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ShopVac vs. Samsung Vacuum Cleaner Bags

While cleaning the filter in the 1 gallon ShopVac for the bandsaw and lathe, I found the last few bags from the never-sufficiently-to-be-damned and long-gone Samsung vacuum cleaner that seemed about the right size for upcycling:

Shopvac vs Samsung vacuum cleaner bags - overview
Shopvac vs Samsung vacuum cleaner bags – overview

They’re a bit bulky:

Shopvac vs Samsung vacuum cleaner bags - trial fit
Shopvac vs Samsung vacuum cleaner bags – trial fit

It’s surely not worth buying bags just to cut ’em up, but, with a stock on the shelf, why not?

Comments

3 responses to “ShopVac vs. Samsung Vacuum Cleaner Bags”

  1. Olli Avatar
    Olli

    1911 VINTAGE SINGER VACUUM CLEANER ,VERY NICE
    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1911-VINTAGE-SINGER-VACUUM-CLEANER-VERY-NICE/352187069830?hash=item51fffc3586:g:RTkAAOSwAFBZuVeD

    Maybe designed by Thomas Alva Edison? Is it cordless?

    1. Ed Avatar

      Surely, Tesla’s grandmother knitted the electrical insulation!

      The gray paint and stencil lettering make it look military.

      1. Olli Avatar
        Olli

        Yep it looks like a bazooka.