Diy dust shoe dust strip bristles

I thought I would just post a picture of this dust strip I have made for my extraction system. As most who have look for long bristle dust strip will know how expensive it and how you can only get it in long lengths and in a aluminium carrier which is no good for round corners I thought I would come up with my own.

and this is how I did it

1. Purchase a long bristle broom from were ever is the cheapest! Mine was from b&q and £8

2 pull the bristles out with pliers. They should come out in bundles with a metal clip holing them together.

3 cut the folded over top that has the clip on it to make individual strands.

4 lay down a strip of masking tape and lay the bristles down aligning them with one edge

5 mask a 1" strip along the top were you will put the silicon.

6 spread a even layer of silicon over the top of the bristles to hold them together and when done remove the second pice of masking tape you used for a nice clean line.

7 you can the ether repeat step 5&6 on the opposite side or you can lay further layer on top.

8 leave to dry for 24hours and you should be good to go.

Charlie, Thank's for posting, the method's okay but you'll find a cheaper brush here; http://www.toolstation.com/search?searchstr=brush
Also the bristles look quite stiff on that brush so maybe a softer one would be better ?

I wanted to pick something up over Christmas so for me b&q was the best option as it was local and I could have it there and then. I found the stiffer bristles were better for what I wanted, I would say they were a soft out door style brush and I found they are less likely to get caught in the spindle. This is about mk6 I have tested, they are all so a lot easier to work with and were the longest I could get. I experimented with paint brush style things but they were a pain to work with and very short. From my experiments there is nothing on the tool station page that would work that is cheaper but like I said you what ever brush you want from were ever you want its just what I found the cheapest and most suitable.

Thanks for postings

Bangood is the best bet now they do 100mm x 1000mm for very little

I used similar method with brush and pulling bristles(spelling?) out. but I carved around 6x6 mm channel in wooden holder and used hot gun to glue them in. I initially put plastic in channel, filled with bristles, 2,3 cm at a time. then I reinforced them from interior once again to be more firm in position. I don't have any picture on my hand here but can get them if anyone is interested.
Its pretty late here so please excuse my spelling...

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Nice but B&Q also have draught strips for door bottoms with the bristles on a flexible steel strip which you can slide out and bend to shape,
Simples!

- Nick

Hi Everyone

I know that this is an old thread but I found this supplier on Amazon who sells the type of brush material that is perfect for our dusthoods see here

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Originally Posted by MikeyC38

Hi Everyone

I know that this is an old thread but I found this supplier on Amazon who sells the type of brush material that is perfect for our dusthoods see here

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Out of stock, which is a bastard. When I made one I just cut up loads of really thick ziplock bags into strips and glued it in. Couldn't find any decent brushes that lent themselves to the application, other than ordering a crap load from China.

How about this on ebay?

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F323692003138

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Hi

There are plenty of suppliers of industrial brush strip in the UK

https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C...mg.eEZmZ233f4M

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https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C...mg.fT0hhNjxoKQ

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Originally Posted by charlieuk

As most who have look for long bristle dust strip will know how expensive it and how you can only get it in long lengths and in a aluminium carrier which is no good for round corners .

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Inside the aluminium carrier many brands have a steel sub-carrier which slides out and bends around corners very easily, it also means your brush is a self supporting assembly once you bend it to shape :D

You could also try the wonderfully named http://www.thehairyworm.co.uk/ :rolleyes:

I used this flexible strip from Amazon. Dirt cheap and works a treat.

https://www.amazon.com/Konmison-Clea.../dp/B01566L6Q4


Kit

Hi Kitwn
It is the same one I bought on amazon.co.uk some time ago but not available there anymore!. Good to see it available somewhere. I bought the 70mm and 100mm sizes, but the 70mm is more than adequate

If I remember rightly I had to get mine sent from the USA as it wasn't available on Amazon's AU website.

Kit

Hi Everyone

I posted last year about brush strip from Amazon, which unfortunately is no longer available. Now found the same stuff on eBay. So buy whilst it is available!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/70-100mm-...AYq1UxWTvoaEBQ

Just FIY on the dust shoes i sell i use 60 cents EVA rubber sheet 1mm or so, found in any chinese shop. On my shoes it could be made into 5 custom length double strips, on a dust shoe like the above, let's say 2. So for 30 cents and some painters tape to hold it on place, you can make much more superior vacuum , custom cut for your current job.

I mean , why are you buying that brush strips that waste vacuum and at the end of the day are no good for all the different bits you would use??