This tip comes from Jeremy Summerford of Statesville, N.C.-based Faith Hardwood Flooring:
The other day I was on a job site walking to my dustless vacuum for the millionth time to switch it on and I had a revelation: I wish I had a remote for this thing. Well, I did some searching and found a remote power switch that was universal. I bought it for $15 at Wal-Mart. Now when I grab an edger to sand, I hit the remote and start edging right away. It saves many trips to the vacuum!
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