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<p>Hi, my name is Jack King, inventor of the DustRam<span style="color: #000000;">&reg;</span> System for removal of tile and thinset&nbsp;dust free. Some of you might also recognize me from&nbsp;<a href="http://www.azhomefloors.com/" target="_blank">www.AzHomeFloors.com</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;If you're planning on purchasing or leasing the equipment, please visit my <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/azhomefloorsguy?feature=mhee" target="_blank">Arizona Home Floors YouTube Channel</a> and watch several of my videos.&nbsp; These videos will help you to better understand the dynamics of the DustRam System.&nbsp; Please note:&nbsp; I do not reveal all the equipment and the processes necessary for the DustRam System.</p>
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<p>I'd like to begin by sincerely thanking you for your time being here and researching more about this brand new, exciting and very profitable emerging dust free tile removal market. By developing the equipment and process&nbsp;on actual jobsite conditions with thousands of hours of research, I believe DustRam, LLC is in a unique position to help others achieve the same phenomenal results in their flooring businesses. &nbsp;The first wave of contractors who are privileged to be able to have this system will have tremendous advantages over others who come later. If being on top is important to you, this system of dust free tile removal will put you there.</p>
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<p>Moving forward, it's important that I share a little of how the DustRam<span style="color: #000000;">&reg;</span> System came into existence, my passion for what this system means to me, and finally, what I hope it will mean to you. &nbsp;If you're a high quality contractor or retail flooring store, I think the information contained on DustRam.com will resonate with you.</p>
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<p><strong>Dust Free Tile Removal - How It Began</strong></p>
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<p>Beginning around 2009, I eventually found myself negatively affected by the poor economy. &nbsp;Though I had built a flawless reputation as a high quality tile, carpet and wood flooring installer, this did not insulate me against other quality flooring installation companies competing for the limited remodeling work available. &nbsp;For one of the first times in my career as an installer, it seemed like no matter how difficult or custom the project, getting the cheapest price seemed to be the only thing important in the eyes of these customers.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><em>How many of you can relate to this?</em></strong></p>
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<p>Somewhere from&nbsp;deep inside, I knew there had to be some way to stay prosperous in the slow times, plus eliminate the situation of being forced to be the cheapest bidder in order to get the job.</p>
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<p>Fast forward through the thousands of hours of research and development, the&nbsp;money spent on prototypes, drawings and patents.&nbsp; The&nbsp;end result is the&nbsp;DustRam&trade; System. Contained in the DustRam web site is the refined strategy of combining our specialized and modified equipment in very particular methods. &nbsp;The DustRam&trade; System achieves a level of cleanliness, combined with a speed that was previously unattainable, all while removing tile and thinset virtually dust free from the inside of occupied or lived in areas.</p>
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<p><strong>Developing The Strategy For Dust Free Tile Removal</strong></p>
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<p>During all my years as a flooring installer, I diligently sought to appeal to medium to high-end customers. &nbsp;I had noticed over the years, even during a recession, these types of customers seemed to have money to spend on their homes. &nbsp;The money and the personal desire for remodeling their home or business was apparent, no matter how bad the economy seemed to be. &nbsp;The worse the economy, the more likely they were the only ones remodeling their homes and businesses. &nbsp;I knew any new marketing or service I could create would have to be an obvious and complete fit with this special segment of the population.</p>
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<p>The problem?&nbsp;&nbsp;Every other high quality contractor was also trying to get the attention of these medium to high end customers. &nbsp;With nothing really special to set them apart from other contractors, many of them began giving out cheap bids just to survive. &nbsp;How would I be able to compete against all the other high quality installers who actively were underbidding&nbsp;my services? &nbsp;What service could I offer so spectacular as to make my company stand out, be recognized and sought after at a premium?</p>
