I had a small,cheapy battery powered vac we used in the home and car occasionally, but it was sad. Given that we wanted something better for small house, car and shop tasks and I have gone into the Ryobi cordless system, I looked at online reviews and picked it up from Home Depot. I've had it around 6 months now.
It does what it does. It's light enough to carry around, last quite a while (days) under normal, occasional use. When it dies, it sort of falls off and dies immediately. It's not drawn out. It just loses suction and stops. So, no pretending you can get a few more minutes of power, you have to go replace the battery. I have zero expectations it will pull from a planner or jointer.
It has a nice spot for the hose (6 foot), though it's very springy so you need to make sure the vac base is secure at times if you are reaching far into nooks and crannies. It has two attachments, Crevice Tool and Utility Nozzle which have a nice home that doesn't catch on things when moving it around.
The latches for the container are secure and easy to open. However, there is a lip (see last picture) around it that makes it annoying to empty it all out without catching and retaining sawdust. That's really the one downside I've found on this unit. While really annoying, I can live with it.
If you need a small vacuum and are already invested in or considering the Ryobi cordless line this vacuum should work just fine for most small needs around the shop, car and house.
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Darn it, I forgot to add tags and I can't see how to edit them in later. Grumble.
It does what it does. It's light enough to carry around, last quite a while (days) under normal, occasional use. When it dies, it sort of falls off and dies immediately. It's not drawn out. It just loses suction and stops. So, no pretending you can get a few more minutes of power, you have to go replace the battery. I have zero expectations it will pull from a planner or jointer.
It has a nice spot for the hose (6 foot), though it's very springy so you need to make sure the vac base is secure at times if you are reaching far into nooks and crannies. It has two attachments, Crevice Tool and Utility Nozzle which have a nice home that doesn't catch on things when moving it around.
The latches for the container are secure and easy to open. However, there is a lip (see last picture) around it that makes it annoying to empty it all out without catching and retaining sawdust. That's really the one downside I've found on this unit. While really annoying, I can live with it.
If you need a small vacuum and are already invested in or considering the Ryobi cordless line this vacuum should work just fine for most small needs around the shop, car and house.
Darn it, I forgot to add tags and I can't see how to edit them in later. Grumble.
