After eading all of the reviews I didn't find where anyone had used the M1150 duster to blow up into Carpenter Bee holes. Will it work there?
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It would work great. There are several nozzle varieties that will fit that application.
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Carpenter bees are a type of solitary bee. Their holes are usually around 6-8" deep. They don't sting & typically only live 6 weeks or so. The adults (a male & female for each hole) put eggs & food in the hole & then seal it. The eggs don't hatch out until next spring. After the adults are gone all you need to do is stick a wire in the hole, break up the eggs, & caulk it up.
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I've never seen a Carpenter Bee hole before, but I did look it up online to see what it looked like. I don't see why it wouldn't work with those holes. The bulb comes with some different tips so you can try all of them and as far as I can see on the online pics, the holes are bigger than the bulb attachments.
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Hi Dave, I'm almost sure it would work for carpenter bee holes (should try it myself since I have them as well!). The duster is a flexible rubber "bulb" that you squeeze to get the powder out of the small opening that's about 1/8" in diameter (I'm guessing here). The only catch would be that you'd have to fill the bulb to almost full capacity in order to squeeze out the powder in a near upright position into the holes. Hope that helps you! I'd like to find out if it works for your carpenter bee situation if possible.
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It is designed to use coarse sawdust, not wood chips. The holes are quite small...only enough to allow airflow to keep the sawdust smouldering.
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I no longer have this gun as it crapped out. I got a Milwaukee compact cordless as a replacement and it takes replacement bits although I use extensions with magnetic heads as well as the locking collar. Rugged drill powered by a LION battery.
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Not really.. The suction device is pretty bad-- you have to hit the surface hard and at a right angle. And it works best with the Zartz gun. It was kind of a let down..
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I have not had an opportunity to use it on any of these but I am sure it would work if they alite and stay put long enough for you to run get it. Wasp and bees may come at you if you miss. But that is the same risk you take of you used a swatter.
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I don't know. However you can take off the sawdust bag and see if the vac hose will fit. If it fits, or is close use some duct tape or masking tape to make the seal airtight. Obviously, you will lose some flexibility with the sander, but it will be a easier clean-up . If you use the plastic plate with the nubs on it to pierce the sandpaper, the sander does a pretty good job of capturing the dust in the collection bag. I strongly suggest using ear plugs and/or protective headphones when using the sander, especially if using the sander with the vaccum.
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I use a Jet DC-650M, a relatively small dust collector, with a cyclone pre-stage through a 4 inch plastic hose. I never have "dust" shooting out the front. I see lots of small "shreds" flowing up the hose. Remote possibility: is the shop vac blowing instead of sucking?
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My son-in-law uses it mainly outside for mosquitoes and it completely incinerates them. I've hit a few flies inside and they're dead with one hit. If I hold the zapper down low and swing upward, I can usually catch them mid air. I look for the body on the floor so I don't step on it. The zapping sound (snap, snap, snap) is great! I don't know about bees and wasps.
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I have model 51599 blower/vacuum. The blower kit end is the same as the one for the original bag and it just snapped on. I suspect it would do the same for yours. It also has a separate universal attachment devise. I found that because of the long hose, there is some loss of velocity, but it works great on dry leaves but trails off in effectiveness as leaves become wetter. It will clog on really wet leaves.
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I have not used the **MAlco HC 2** but have looked it up on Amazon and I have some insight for you. (1) **Hole-Pro X-230** has a SHIELD that CATCHES DUST generated by cutting. If most of your work is remodel or retrofit in homes in which people live, catching dust at the source is IMPERATIVE (for your/and customer's lung sake, to avoid an unnecessary and labor intensive clean up from homeowner's belongings + people don't like you to mess up their place they don't appreciate that, it's traumatic enough even if you're fast and clean for them to live through a retrofit lighting/sound project while they live-in, sometimes with small children). (2) **Hole Pro X-230 has ACCEPTS HOLE SAWS, it takes seconds to change the hole saw from one size to another bc the arbor has a male thread for hole saws to screw onto, there are few standard sizes used for retrofit recessed lights, retrofit electrical boxes, etc. I bought the hole saws separately bc it saves me tons of time and frustration with those cutters (I took them off, only use shallow hole saws such as Milwaukee 4-3/8, 5-3/8, 6-3/8 Inch for recessed lights and Bosch 3, 4 Inch for retrofit electrical boxes for ceiling fans, smoke detectors, etc.). (3) **Hole Pro X-230** can be connected to a vacuum cleaner through a vacuum adapter (approx. $25) sold by the same company that sells the hole pro x-230). Mine is connected to a Fein vacuum with HEPA filter to save my/customers lungs, clean up labor and reduce the time to complete the job. **MAlco HC 2** DOES NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO CATCH DUST, it's basically a rotozip/dremmel type of bit cutter so you can expect an avalanche of sheetrock dust, wood dust or metal shavings). Even if you do commercial work, it gets on your hair, clothes, scissor lift, ladder, shoes and, most importantly LUNGS, something no one can fix at any price. If you need additional clarifications, please don't hesitate to ask. Best of luck finding the right tool for the job!
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I would think that if you let the dust port somehow get clogged and then the lower chamber completely filled with sawdust then it might impede the blade. Considering the amount of pressure there is at the port, I think you would have to work at clogging it.
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The dust bag does catch sawdust, but not all of the dust. It does cut down on the sawdust better than it would without it. It does have to be emptied frequently, as it is undersized if you plan on doing much sawing. I have thouht an old pair of ladies hose may work as good if not better, but I don't know if they would hold up. You may try that first.
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It worked. I used it on yellow jackets, wasps, carpenter bees, and carpenter ants. Killed 'em dead, though not instantly. I find a 2-5 minute delay from spray to dead. You do have to spray in on the target insect, though.
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I use it with "Milwaukee M12 Cordless Impact Driver". I personally have not used it with hammer drill but I don't see why you couldn't use it.I hope this helps.
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The instructions say to not open up fan but to vacuum with attachment and it will suck out the dust. This has not worked for me. There is dust inside beyond the slats and my vacuum is not strong enough to such it all out. Considering what to do about this now. Update: I have an electric leaf blower(7amp 160mph) for my patio so I tried using that to blow the dust out and it worked really well. I used a tiny bottle brush that I have that fit in between the slats to loosen any not blown out, then blew again. Worked really well! Now I will blow it out every month or so to avoid the buildup. Problem solved.
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I did not see or fill out any kind of warrany card or registration, either offline or online, related to this product. I can tell you that it has worked very well, without any problems, since I purchased it. Although I use it for dusting out computers, not for drying a dog, I feel mine would do the job adequately if I was a dog enthusiast. I purchased mine on recommendation from an IT colleague, who got his from a recommendation from one of his colleagues at another company. There is also a blower specifically made for blowing and dusting out computers. Enter "metro vacuum data" in the Amazon search box. I suspect that this blower is made by the same company, but am not sure. Also, one of those is not as powerful as the model that I bought.
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I use the Dust Deputy connected to my table saw, bandsaw and planer and it collects 95% of the shavings and sawdust. The HEPA filter in my ShopVac is spotless and the container is totally empty. I have been using it for several years and I am totally satisfied.However, I have only used it for working with wood and never tried to use it for dust created by sheetrock. I cannot image that it would perform well with sheetrock dust which is definitely fine dust. It was designed to use with to collect wood chips and sawdust.