

bucket) edge, to enable "sneaking up" as you're grinding close to the wall and any obstructions (e.g. Last tip: when grinding the perimeter of the room (when wrapping up), it helps to trim a section of the shroud (i.e. Worked great! I am mildly embarrassed how long it took to fabricate this - however, several years later I fabricated a similar shroud for a 4-inch grinder (for a bathroom floor retiling project), and that took maybe an hour or less, including scrounging around the house for the right size plastic bucket for the smaller grinder. Universal Grinding Angle Grinder Dust Shroud 7 Inch Vacuum Dust Shroud Cover for Angle Grinder Hand Grind Grinder Polisher (black). The vacuum hose then attached, as the pics show. Dewalt DWE46172 7 SURFACE GRINDING DUST SHROUD ONLY Fits all DEWALT large angle grinders and is ideally suited for DWE4597 and DWE4557 Flexible yet durable. Finally, I trimmed a shop vacuum accessory (with metal cutting shears) at an angle, and riveted-and-hot-glued it to the bucket.


Then trimmed the bucket so it was *just* about the same height as the DiamaBrush blades. Came out *really* great, worked perfectly for my purposes, and yielded a naked concrete surface for installing the 18-inch porcelain tiles.Īdded a few screw eyes to the plywood, and used cable ties to snug the handles of the grinder to the "dust shroud". About $15 worth of big-box plumbing bits: 2 gallon bucket, shower drain, and coupling, which I hacked together as a bespoke grinder shroud. I didn't want to spend $$ on a "fits all brands" shroud, and the DeWalt -specific one for my grinder was over $100, so I decided to DIY. This shroud captures up to 99 of the dust created by a hand grinder. DeWalt grinder, and a 7 inch "DiamaBrush" grinder, specifically for removing coatings from concrete, for something like $70. Another highly recommended option is the Makita 195386-6 Dust Extracting 7-Inch Grinder Shroud, which is specifically designed for use with Makita 7-inch angle grinders and has a convenient sliding feature for easy access to the grinders controls. This shroud fits up to a 7 wheel on most 6 to 9 angle grinders and collars 1.8 to 3. I caught a few good tools deals for the project: < $100 for a 7 inch. I investigated various methods, including chemical (toxic and otherwise), and renting a floor grinder, with a daily cost approaching $500 (and unclear whether I could get it done in one day). The existing linoleum tiles came up quickly, but the kryptonite mastic (at least 40 years old, perhaps even older) needed to be removed from the concrete slab. Massive DIY gas fireplace project included (as just one of the sub-projects) ~200 sq. /rebates/2fp2fDustless-Technologies-5-in-Universal-Dust-Shroud-Pro-Power-Tool-Accessory-for-Angle-Grinders-D18052f206024974&. This item 7' Polyurethane Dust Shroud for Angle Grinders & Grinding Wheels 4.