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<p><strong>Creating&nbsp;A New And Appealing Service</strong></p>
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<p>I knew I had to come up with something brand new; something that would appeal to home and business owners who had&nbsp;disposable income.&nbsp; It had to be a service that delivered many times more value than the fee being charged.&nbsp; I examined closely all the tasks required by&nbsp;an installer.&nbsp; I decided one of the major hurdles that had yet to be overcome was a way to remove tile and thinset,&nbsp;without creating the all the dust associated with tile removal. Such was the start of my conception of the DustRam&trade; System, though I didn't realize it until a while later.</p>
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<p>As I slowly began to develop the DustRam&trade; System, customers would often make comments such as, "This is so amazing! &nbsp;Have you thought about patenting this?" &nbsp;They were of course referring to the DustRam&trade; unit itself, my patent pending piece of equipment that attaches to a Bosch 11264 EVS Chipping Hammer. &nbsp;It didn't take long before I began the process of patenting the DustRam&trade; unit in earnest. &nbsp;Along this journey, I began to realize there was more equipment than just the DustRam&trade; unit responsible for the success of ULTRA CLEAN virtually dust free tile removal.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>The DustRam&trade; Unit -&nbsp;Made In The USA</strong></p>
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<p>It was important to me that the&nbsp;DustRam&trade; System components be manufactured in the USA, as much as possible. &nbsp;I knew any equipment manufacturer who bought my patents would automatically take the work out of the country and make something cheap and more than likely...junk. &nbsp;I also thought about franchising the&nbsp;DustRam&trade; System, but decided that would be much too complicated and expensive for everyone involved.&nbsp; I finally&nbsp;decided on licensing the&nbsp;DustRam&trade; System. &nbsp;It is the least expensive way&nbsp;to deliver the&nbsp;DustRam&trade; System into the hands of qualified contractors, while making a fair profit.</p>
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<p><strong>The DustRam&trade; Unit</strong></p>
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<p>Beginning around 2011, my first idea&nbsp;of delivering dust free tile removal to the general public was to mass produce the DustRam&trade; unit&nbsp;and make it available at Home Depot's, Lowe's, Ace Hardware, and various other rental companies. &nbsp;During the early stages of developing the DustRam&trade; unit, I had spoken with many contractors interested in purchasing&nbsp;ONLY a DustRam&trade; unit after it became available.&nbsp; As the complete system began to be refined, I realized the DustRam&trade; unit itself could not be counted on to do the entire job of tile and thinset removal.&nbsp; If you've watched any of the&nbsp;YouTube videos you'll see that it takes a lot more equipment than just the DustRam&trade; unit.&nbsp; I sincerely apologize to those early contractors, but the&nbsp;DustRam&trade; unit will&nbsp;in all likelihood&nbsp;never be available for sale only by itself. &nbsp;However impressive the DustRam&trade; unit might appear to be, your emerging reputation for dust free tile removal would be ruined on your very first job without the additional modified grinders and vacuums from DustRam, LLC.&nbsp; &nbsp;If any of these vital components of the DustRam&trade; System is eliminated, it becomes impossible to deliver the quality experience homeowners and business owners will be expecting from YOU, especially&nbsp;once&nbsp;they've viewed our online videos.</p>
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<p><strong>How&nbsp;The DustRam&trade; System Is Different&nbsp;On All Levels</strong></p>
