I'm considering a vacuum that doesn't have a built-in cutter. How would you all recommend I cut this roll?
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No cutter Matt, I used the cutter from an old box, these don't even come in a box.
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Matt, some people use scissors. I prefer using a straight edge and a razor knife. Be sure to place a cutting board under the vacuum roll where it is to be cut.Hope this helped. Bill
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Scissors, utility knife, single-edge razor blade--all will work. I, however, am lazy; I've raised it to an art form. I use a 12" paper cutter I got from Office Max. Put the roll to the right, feed the material under the cutter head, and you can use the marks on the board to measure (if that works for you.) The bags should be cut so that, when loaded, the open end lays flat with no puckering. My method is useful if you have a lot of meat/produce to seal up. Just measure and cut off a couple of dozen bags at once, and seal one end. Then load with the food and seal.
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I used the Dirt Devil stick vac which Amazon sells for $19. I used the nozzle attachment it comes with for cleaning corners. You don't need an expensive vacuum. A small one has enough suction for this purpose.
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Hi Lillian,I just use my fingers. I slide them over the roll and grab them. It works just fine as long as you don't let it build up too long. You could probably use a fine toothed comb. Have'nt tried that as my method works fast and easy. Hope this is helpfull to you as this is a great machine for in between the big weekly vacumming.
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I bought a Eureka EasyClean Corded Hand-Held Vacuum, 71B which I keep in my closet. It makes all of my Space Bags much more usable. (Previously, I ended up not sealing them back up.)
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The Electrolux vacuum has a removable roller brush. Different attachments can be purchased separately.
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I made my own adapter using the cardboard tube from an empty roll of bath tissue. Cut the tube straight down the middle. Place the attachment end of your vacuum cleaner's hose and either side of the adapter that came with the micro vacuum attachment kit onto the cardboard tube. Wrap the top side of the cardboard tube over the bottom side until it fits snugly. Use duct tape to secure the cut edge.
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The upper cylinder comes apart and we've used bottle brushes and/or an air compressor outside as the dust is bound to fly. If you have a small hand you could probably reach in there, but the area vacuum cleaner company will do it as well for a fee. Not the most pleasant job, but my husband takes it on as a challenge every few months.
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Make sure to press the end without the rollers and roll them along the scar. Press a few times and and roll. It works great!
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Along with the VacMaster Pro 260, I purchased a 8" Roll by 50' storage roll. This item is smooth and worked fine. I used the VacMaster Pro 260 for the first time last week. I processed 35 lbs. of fillets into 1 lb. vacuum sealed packages. I was terribly disappointed in the Vac Pro 260. The machine is very slow in processing and extremely noisy. Plus, the 8" bags I purchased did not fit into the machine for sizing. Had to size everything with a pair of scissors. GOOD LUCK
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I also use scissors or a knife and cut the hair. I then just pull it out. On mine, there is a nifty little indentation on the roller that I use for sliding the knife. Just beware the ends tend to collect the most hair and will stop the wheels if it gets to full.
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I didn't need to cut mine but I'm sure U could cut it if U use very sharp scissors or a sharp knife.
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You use a vacuum that has a hose attachment. I like the item but whatever you store will come out wrinkled and may smell like plastic when it first comes out. I still give it 5 stars.
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Sorry it took me so long to answer...we were out of town for a few days.The FoodSaver has an auto cutter. Lift the cutter (it has a gray slider on one side), place the roll in the "bin", unroll to desired length, and replace the cutter on top of where the cut will be. I hold the cutter down on one side and slide the gray slider across. Easy-peasy!
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I didn't do anything other than run it through. My problem was extremely dull cutting edges, so I used a combination of the lubricating sheets and aluminum foil... maybe you need to expend another lubricating sheet (if you've used the machine a lot and never lubricated before?)... I'm sorry I can't be more helpful!
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A regular vacuum works great. The shop vac hose will be too big in circumference.
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it's not difficult and absolutely necessary if you want it to continue to function properly. we have 2 dogs and three cats, and although hubby is bald i have hair down to my waist, so needless to say i'm daily vacuuming an assortment of hair of varying lengths. i'm assuming you are hoping to clean the head beyond the cursory just removing hair/carpet fibers from the bristles of the roller. first you'll have to un-do the two plastic 'screws' on the bottom of the unit. a dime or rounded tip of a butter knife work best. once that's removed find the 4 screw-holes. these screws require a star-tipped tool(we bought a set of them in varying sizes) once you've unscrewed these 4 screws the next bottom plate can be lifted free. at this point you'll be able to free the roller brush bar from the head. pay special attention to both ends of the roller where it attaches to the head assembly. in my experience both ends become literally packed with wound up hair, which ultimately prevents the roller from rotating at all. i've used needle-nosed pliers, tweezers, upholstery needles all in my efforts to remove the wound up debris. experience will teach you what best works for yours. while you have it apart it pays to go ahead and remove everything else that's become trapped in/around the moving part. the head can be taken apart further, though i don't do that usually but twice a year. it's a matter of a few more screws and close attention to putting it all back as it was. however the thorough cleaning of the roller bar i suspect is what you are most interested in. in my experience(with our # of animals etc,) i have to disassemble mine at least once a month to keep it turning freely and doing an optimal job. hope this helps. m. waite
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Actually there is a vacuum adapter, part # 587843-00 available for this that could slip in, in place of the standard bag it comes with. The part should run about $2.50 or so, I just found it online at www.ereplacementparts.com under the dewalt/b&d; section. It fits a standard vacuum hose like your typical household vac, I think it's smaller than your typical "shop-vac", though I'm aware of adapters for shop vac hoses to down size them and that should work. I use our old hose vac with mine and it works passably well. Any sander is going to throw stuff off no matter what unless you've got a dust table setup. Actually there is a vacuum adapter, part # 587843-00 available for this that could slip in, in place of the standard bag it comes with. The part should run about $2.50 or so, I just found it online at www.ereplacementparts.com under the dewalt/b&d; section. It fits a standard vacuum hose like your typical household vac, I think it's smaller than your typical "shop-vac", though I'm aware of adapters for shop vac hoses to down size them and that should work. I use our old hose vac with mine and it works passably well. Any sander is going to throw stuff off no matter what... » Read More Actually there is a vacuum adapter, part # 587843-00 available for this that could slip in, in place of the standard bag it comes with. The part should run about $2.50 or so, I just found it online at www.ereplacementparts.com under the dewalt/b&d; section. It fits a standard vacuum hose like your typical household vac, I think it's smaller than your typical "shop-vac", though I'm aware of adapters for shop vac hoses to down size them and that should work. I use our old hose vac with mine and it works passably well. Any sander is going to throw stuff off no matter what unless you've got a dust table setup. « Show Less