how to use a datavac 1BA as a shop vac:
double up on the paper filters it comes with. you don't want sharp bits of metal making it through the chamber to the motor and blower. then, suck the clap out of all the little and bit metal particles. finally, consider the tiny suction chamber to be like a real shop vac's waste tube. turn the vac over the trash can and immediately dump as much of the crap you just sucked up as possible into the garbage. you will need to do this periodically as things come loose from the filter. STORE DATAVAC SUCTION SIDE UP <-- IMPORTANT