an amazing cleaning tool all collecters should have

[xueyue2]

I don't know about you guys, dust on figures is a big headache for me. I tried blow the dust myself or use paint brush, or canned air duster to clean my toys, none of them work really well, until I found out wireless air duster.


Bought yesterday, just got it today, in 5 minutes, 20 figures (including huge combiners and ROTF leader Optimus prime which has being collecting dust for more than 10 years) on my desk all cleaned up, I'm very impressed and feel the urge to recommend this useful tools to follow collectors.



http://www.cybertron.ca/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=53051&stc=1&d=1670957917

[JonoPrime]

Thanks for the heads up on this little device!

Always good to read a review from someone who's directly used the product as well :)

[xueyue2]

Thanks for the heads up on this little device!

Always good to read a review from someone who's directly used the product as well :)




So you used this as well? What's your feeling?



For me, as long as it won't break down in the next 1 year, I will be happy. This is very useful, as important to me as the "future" (or pledge).

[JLvatron]

Nice!
How much was it?

[xueyue2]

Nice!
How much was it?




around $50 to $70. I paid mine for $64, so roughly a voyager class one, I felt it should be a leader class considering what it can do.



Initially I thought I can find cheaper price on Taobao, but after search on Taobao, similar one also around 250 RMB to 300 RMB, which is almost $60 before shipping, then I just bought one from amazon and got it next day.

[Kheoth]

I have 2 of them! Very useful!

[imfallenangel]

I built a dust box as blowing the dust only means it's in the air to breathe in and fall back down on the figures in a short time.

Don't mean to be a Debbie Downer but it's just what it is.

[Grayfox]

I built a dust box as blowing the dust only means it's in the air to breathe in and fall back down on the figures in a short time.

Don't mean to be a Debbie Downer but it's just what it is.

True indeed.
What's a dust box if I may ask?

[imfallenangel]

True indeed.
What's a dust box if I may ask?

It's a box that is enclosed to hold the dust in it.

It's floor is a double floor so that there holes in it (sides and back) that you connect a vacuum to in a connection hole in the middle of those floors, so that it sucks the dust through the holes. It's made with transparent (vinyl) to see what you're doing.

The "door" is large enough to put the items and your hands so to get the dust off (I use a large paintbrush), and the suction creates a negative pressure (so it pulls inwards as intended).

http://www.cybertron.ca/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=53055&stc=1&d=1671026231

Just in case someone is curious, yes it was tested using smoke and it works as described.

[CyberDragon10K]

Is this the K3 Pro on Amazon.ca? It's marked down 20% off to $63.99 right now.

Would probably work better than using a wet towel and wiping off my figures every so often. Though I can borrow my dad's heavy air compressor to deal with dust build-up in my PCs.

[xueyue2]

It's a box that is enclosed to hold the dust in it.

It's floor is a double floor so that there holes in it (sides and back) that you connect a vacuum to in a connection hole in the middle of those floors, so that it sucks the dust through the holes. It's made with transparent (vinyl) to see what you're doing.

The "door" is large enough to put the items and your hands so to get the dust off (I use a large paintbrush), and the suction creates a negative pressure (so it pulls inwards as intended).

http://www.cybertron.ca/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=53055&stc=1&d=1671026231

Just in case someone is curious, yes it was tested using smoke and it works as described.


I'm not sure if this is necessary. The air duster will blow the dust into the air, later most of them will sit on the ground instead of go back to the same figure, which can be cleaned by vacuum during weekly clean up.

If you really worry, just bring the figure outdoor, then blow it outside while wearing a mask.

[Grayfox]

It's a box that is enclosed to hold the dust in it.

It's floor is a double floor so that there holes in it (sides and back) that you connect a vacuum to in a connection hole in the middle of those floors, so that it sucks the dust through the holes. It's made with transparent (vinyl) to see what you're doing.

The "door" is large enough to put the items and your hands so to get the dust off (I use a large paintbrush), and the suction creates a negative pressure (so it pulls inwards as intended).

http://www.cybertron.ca/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=53055&stc=1&d=1671026231

Just in case someone is curious, yes it was tested using smoke and it works as described.

That's pretty clever if a tiny bit overkill for me anyways. Still, looks very well built and thought out. Definitely no worrying about the dust going elsewhere. I approve!

[imfallenangel]

I'm not sure if this is necessary. The air duster will blow the dust into the air, later most of them will sit on the ground instead of go back to the same figure, which can be cleaned by vacuum during weekly clean up.

If you really worry, just bring the figure outdoor, then blow it outside while wearing a mask.

You'd be surprised how much the dust will float and resettle back on the shelves and such, just your mouvement will keep it airborne much longer than most realize. I did the air blasting thing and with light showing the airflow and dust particles, then how within a day or two, there was enough of a layer of dust on the shelves that I had to re-clean everything.

Unless you have carpet that grabs the dust, a vacuum blasts up a lot of dust from the exit airflow.

Of course taking it outside would be a good solution for getting rid of the dust, but that's more work that building this device, plus the risk of losing parts in the mouvement.

But the dust thing was even before I displayed part of my collection, just cleaning in a room where the sun was coming through the window really illuminated me on how crazy dust flies around and then started reading up on it and how much we actually breath in and so on.

That's pretty clever if a tiny bit overkill for me anyways. Still, looks very well built and thought out. Definitely no worrying about the dust going elsewhere. I approve!

Thanks,

It only took an afternoon to design, figure out the pieces that I'd need, go get the vinyl, and build it. If I took the time, I'd make a collapsible one. It's a fairly simple design and I was surprised to find that you can't buy these type of things pre-made.



All this to say that unless it's outside, I would never blast dust around. Instead I'd recommend using a small vacuum with limited suction (to not break anything but still powerful enough to grab the dust) with a brush attachment instead. If anything, I'd built a special attachment with brush is I was to move away from using my dust box.