 Joined: 09/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,969 Location: Somewhere, But Nowhere Near Manchester, England
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I was watching an MRR video on Youtube this morning when an advert appeared for this Dust Cleaning Sweeper; https://smartocity.com/p...ts/dust-cleaning-sweeperIf it works it could be a useful layout cleaning device for cleaning areas around trees, stations, buildings, etc. and I was wondering if anyone have any knowledge of this product and how good it is. My experience of such small devices is they generally lack sufficient suction to remove the typical debris found on layouts and will only remove the smallest and lightest of common dust. BR |
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Hi Glenn. Yes, I just ordered one. It connects to regular vacuum attachment hose. For 15 bucks it's worth a try. They must be pretty good as mine is on backorder. I will review it when it arrives. Cheers, Peter. 
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Joined: 09/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,969 Location: Somewhere, But Nowhere Near Manchester, England
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Originally Posted by: petestra  Hi Glenn. Yes, I just ordered one. It connects to regular vacuum attachment hose. For 15 bucks it's worth a try. They must be pretty good as mine is on backorder. I will review it when it arrives. Cheers, Peter. That would be great Peter  |
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Thanks Peter! I'm curious as well... |
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Cheers, guys. It was scanned leaving China (what else is new?) last night! Peter.
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 Joined: 22/01/2009(UTC) Posts: 14,875 Location: On 1965 Märklin Boulevard just around from Roco Square
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I've noticed both of them. it should do well if it is attached to your own vacuum cleaner it depends on the suction capability, a 2000 Watt motor should do the job efficiently.
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search wish.com for "Multifunction Dust Vacuum Cleaner Household Straw Tubes Dust Cleaning Remover Tool"
$3 plus $3 shipping
looks similar. |
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Originally Posted by: GlennM I was watching an MRR video on Youtube this morning when an advert appeared for this Dust Cleaning Sweeper; https://smartocity.com/p...ts/dust-cleaning-sweeperIf it works it could be a useful layout cleaning device for cleaning areas around trees, stations, buildings, etc. and I was wondering if anyone have any knowledge of this product and how good it is. My experience of such small devices is they generally lack sufficient suction to remove the typical debris found on layouts and will only remove the smallest and lightest of common dust. BR I also saw that youtube video advert. You can get the same thing from amazon for a fraction of what they are selling it for ( https://www.amazon.com/s...rds=vaccuum+dust+cleaner ) The tricky bit, from my looking at the various models, is matching the device to your vacuum cleaner hose, depending on its interior or exterior diameter. For example for my vaccum, I couldn't find a supported diameter even with the adapters, and that the particular product here doesn't go into the critical dimension at all on the web page is what sent me to Amazon in the first place. On its surface, if you can get it attached properly to your vacuum's hose, it should work great. |
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Joined: 05/12/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,801 Location: Crozet, Virginia
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Originally Posted by: Minok
On its surface, if you can get it attached properly to your vacuum's hose, it should work great.
I have made cheap and easy adaptors for various tubing and hoses by using different schedules and diameters of leftover pipes. I have often found a size that makes the size transition without any modification. In a few cases I have had to sand the outside of my adapter or shim it with something like duck tape. It seems to have the potential to be used on locos and coaches without sucking all of the small plastic bits off. I have a bagless vacuum that I use on my layout and almost every time I empty it I discover some new surprise! It makes for a good mental exercise as you figure out which of your models has shed the latest piece. I am fairly sure that I will try one of these also, and as with everything else, the best deals come from Amazon - go figure. |
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Reading the reviews on Amazon all of them (both positive and negative) talks about stiff bristle (straw like tubes), so I doubt it would be too useful unless they are extremely flexible and can wrap around our delicate models and landscape details. But will be interesting to see the reviews from here.
I use a soft small brush in one hand and vacuum tube in other when dusting my buildings and roads etc.
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Well, here's my 2 cents worth. Mine arrived yesterday from China. Peter.  I just vacuumed the forward Schwarzburg station of my layout, both station platforms and track and I must say I'm quite satisfied with this product. True, the vacuum tubes are quite stiff but they did a good job picking up dust, bits of fluff and grass etc. and they got around the catenary and other obstacles well. I also did the brewery which needed a good dusting.   
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Joined: 09/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,969 Location: Somewhere, But Nowhere Near Manchester, England
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Originally Posted by: petestra Well, here's my 2 cents worth. Mine arrived yesterday from China. Peter. I just vacuumed the forward Schwarzburg station of my layout, both station platforms and track and I must say I'm quite satisfied with this product. True, the vacuum tubes are quite stiff but they did a good job picking up dust, bits of fluff and grass etc. and they got around the catenary and other obstacles well. I also did the brewery which needed a good dusting. Thanks Peter |
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Nice! Is it just me or do those individual tubes still look huge? |
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Originally Posted by: 5HorizonsRR Nice! Is it just me or do those individual tubes still look huge? Hi, John. Yes, they look big in the photo but they are only 2mm wide. Peter
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And this is how the pro does it Interesting with using steam to clean trees? Also curious if anyone has used the swifter duster as used in video? Sorry to hijack tread, but just stumbled across on the video and thought it might be relevant. Best Regards Lasse |
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Hi Lasse. I use the swifter all the time but it does get caught onto pointy edges. I use it mainly on the controls. It's great for general housecleaning. Peter.
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Yeah, saw that wunderlandians video of MiWuLa. The steam is used on the forest areas to get the dust to clump, so that later when it dries it can be vacuumed up, I presume.
If I remember right, with him working the night shift, he cleans each area every several months? |
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It's a nice tool, but honestly, the dust can be removed by the vacuum cleaner with a proper nozzle, at least this works for me
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Originally Posted by: kiwiAlan Isn't it very expensive? I bought a very soft make-up brush like this one https://www.eyecare.fr/e...es/57-blusher-brush.htmlReally soft, smooth and thoroughly. I use it especially for the top of an e-loco. At a regular wagon I dust (that is what my dictionary is saying - shouldn't the word not "dedusting"?) with various sizes of soft paint-brushes. OK this "blusher brust" was a special offer, I bought for 2 €.
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The attachment can be had for $5-10 on Amazon. The benefit of that vacuum cleaner attachment is that you can use it to vacuum up the dust that comes loose from your dusting, and is on the scenery and layout flat spaces with a much smaller risk of vacuuming up a small part that might be lying on the layout such as a preiser figure, something that fell off of a wagon or loco or some part from a model. With a traditional vacuum brush, the opening is one much larger one that sucks up a everything smaller than 3-4 cm. The attachment is not for use in wiping the dust from the surfaces as you would do with soft brushes, but more for pulling up the loose dust once you have brushed things off, to suck the dust from the ground, grass, hillsides, around trees and streets - and not also suck up the people, cars, couplings, street lights, road signs, cows, and bits that fell off the trains. https://www.amazon.com/s...3487&rnid=2941120011 |
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