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Mini blower
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The past few years of developing routes I started taking a Milwaukee 18v blower and using it to clear dirt and drill dust. This worked great but it’s a little big and it tends to eat up batteries pretty quick. While at Harbor Freight a few months ago I picked up a small 20v blower for $20. I figured I already have plenty of the Bauer batteries from the Bauer SDS drill I’ve been using which by the way rocks and is my favorite drill now, even better than my Bosch. Anyway this little blower is killer, it is not at powerful as my Milwaukee but at a fraction of the price and weight it does a really good job. I’ve been using it for a few months and the battery has yet to drop below three bars on the gauge and it only has three bars. The only downside is the price of the battery and charger but I’ve found good deals on those on EBay. Definitely worth the investment if you are developing. Don’t leave ugly drill dust marks and blow yer route.  |
ryan climbs wrote: I am not doing glue ins so I can't give a informed opinion. I think it came with a small narrow attachment that would probably fit in a glue in hole. I use it just to clean routes and drill dust around the hole. I still use a little bulb blower to clean the hole out the the bolts Im using. |
ryan climbs wrote: Yep, comes with an attachment that would probably work fine.  |
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If you have RYOBI batteries they also make the exact same thing. |
ryan climbs wrote: Someone on Reddit posted a mod/set up they did for this exact purpose
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ryan climbs wrote: What kind of glue-ins are you using? Some recommend notching to prevent spinning (the clickies). I use the ryobi with a tube custom fitted on there like the reddit link. Smallest and lightest option for electric blowers. Nice for small and hard to reach areas but not very powerful. If you need to blow off a big ledge/bigger area, it will take some time. |
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Use a hand pump blower and a wire brush to clean holes for glue ins and mechanical bolts. This step isn't optional. It's a requirement per the bolt manufacturers and good installation practices. Something like this: |
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Clean your holes correctly and thoroughly. HF/Bauer also makes another size up from the blower in OP that works extremely well for cleaning dust off of holds, from around drilled holes, and yes, even clearing off ledges. Very powerful and very compact. It spends about half the year on sale for $40, sometimes less. I wouldn't hesitate to spend the extra money to get this one again. https://www.harborfreight.com/20v-cordless-200-mph-compact-workshop-blower-tool-only-56416.html |
ryan climbs wrote: If you have twist bolts becoming spinners, maybe there's something else wrong besides your hole not being clean enough, like with the choice of glue or mixing process? |
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The lightest and fastest method I've seen, and used, is a can of "Dust-off" or similar product. |
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Anyone have a link to that harbor freight blower? When I search "blower" on their web site, all I see is the leaf blower style ones. |
drew A wrote: https://www.harborfreight.com/20v-cordless-high-volume-inflatordeflator-tool-only-57166.html?_br_psugg_q=20+volt+air+compressor |
ryan climbs wrote: Hey Ryan, what glue are you using that had this issue? |
Kevin Mokracek wrote: Dude those prices are super cheap for the batteries and charger compared to Bosch and Hilti brands. |
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If anyone is already running Bosch, I purchased their 18V leaf blower and it was super nice for getting rid dust and dirt off slab after cleaning/bolting. It has a narrow tipped tool that should fit in a bolt hole as well, but I was using compressed air so never brought up the narrow attachment. Definitely pricier than most everything listed above, but maybe a little more versatile/powerful for cleaning in general compared to some of the smaller ones that might just be useful for bolt holes. |
Matt King wrote: No doubt, I’ve got half a dozen Bosch batteries and know the pain of the price. I think the difference is the Bauer tool is so cheap compared to the Bauer battery. The SDS Bauer drill was only a few bucks more than the battery. They need to make money somehow and I’m sure they are making in on the battery not the tool in most cases. |
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Man, and this whole time, here I am dragging around a 36volt makita monster. Lolol I call it "the dirt cannon" |
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I use this mini blower. It’s a beast and doesn’t seem to quit after a lot of banging around on routes. Uses dewalt batts as well. Get it on Amazon… Cordless Dust Blower for Dewalt 20V Battery, LIVOWALNY Leaf Blower Brushless Handheld Blower Cordless Sawdust Blower 447 MPH/39 CFM f... a.co/d/4g29STZ |
ERRAND WOLFE wrote: I have bigger more powerful blower for really tough jobs but for simple cleaning you can't beat the lightweight of the mini |
