I bought a "Small Cyclone Lid" from LV. It's made to fit a:
20-gallon trashcans (Rubbermaid model # 2892 in USA and # 2882 in Canada)
Or a metal trash can:
trashcans with a 16-1/2" to 17" top diameter
Well, I ordered the thing without checking to make sure it would fit
available cans. Turns out this 20-gallon thing is unobtanium.
I bought a can that sort of works, but it doesn't seal well, and it's
fiddly. It's also taller than I want, flimsy, and tippy. It has proven
that the cyclone lid concept will work as advertised, but I think I'll be
happier if I get the right can.
I could order one online from various places, but ordering a trash can by
mail just seems ridiculous to me. Are there any common box stores that
would carry such a thing? The BORGs are out, as is OfficeMax. Anyone
else?
I guess I could maybe get out the phone book and try to find janitorial
supply places...
Any other ideas?
I'd probably go with metal if I could find one that would work, but all the
metal cans I can find are grossly over- or undersized.
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On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 16:30:42 GMT, Larry Jaques <jake@di\/ersify.com>
scribbled:
>On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 20:33:20 -0800, Luigi Zanasi <[email protected]>
>brought forth from the murky depths:
>>Ackshally, winters here are pretty good. Cold and long, yes, but
>>pleasant 'cause it's a dry cold. No rain, no humidity, sunny most of
>
>"Pleasantly Freeze-Dried" will now become a new Canuckistani nick.
>
>"Yeah, I heard it from that PFD dude, WeeGee."
>
>
>>the time (the few hours the sun comes out), no slush or sleet as the
>>temperature is almost always below zero (32 Fahrenheit, Keith), little
>>snow and what falls is light fluffy stuff that is really easy to
>>shovel and just blows off your car when you drive off. It wouldn't
>>surprise me if you get more snow in the Blue Ridge hills than we do.
>
>I survived half an inch of snow on the ground here on Saturday.
><pat pat pat>
I just met an English couple (on Christmas day) who recently moved out
of SoCal to the Yukon because they couldn't stand the excessively hot
climate. This is true. So there!
Luigi
Replace "no" with "yk" for real email address
(OBWW, we celebrated at Ken Mulloy's house. Ken gives me antique tools
for Christmas - this year it was a double bitted felling axe with the
inscription "ast steel" visible. Probably dates to the Gold Rush at
the turn of the century. He also once gave me my pride and joy, a ca.
1919 No. 7C, which I had been drooling over.)
Luigi Zanasi wrote:
> of SoCal to the Yukon because they couldn't stand the excessively hot
> climate. This is true. So there!
I used to have a female co-worker from Phoenix, Arizona, who wore bulky
cable knit sweaters on 90 degree (F... whatever that translates to in
Canukistani... 36ish?) days because it was too cold for her.
> the turn of the century. He also once gave me my pride and joy, a ca.
> 1919 No. 7C, which I had been drooling over.)
Shaddap, you. You suck!
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"Silvan" wrote in
> I bought a "Small Cyclone Lid" from LV. It's made to fit a:
>
> 20-gallon trashcans (Rubbermaid model # 2892 in USA and # 2882 in Canada)
> Any other ideas?
After spending half a day, I finally found them at Target. IIRC, there was a
new number ... one of the stickers had "2892" on it, but it was surrounded
by other numbers. This was about 3 months ago, so they should still be
making them ... buy at least two when you do find them.
Works very well, and sure saves emptying the shop vac so often.
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On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 12:06:41 -0500, Silvan
<[email protected]> scribbled
>I bought a "Small Cyclone Lid" from LV. It's made to fit a:
Which works great except that my shop vac sucks, so the plastic
garbage cans I tried collapsed (OK, I exaggerate - sucked big dents in
them)
>20-gallon trashcans (Rubbermaid model # 2892 in USA and # 2882 in Canada)
Tried that one. I also first tried #1339 (It's got wheels!), but it
collapsed even faster.
>Or a metal trash can:
Got one, and it's what I'm using now, but the lid is just a little too
big and has to be positioned carefully to avoid losing suckage.
>trashcans with a 16-1/2" to 17" top diameter
Haven't found a metal one big enough.
>Well, I ordered the thing without checking to make sure it would fit
>available cans. Turns out this 20-gallon thing is unobtanium.
You should try moving to somewhere more civilised than Virginia, like
the Yukon, where we have real mountains, not bumps.
>I bought a can that sort of works, but it doesn't seal well, and it's
>fiddly. It's also taller than I want, flimsy, and tippy. It has proven
>that the cyclone lid concept will work as advertised, but I think I'll be
>happier if I get the right can.
>
>I could order one online from various places, but ordering a trash can by
>mail just seems ridiculous to me. Are there any common box stores that
>would carry such a thing? The BORGs are out, as is OfficeMax. Anyone
>else?
