Suck it up

Jeff-Groves · 09-15-19, 02:29 PM

Milwaukee is OK for a bottom of the line tool.
I use the Porter Cable cordless 2 gallon Wet/Dry vac myself.

August · 09-15-19, 02:59 PM

Well there is the issue of portability. I'd rather carry a drill sized item than haul around a suit case. Besides it uses the same batteries as my cordless hammer drill, impact driver, circular saw, saws-all, area light and jig saw and several more items i'd like to get.

Jeff-Groves · 09-15-19, 04:09 PM

Right. In my favor is that ALL my cordless are Porter Cable so I have the same advantage as you. Plus this Vac can suck up water if need be.

But I do work on a professional level in commercial construction so It may be above the average user tool.

August · 09-15-19, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves

Plus this Vac can suck up water if need be.

So does the Milwaukee and it can be carried and operated with one hand.

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But I do work on a professional level in commercial construction so It may be above the average user tool.

Well I dunno. I have also been working in a professional level on commercial construction sites since the mid 1980's and it's been my experience that Porter tools (a Lowes product I believe?) in general are kind of on the cheap side.

Do I want to use this model of Milwalkee for cleaning up around a table saw? No, they make bigger vaccuums for that application, but i will tell you the one I have is handy as heck to clean up bits of ceiling tile, sheet rock and concrete dust that is generated when we run cable.

Jeff-Groves · 09-15-19, 04:49 PM

Excellent points Mate.
I just prefer the Porter Cable tools myself for small equipment.

I know what you mean about bigger equipment for a bigger job having just dropped nearly $22,000 on some grinding equipment.

That's the Company. Not me personally. Although it's the equipment I asked for.

August · 09-15-19, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves

Excellent points Mate.
I just prefer the Porter Cable tools myself for small equipment.

I know what you mean about bigger equipment for a bigger job having just dropped nearly $22,000 on some grinding equipment.

That's the Company. Not me personally. Although it's the equipment I asked for.

Right now I'm trying to convince my company that I really need one of these:

Jeff-Groves · 09-15-19, 06:57 PM

Rod cutter right?
I've seen that on job sites and is a nice bit of kit!
Works much better, safer, and faster then a cut off wheel.

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,226 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well there is the issue of portability. I'd rather carry a drill sized item than haul around a suit case. Besides it uses the same batteries as my cordless hammer drill, impact driver, circular saw, saws-all, area light and jig saw and several more items i'd like to get. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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Jeff-Groves GLOBAL MODDING TERRORIST Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,655 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	Milwaukee is OK for a bottom of the line tool. I use the Porter Cable cordless 2 gallon Wet/Dry vac myself.

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Jeff-Groves GLOBAL MODDING TERRORIST Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,655 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	Right. In my favor is that ALL my cordless are Porter Cable so I have the same advantage as you. Plus this Vac can suck up water if need be. But I do work on a professional level in commercial construction so It may be above the average user tool.

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Jeff-Groves GLOBAL MODDING TERRORIST Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,655 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	Excellent points Mate. I just prefer the Porter Cable tools myself for small equipment. I know what you mean about bigger equipment for a bigger job having just dropped nearly $22,000 on some grinding equipment. That's the Company. Not me personally. Although it's the equipment I asked for.

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Jeff-Groves GLOBAL MODDING TERRORIST Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,655 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	Rod cutter right? I've seen that on job sites and is a nice bit of kit! Works much better, safer, and faster then a cut off wheel.