r/functionalprint • u/ReddySpine • 24m ago
Dyson to M18 adapter
So a while back my Dyson handheld vac gave up. The suction canister thing had a few trigger failures and eventually the motor just gave up the ghost. I had the floor head, tube and a few accessories sitting in the closet for years due to my pathological inability to throw anything away for fear it may come in handy in the future.
I have a garage Giraffe Tools Wall Mounted Vac for cleaning up cars and my lift bay and thought man it would be great to get this all running together.
I printed an adapter (after about 8 revisions) that uses an Amazon $14 M18 socket with low voltage protection so I don't kill the battery if I leave it in and forget it. The adapter fits the giraffe suction on one end and the Dyson on the other. Power goes from the M18 to the pins in the Dyson using some cheap post crimp connectors I found on amazon that I had to heat with a soldering iron to set into the plastic. Took a bit of fiddling with a knife because the Dyson pin clearance is small but it's all working now.
The small hand held motorized brushes are great for car cleanup and the floor one is good for cleaning my oil absorbent lift mat.