I tried hardware stores and Crappy Tire too.
>I guess I could maybe get out the phone book and try to find janitorial
>supply places...
>
>Any other ideas?
>
>I'd probably go with metal if I could find one that would work, but all the
>metal cans I can find are grossly over- or undersized.
Same here, undersized only though.
Hey Robin, how about getting into the mail-order metal garbage can
biz? You already have two customers.
Luigi
Replace "no" with "yk" for real email address
Luigi Zanasi wrote:
> Which works great except that my shop vac sucks, so the plastic
> garbage cans I tried collapsed (OK, I exaggerate - sucked big dents in
> them)
I had the same experience. I bored the 3/4" relief hole, which helped some,
but I fear the first time my ducts clog up, I'm going to have to go pop the
can back out.
I'm getting ready to decide whether or not to patent my brilliant solution
to this problem. :)
(After I see how brilliant it is... It may not work.)
> Tried that one. I also first tried #1339 (It's got wheels!), but it
> collapsed even faster.
Probably the same one I had. Barely fits. Put your hand over the hose, and
*whump* in about three seconds?
>>Or a metal trash can:
>
> Got one, and it's what I'm using now, but the lid is just a little too
> big and has to be positioned carefully to avoid losing suckage.
I have the same problem with the specified plastic one. Just a *little* too
big. I'm thinking a band of weatherstripping might be just the ticket.
> You should try moving to somewhere more civilised than Virginia, like
> the Yukon, where we have real mountains, not bumps.
That's OK. Winter here is plenty bad enough for me.
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Larry C in Auburn, WA wrote:
> out of the top 1/2 of the can. In other words, you have to empty the can
> when it gets filled half way so go for a bigger can if you have the room
> (remember, the footprint is roughly the same).
Height is an issue in my shop though. I wanted something short enough to
fit under normal working height if possible.
It was possible. Finally found them in the *GARDEN* department at Home
Despot. Tons and tons of them for $8. I guess I should check out the
orange version of Lowe's more often, so I know where to look for stuff.
I'm glad that's out of the way. The lid isn't quite a perfect fit, but it
fits *much* better. I'm glad that damned tall, tippy can is out of my way.
This one is short enough to stay out of elbow range. The extra trips to
the curb will be well worth it.
I
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Luigi Zanasi wrote:
> shovel and just blows off your car when you drive off. It wouldn't
> surprise me if you get more snow in the Blue Ridge hills than we do.
I hear what you're saying about a cold snow, and I agree. I'd rather deal
with that than sleet/ice/slush. However, I'd just as soon not deal with
any of it. The climate in Costa Rica is supposed to be really nice.... :)
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I don't have any ideas on where to find one, I've always seemed to have
garbage cans follow me home, however, don't underestimate the need for size.
Sometimes bigger really is better. My garbage can "cyclone" fills up
quickly and because it isn't really a cyclone the collector sucks anything
out of the top 1/2 of the can. In other words, you have to empty the can
when it gets filled half way so go for a bigger can if you have the room
(remember, the footprint is roughly the same).
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"Silvan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I bought a "Small Cyclone Lid" from LV. It's made to fit a:
>
> 20-gallon trashcans (Rubbermaid model # 2892 in USA and # 2882 in Canada)
>
> Or a metal trash can:
>
> trashcans with a 16-1/2" to 17" top diameter
>
> Well, I ordered the thing without checking to make sure it would fit
> available cans. Turns out this 20-gallon thing is unobtanium.
>
> I bought a can that sort of works, but it doesn't seal well, and it's
> fiddly. It's also taller than I want, flimsy, and tippy. It has proven
> that the cyclone lid concept will work as advertised, but I think I'll be
> happier if I get the right can.
>
> I could order one online from various places, but ordering a trash can by
> mail just seems ridiculous to me. Are there any common box stores that
> would carry such a thing? The BORGs are out, as is OfficeMax. Anyone
> else?
>
> I guess I could maybe get out the phone book and try to find janitorial
> supply places...
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> I'd probably go with metal if I could find one that would work, but all
the
> metal cans I can find are grossly over- or undersized.
>
> --
> Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
> Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
> http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
>
On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 17:55:36 -0800, Luigi Zanasi <[email protected]>
brought forth from the murky depths:
>On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 16:30:42 GMT, Larry Jaques <jake@di\/ersify.com>
>scribbled:
>
>>On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 20:33:20 -0800, Luigi Zanasi <[email protected]>
>>brought forth from the murky depths:
>I just met an English couple (on Christmas day) who recently moved out
>of SoCal to the Yukon because they couldn't stand the excessively hot
>climate. This is true. So there!
Well, people voted for Clinton, Gore, and Shrub. There's just no
accounting for taste or (lack of) intelligence. And there's no
telling what they'll do next, knowwhatImean,Vern?
