Comments on: Drilling Dust Bubble

By: Bee

Bee — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:07:32 +0000

bosch and hilti and even dewalt have dust collection minivac units for their rotary hammers. but somehow these arent used much in the US.
I use a Hilti spring-vac attachment accessory that attaches to the drill with a depth rod. Good for any drill. I just use the festool vac I have on all jobs anyway.

If I don’t have the vac I use a folded sheet of paper and blue tape. No need to order from mcmaster-carr.
this karcher product seems like it would be made by black and decker soon. watch the toolmonger blog for my prediction!..

By: magga

magga — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:04:02 +0000

I have been using dust bubble in every drilling task in my new home and I love it!
You can buy different types for different surfaces (different type of glue - no danger of removing part of the painting or plaster when you remove the bubble).

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:02:10 +0000

I saw the Kärcher thingie in use once, and was not impressed. It catches nearly all the dust, but I still had to vaccuum the area after they left. The big problem was when removed carelessly it took away a large piece of the plaster from my cieling, creating a big job from a small one.

By: Toolmonger » Blog Archive » The Week in Tools: Toolmonger’s Top 5

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:08:59 +0000

[...] Drilling Dust Bubble Laugh if you want, but someday you might want to get your hands on a few dust bubbles. The idea here is to place the plastic bubble between what you’re drilling and the bit, so you can catch drywall and masonry in the bubble instead of spilling it on your floor. Is it a gimmick? Perhaps, but we hear these bubbles are super handy. [...]

By: Wardnew

Wardnew — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:40:59 +0000

Karcher’s Drill-dust-catcher looks like it may only work on smooth surfaces. But the blond assistant is a plus.

By: PutnamEco

PutnamEco — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:59:20 +0000

I’m amazed Festool hasn’t come up with something yet.

By: DensityDuck

DensityDuck — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:04:24 +0000

You could also make a vacuum head with a piece of wide-gauge cardboard tube, a shop-vac fitting, and a crapload of grey tape.

By: PutnamEco

PutnamEco — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:46:41 +0000

Karcher makes a non disposable drill dust collector the DDC 50 Drill-Dust-Catcher

Cheesy video link,
http://www.tr.karcher.com/tr/ddc50_video_popup.htm

If I’m trying not to make a mess, I usually just hold a dustbuster or vacuum hose under the drill.

By: Tyler @ Building Camelot

Tyler @ Building Camelot — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:10:57 +0000

Very cool find. I don’t do just a ton of drilling, but I hate cleaning up the mess left behind. I’ll have to pick some of these up.

–TW

By: Stuart Deutsch

Stuart Deutsch — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:06:51 +0000

I’m liking those suggestions. Keep them coming! I previously tired using tape with paper, cardboard, and plastic-wrap, but always ended up needing a respirator and a vacuum to clean up the mess.

By: John

John — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:36:47 +0000

I tape a plastic bag like you get from the grocery store directly below the hole I’m about to drill with blue masking tape. Tape the bag in place and then pull the other edge away from the wall to make sure the bag is open and will catch the debris. Then drill away. When done peel the bag off and reuse or dispose. A box like jbj mentions above is the same idea, but I have a bunch of these plastic bags around and its easy to reuse for a project then toss it.

By: jbj

jbj — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:19:33 +0000

I use a small, thin-sided cardboard box (mine came from an aquarium pump) and several pieces of blue masking tape. Same box for about 7 years now. Cheap, and I don’t have to keep thworing stuff away.

To make it even easier, I keep my around-the-house bits in the box itself.