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posted by martyb on Sunday June 14 2015, @04:15AM   Printer-friendly
from the "sometimes-the-simple-hacks-are-the-best"-OR-"this-clearly-sucks" dept.

Hackaday reports

Digging though a carpet or dirty shop floor [for a dropped part] usually results in frustration.

[...]The idea here is to suck up and contain the part without having it making [its] way into the vacuum. To do this there would have to be an intermediate chamber. For this, [Frank] used a multi-pack CD container. This was a great choice because it is clear, allowing him to see what enters the container, and it unscrews quickly making it easy to retrieve the tiny part.

The inlet and outlet connectors are made from PVC and are attached to the CD container's base with adhesive. To keep the debris from getting past the CD container, an old kitchen strainer was cut up and the screen material was used to only let air pass.


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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by frojack on Sunday June 14 2015, @04:56AM

    by frojack (1554) on Sunday June 14 2015, @04:56AM (#196014) Journal

    Most upright vacuums these days have the exact same thing built into the device. Just empty and rinse the dust bin before you vacuum the floor. Or you know, the standard dust devil hand vac separates the dust well before it gets to the impeller. Just about all vacs work this way.

    In short, unless you are too lazy to empty the shop vac before you suck up the floor, you are probably too lazy to build this either.

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by maxwell demon on Sunday June 14 2015, @04:44PM

    by maxwell demon (1608) on Sunday June 14 2015, @04:44PM (#196167) Journal

    before you suck up the floor

    You are supposed to only suck up the dirt. The floor should remain where it is.

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