>inscription "ast steel" visible. Probably dates to the Gold Rush at
>the turn of the century. He also once gave me my pride and joy, a ca.
>1919 No. 7C, which I had been drooling over.)
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On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 02:03:09 -0500, Silvan
<[email protected]> scribbled
>> You should try moving to somewhere more civilised than Virginia, like
>> the Yukon, where we have real mountains, not bumps.
>
>That's OK. Winter here is plenty bad enough for me.
Ackshally, winters here are pretty good. Cold and long, yes, but
pleasant 'cause it's a dry cold. No rain, no humidity, sunny most of
the time (the few hours the sun comes out), no slush or sleet as the
temperature is almost always below zero (32 Fahrenheit, Keith), little
snow and what falls is light fluffy stuff that is really easy to
shovel and just blows off your car when you drive off. It wouldn't
surprise me if you get more snow in the Blue Ridge hills than we do.
Luigi
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Rick wrote:
> Since you are around loading docks from time to time ... you might look
> for those cardboard drums with the steel bottoms and removable tops. They
> I don't think you'll collapse one of those easily (with the vacuum setup
> that is).
Hrm... Interesting indeed. I know exactly what you're talking about.
Don't see a lot of those in the furniture business, but worth keeping in
the back of my mind anyway.
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On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 20:33:20 -0800, Luigi Zanasi <[email protected]>
brought forth from the murky depths:
>On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 02:03:09 -0500, Silvan
><[email protected]> scribbled
>
>>> You should try moving to somewhere more civilised than Virginia, like
>>> the Yukon, where we have real mountains, not bumps.
>>
>>That's OK. Winter here is plenty bad enough for me.
>
>Ackshally, winters here are pretty good. Cold and long, yes, but
>pleasant 'cause it's a dry cold. No rain, no humidity, sunny most of
"Pleasantly Freeze-Dried" will now become a new Canuckistani nick.
"Yeah, I heard it from that PFD dude, WeeGee."
>the time (the few hours the sun comes out), no slush or sleet as the
>temperature is almost always below zero (32 Fahrenheit, Keith), little
>snow and what falls is light fluffy stuff that is really easy to
>shovel and just blows off your car when you drive off. It wouldn't
>surprise me if you get more snow in the Blue Ridge hills than we do.
I survived half an inch of snow on the ground here on Saturday.
<pat pat pat>
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Forgot to mention that Target had trash/garbage cans in two locations, on
opposite sides of the damn store ... I found the first place, but if I
hadn't asked out of desperation, I would not have found where they kept the
2892 model.
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"Swingman" wrote in message
> After spending half a day, I finally found them at Target. IIRC,
I found mine at Tractor Supply co. They may have a store near you or you could
try some other feed and supply type store.
To solve the tipping and to get a better seal I built a small platform big
enough to hold the DC and the can and then I bungee corded them both in place
with some eye bolts.
So far it works well for me.
Craig
Clarkston, MI
CWFrasa wrote:
> To solve the tipping and to get a better seal I built a small platform big
> enough to hold the DC and the can and then I bungee corded them both in
> place with some eye bolts.
Hey, that's a good idea!
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Hi Mike,
Since you are around loading docks from time to time ... you might look for
those cardboard drums with the steel bottoms and removable tops. They are
about the right diameter, and not quite the height of a 55 gallon drum
(there are also short squat ones if you get lucky). Empty, these suckers are
a pain to get rid of ... they take way too much space in a dumpster, don't
compact worth a bean, and can't be recycled with the cardboard without
sawing off the steel on each end.
A long winded way to say they should be pretty cheap.
I don't think you'll collapse one of those easily (with the vacuum setup
that is).
HTH
Rick
"Silvan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I bought a "Small Cyclone Lid" from LV. It's made to fit a:
>
> 20-gallon trashcans (Rubbermaid model # 2892 in USA and # 2882 in Canada)
>
> Or a metal trash can:
>
> trashcans with a 16-1/2" to 17" top diameter
>
> Well, I ordered the thing without checking to make sure it would fit
> available cans. Turns out this 20-gallon thing is unobtanium.
>
> I bought a can that sort of works, but it doesn't seal well, and it's
> fiddly. It's also taller than I want, flimsy, and tippy. It has proven
> that the cyclone lid concept will work as advertised, but I think I'll be
> happier if I get the right can.
>
> I could order one online from various places, but ordering a trash can by
> mail just seems ridiculous to me. Are there any common box stores that
> would carry such a thing? The BORGs are out, as is OfficeMax. Anyone
> else?
>
> I guess I could maybe get out the phone book and try to find janitorial
> supply places...
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> I'd probably go with metal if I could find one that would work, but all
the
> metal cans I can find are grossly over- or undersized.
>
> --
> Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
> Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
> http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
>