Appreciation post: the $12 harbor freight shop vac that outlived my $400 dust collector

Last month I finally retired that little blue wet/dry vac I bought back in 2019 from the Wyoming Blvd store, it survived two bathroom remodels and a full kitchen gut. Meanwhile my fancy dust collector with the cyclone separator died after 2 years, the motor bearings went out. Anybody else find the cheap stuff just keeps chugging while the expensive gear gives up first?

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spencer_thomas41mo ago

Heck, that's just the way it goes, the cheap tools get used hard while the pricey ones sit pretty and rot.