Jerry Gilreath wrote:
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>> Achsully, Greenlee makes what you all are talking about. The name escapes
>> me, but they come in sizes for 3/4 to 6" conduit. I have a few of the
>> more common sizes, but I prefer a plastic bag. The foam mice thingies do
>> have a tendency to snag up on a badly glued joint (in PVC). Greenlee also
>> sells their own line of vacs and blowers with adapters specially for
>> conduit and "flyline". Thinner than kite string, ten time as tough as the
>> nylon string. That too, is a product of Greenlee, as well as other
>> manufacturers. That's called jet line. Not meaning to butt in, but I use
>> the stuff every day.
>
> It's called the Greenlee "Mighty Mouser" blowgun. See:
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> http://198.247.193.8/wwwroot/greenlee/details.cfm?id=2551&upc=32565And the name comes from an earlier method. Before shop vacs became
available, a small rodent and a piece of cheese were used for this purpose. Presumably as long as nobody from PETA is around the same method will still work.
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> Jack Novak
> Buffalo, NY - USA