[Nhcoll-l] Vacuum for specimens

Thu Sep 9 20:40:01 EDT 2021

Thanks everyone for your replies to this, I appreciate them! And I see I need to think carefully about the size of the vacuum we’ll need and all the tasks we may come across. Dirk, most of our specimens are pretty young and almost none are taxidermied, so luckily most of our specimens are fairly safe, chemical-wise. Still, yes it’s important to keep in mind, and I don’t just want to blow toxins around the room…

Cheers,

Tonya

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... adding to Simon: might be worth knowing the conservation history of the skins, especially in the case of historic specimens that might be contaminated with arsenic and similar; filters in most vacuum clears are not equipped to hold such sort of contaminants back, and the exhausted air would disperse the contaminants in the storage area. Some vacuum cleaners allow connecting of pipes on the exhaust outlet, which would allow to divert this air for example into a fume hood or similar devices that are equipped with the required filters.

Might be worth considering ...
Dirk

Am 03.09.2021 um 10:40 schrieb Simon Moore:

Hi Tonya,

You’ll get a lot of answers for this I expect.  Don’t forget the vacs that you can wear like a back-pack, if you’re up a ladder and ensure you have a variable speed knob/adjuster, there is quite a range under the varying titles of Museum or Conservation vacuum cleaners.

With all good wishes, Simon

Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR

Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian,

www.natural-history-conservation.com<http://www.natural-history-conservation.com>

On 3 Sep 2021, at 02:00, Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) <Tonya.Haff at csiro.au><mailto:Tonya.Haff at csiro.au> wrote:

Hello all,

I thought that this had been a NHCOLL discussion before, but I can’t seem to find the info I am looking for, even in the archives (so apologies for redundancy).

I would like to purchase a vacuum for cleaning study skins and trays. I know it should have adjustable suction, and maybe need some sort of custom built stand for it to sit on, with casters and a prop to hold up the hose (so it doesn’t get in the way or accidentally knock specimens). To use it I would get some brush and small area attachments, and of course use textile cloth as a filter or something like that when appropriate. Is there anything else I should be thinking of, or any specific vacuums that are great for this purpose?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

Cheers,

Tonya

Tonya M. Haff, Ph.D.

Collection Manager

Australian National Wildlife Collection

CSIRO

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