Easy DIY Shop Vac Made From A Converted Dyson Vacuum Cleaner

[@small3687]

Holy crap. I on a whim searched for how to turn an old vacuum cleaner into a shop vac and never thought i'd find a video like this. Thanks so much.

[@johnparker2636]

Good job. Did a similar thing with a Shark (bagless) vacuum. Its mounted 'upside down' on a plastic bin to collect the dust. very compact. Electrics were pretty easy in the end.

[@MagoMakes]

Guerrilla shedding at its finest!

[@FireCrowsWorkshop]

Love how you upcycled that! Added to my favourites!

[@EdgetonWolfeDrezwellington]

Brilliant!😎💙

[@murphyandmurphybrand]

Im leaning toward just keeping in intact and running the hose to a big bin do collect shavings. If done correctly the Dyson would only have a little bit of fine dust to deal with

[@ksp1278]

I have a Dyson that I intend to do something similar with. Although I was going to attach it to a bin to gain more capacity.

[@dannyaustin84]

Hack it slash it! Love it.

[@Chimp_No_1]

Very helpful video. The music was loud and irritating- maybe additional voice over is the way forward. Thanks for posting your video, much appreciated.

[@robt2d2]

Tasty. Good music as well.

[@ChillToMusic87]

Interesting video, thanks. Sadly no new video's for several years 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@2009danial]

Is it still working strong you can replace the motor on these

[@AsgardWoodturning]

Cool project !

[@bread-gz3rl]

Could also just send this thing where it belongs to the bin and get a Henry

[@houstonastrorider713]

Time to build.

[@adamc1572]

What an awesome video! I was wondering what the heck to do with our DC17 since the head motor went in it and they no longer manufacture replacements parts. new shop vac this weekend! Thanks!

[@ijustwanttogosailing8248]

It might be possible to fit a motor from other models - filters certainly can be swapped. Got a replacement motor for my DC33 for £20 off ebay - new!

[@Umski]

I'm sure it would be more efficient if the dust bin/cyclone arrangement was vertical rather than horizontal - high risk of stuff being sucked into the filter like that as it fills...

[@jpsworkshop2544]

you're probably right but it was a bit of a space issue. I wanted it on that wall as it is next to the worktop I use the most but there was only space there to place it horizontally

[@marcusa277]

I agree...the HEPA would be clog faster than normal. Has this been the case? do you find it losing suction faster?

[@jpsworkshop2544]

Honestly I don't know, i don't tidy up very often :D

[@MNCasaPro]

This was a very interesting aspect for me. I've been contemplating a building a frankenvac and have been wondering about efficiency of the cyclone if it's tipped to lower the overall height.

[@hiwaibrahimsalih3517]

James dyson gotta see this

[@Ca31_Buff]

hiwa ibrahim salih he would be pissed

[@hiwaibrahimsalih3517]

ca31 true

[@joedance14]

Very interesting. Somewhat more explanation or narrative would have been helpful. Some of the commentary was spoken in such a low voice, very rapidly, and somewhat mumbled, that it was incomprehensible even after repeated plays. Please take these comments as constructive criticism. I really would like to know more about this issue, and how to dismantle or convert the Dyson. Thanks for sharing.

[@Tarbard]

Strange, I understood him perfectly. Could be your audio settings?

[@dominicscuriosity]

Or you could've just kept it how it was and used it like a regular vacuum but sucked up things a shop vac would

[@jpsworkshop2544]

and where's the fun in that?

[@swedeis]

Dude, can you just post the instructable instead of a video only? I don't want to watch the video, I want to read it at my leisure and refer back to it if I make my own without trying to search through a YT video.