'. If yours doesn't have a pipe then that's a useless tip.................................... Phil ive heard all about you and your stockings Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted July 9, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 9, 2017 ive heard all about you and your stockings Bu##er, I thought that photo had been destroyed............................................ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Puts me in mind of https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kEKVLjXO2Fk Turn it up loud to fully enjoy! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 2mmMark Posted July 9, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9, 2017 I'm not entirely convinced by this bagless vacuum lark, having used one bagless vac to clean up another on a fairly regular basis. I think I'd prefer a small version of a workshop vac if such a thing exists. In my "dirty" shed workshop, where a lot of dust gets created, I've got an Aldi workshop vac which does a very good job. The bags are a little bit fiddly to fit and seal but it does hold a lot of sawdust & other detritus. It's rather unwieldy for indoor use. Mark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted July 9, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 9, 2017 I usually use a small dustpan & brush under/around the workbench to find the brass & detail items which pinged off while I'm working on them! A microvac may be required for static grass recycling when I get onto that. Esme our black cat likes being brushed with the hand brush. Dava Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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