Bosch 12V Cordless Vacuum Review - VAC120BN
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
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Find out what I like and don't like about this Bosch 12V vac and how I use it in my work. Curious about how it actually performs? Watch and see it put to the test with different kinds of sawdust. A small, light vacuum like this might be just what you need for your tool kit.
Keeping a clean work space either in the shop or on the job site is important for both health and efficiency. There are a range of types and sizes of vacuums available for the shop and job site but which do you choose? I have found this little 12V vacuum from Bosch to be a handy size and packs the power that I need to get the job done. It can use either the standard slim pack 12V batteries or the 4.0 Ah fat pack batteries for increased performance and run time. I find that the VAC120BN is a perfect size for keeping ahead of sawdust that's created when installing hardware or making small cuts. It's a great complement to my bigger Bosch dust extractor and the cordless freedom is a big plus.
Watch and find out how it performs on the dust test with coarse and fine wood dust. I share what I like about it and what I don't like about it and give it a DP Tool Score rating. If you have any questions about this vacuum just let me know in the comments below.
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Great video Dan and thanks for the review!✌🏻️
Thanks for the review Dan!
Good review Dan, Sure would like to see how you make the foam inserts....and what type of foam material you use. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
+Glenn Felpel thanks. There seems to be some interest in the L-Boxx setups so I'll make some videos about how I have them setup and how I make the foam inserts.
I would also like to see a video about your lboxx setups. Maybe once your settled into the new house/shop.
I'd love to see your setup in l boxxs. Also how do you organise your van? Great vids!
+Sam van Gils thanks! I actually use a Subaru hatchback for most of my jobs and a van for bigger jobs. I find that the L-Boxx system lets me travel very efficiently so the Subaru works great most of the time. I'm hoping to do some videos about how I've set up my L-Boxxes as well as a video showing how it all efficiently packs into the Subaru.
While your focus is woodworking, I would like to see a more difficult test of the vac's suction than wood chips, that are very light. In a car you willl find gravel and in my shop, beside wood dust, there will be clipped wire ends, insulation, drilled out pop rivets, metal and plastic filings and all kinds of small remnants. Let's see what it can and cannot pick up. After all this is a vacuum and the most important feature is suction. Before I abandon my old anemic hand vac, I want to know the replacement has better suction. That blister tray seems more like packaging than storage and there is only one accessory, the crevice tool. No brush, which comes in handy on car rugs, fabric, etc. I have other Bosch 12 volt tools so I am cosidering this vac. It is obvious that if a company can get you to buy their batteries and charger, you are hslf hooked on your next cordless tool.
Dirty little secret: When these Bosch batteries first came out they were marked 10.8 volts. They are only very briefly 12 volts, fresh off the charger. Their competitors do the same. Lithium cells are 3.6 volts and any pack is a multiple of that but they use that peak charge to 4 volts, multiplied by the number of cells in the pack to tout higher volage.. A 20 volt lithium is really only 18 volts after a few seconds of run time. In the EU the same batteries are rated correctly.
+Jeffrey Deutsch the vac will easily suck up gravel when I use it to clean the floor of my work van.
Yup, very good for detailing
Thanks!
It’s rated down to 1/2 micron. If that’s not hepa it’s darn close
Could you please share battery codes/number what you used? For both - bigger and also a smaller one. It will help to find and buy.Thank you
The smaller one is the BAT414 and the bigger one is BAT420
My understanding is that the included filter is a 0.5 micron HEPA filter.
+Pro1er I haven't seen that printed anywhere. Have you found it somewhere?
www.boschtools.com/us/en/boschtools-ocs/dust-extraction-attachments-general-vf12v-120237-p/
+Pro1er thanks for the link. So it looks like it will capture particles as small as .5 microns but isn't full HEPA rated.
I'm not sure why you say that, these are the specs for a HEPA filter for vacuums.
*_Many vacuum cleaners also use HEPA filters as part of their filtration systems. This is beneficial for asthma and allergy sufferers, because the HEPA filter traps the fine particles (such as pollen and dust mite feces) which trigger allergy and asthma symptoms. For a HEPA filter in a vacuum cleaner to be effective, the vacuum cleaner must be designed so that all the air drawn into the machine is expelled through the filter, with none of the air leaking past it. This is often referred to as "Sealed HEPA" or sometimes the more vague "True HEPA". Vacuum cleaners simply labeled "HEPA" may have a HEPA filter, but not all air necessarily passes through it. Finally, vacuum cleaner filters marketed as "HEPA-like" will typically use a filter of a similar construction to HEPA, but without the filtering efficiency. Because of the extra density of a true HEPA filter, HEPA vacuum cleaners require more powerful motors to provide adequate cleaning power._*
*_Some newer models claim to be better than the first models because of "washable" filters. Generally, washable true HEPA filters are expensive. Some manufacturers claim filter standards such as "HEPA 4", without explaining the meaning behind them. This refers to their Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV) rating. These ratings are used to rate the ability of an air cleaner filter to remove dust from the air as it passes through the filter. MERV is a standard used to measure the overall efficiency of a filter. The MERV scale ranges from 1 to 20, and measures a filter's ability to remove particles from 10 to 0.3 micrometre in size. Filters with higher ratings not only remove more particles from the air, they also remove smaller particles._*
+Pro1er when I was looking at the link you posted it said that it's not HEPA rated in the specs table. That's what I was going off of.
Hello there and congratulations.Is this tool good for concrete dust?
No its not really designed for concrete dust.
@@DPShopTalk Thanks for the fast answer.When I say concrete dust I mean the dust from drill holes and not small rocks
It will definitely suck that up but I don't think it would be good for the vac since the filtration is not really designed for that. I mean if you are just using it for the odd hole here and there it would probably be fine but I don't think I would use it for a lot of concrete dust.
@@DPShopTalk Once again thanks a lot!Im gonna make a research for Bosch 18 v
What are the included accessories in the box?
Just the vac and the crevice nozzle
if it's wife-approved, I will buy it
Well I had to get a second one because my wife wanted to keep the first one in the house so that should tell you something😄
Hello. How long will the battery last in one charge?
I'm not sure, I've never timed it. It also depends on which battery pack you use. It gets pretty decent run time though.
Is there a brush attachment for this?
Not that I know of
@@DPShopTalk Thanks for the info.
Will it be compatible with the bosch 10.8v battery?
It should be. I think the 12v max and the 10.8v batteries are pretty much the same.
yes, it's only a marketing labeling. 12v and 10.8v are the same inside.
Canadian?
I'm Canadian eh
This guy hates dust!
+Mike Taylor it's true! Takes time to clean up and isn't a healthy thing so the more of it I can get at the source the better. My shop clean up time at the end of a project is a fraction of what it used to be before I improved my dust collection.
You need to post a how to video to setup a shop dust collection system. I am in desperate need!
+Mike Taylor I'm definitely going to do a dust collection video at some point.
maybe you should try the dirtdevil mod , it works exelent. ruclips.net/video/wlSjwbq_VIs/видео.html
wtf, why you show how it worked only on battery?????
It's a battery powered tool...it won't work off battery....wtf??
It's battery powered....no battery no work....what other options would you have him show you??? Wtf??