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<p>I also saw an opportunity for this emerging market to help create jobs specifically for middle class America.&nbsp; As a hard working, fellow blue collar workman, I can say from experience,&nbsp;achieving super-fast, dust free tile removal is impossible using only&nbsp;1 or 2 pieces of equipment.&nbsp; Additionally, it requires a substantial investment in equipment and resources, leaving only those who are truly serious to carry out this important work.&nbsp;&nbsp;Any contractor looking for that&nbsp;ONE magic piece of equipment for&nbsp;dust free tile removal will never find it.&nbsp;&nbsp;Let me tell you seriously, it doesn't exist.&nbsp; Getting the tile up is the easiest part of the job, and for most contractors that's still a tough job.&nbsp; The hardest and most complex part of the job is removing the thinset.&nbsp; This is where most contractors equipment really begin to fail in cleanliness and especially, speed.&nbsp;&nbsp;Currently, most contractors&nbsp;have barely&nbsp;invested in&nbsp;a single&nbsp;7"&nbsp;grinder and usually with&nbsp;a shroud design&nbsp;completely unsuited for thinset removal.&nbsp;&nbsp;Almost none of these contractors give a thought as to the type of vacuum they'll be using.&nbsp; Even if they own expensive industrial vacuums, unless&nbsp;those vacuums&nbsp;can self clean their filters, the filters&nbsp;clog quickly.</p>
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<p>What&nbsp;makes the&nbsp;DustRam&trade; System different?&nbsp;&nbsp;For example, our Edco TG-10 grinder has been modified to be about 50% more aggressive than a stock Edco TG-10.&nbsp; Anyone who has ever used an Edco TG-10 knows they're pretty aggressive right out of the box, but 50% more aggressive?&nbsp; That right.&nbsp; In&nbsp;fact, all our&nbsp;DustRam grinders, shrouds&nbsp;and abrasive wheels&nbsp;will outgrind any competitors grinders, shrouds&nbsp;and wheels, size for size.&nbsp; And clean?&nbsp; There's no one that can touch us.&nbsp; Our&nbsp;grinding wheels are significantly more aggressive than anything available currently on the market and they last a long time compared to the work they're called on to perform.&nbsp; By combining the Edco TG-10 with these super aggressive wheels,&nbsp;we have created a&nbsp;grinder that can remove thinset about 20 times faster than a 7" grinder.&nbsp; Ahh, but what about all that extra dust being made?&nbsp; Well, that's where making&nbsp;the right choice in vacuums&nbsp;comes into play.&nbsp; Our CDCLarue PB-1250 vacuums are used&nbsp;in tandem while operating the Edco TG-10 grinder and&nbsp;together these 2 vacuums&nbsp;produce a&nbsp;constant&nbsp;490 CFM.&nbsp; Something else&nbsp;unique about&nbsp;the DustRam&trade; System.&nbsp;&nbsp;We have&nbsp;implemented a&nbsp;special&nbsp;electronic vacuum control circuit board, which&nbsp;cycles the DustRam&trade; System PB-1250&nbsp;3 filters&nbsp;clean&nbsp;every&nbsp;15 seconds.&nbsp; This means that&nbsp;every 5 seconds, 1 of the 3 filters are being cleaned.&nbsp; The next 5 seconds, then another is cleaned, and so on, continously cycling through each of the filters.&nbsp; Those of you who&nbsp;already own an&nbsp;industrial vacuum without&nbsp;even 1&nbsp;self-cleaning filter, know how disappointing it is&nbsp;trying&nbsp;to remove&nbsp;thinset with a large machine or aggressive wheel.&nbsp; This is an important thing to remember.&nbsp; The vacuum you ultimately choose to purchase will make or break your reputation.</p>
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<p>We have designed a 7" edge grinder shroud that is a combination of a CDCLarue Dust Grabber Skirt and a DustRam&trade; System&nbsp;Shroud.&nbsp; For removing dense and uneven thinset, there is nothing better suited for the task of&nbsp;edging around walls.&nbsp;&nbsp;Our grinders, chipping hammers, shrouds, and grinding wheels are all produced to create a system that cannot be beat for speed or cleanliness.&nbsp; It's my belief that for now &ldquo;dust free tile removal&rdquo; is best left to professionals with the money and resources necessary for this endeavor.</p>
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<p>The bottom line:&nbsp;&nbsp;Because of the large array of specialized equipment needed, there really is no way to make this system accessible to anyone other than professionals in the trade. &nbsp;An exception would be Plumbers who regularly need to remove small areas of tile and concrete to access pipe underground. &nbsp;Another exception would be a Fireplace Remodeling Specialist, who would often need to remove brick, block, stone, and tile from walls and hearths.</p>
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<p>This leads to the topic of the DustRam&trade; System&nbsp;packages, how they're set up and the pricing involved. &nbsp;At first glance, you might be surprised at the cost. &nbsp;Most contractors who are uninformed about the hurdles of dust free tile removal are coming at this from the perspective of "Hey, just sell me a DustRam&trade; unit. &nbsp;Why do I need all that other stuff?" &nbsp;If you investigate long enough and thoroughly, you'll see why. The&nbsp;DustRam&trade; System is designed for contractors who recognize that cutting corners only hurts their reputation. &nbsp;It's so complete, the process can be duplicated over and over again with absolute success. &nbsp;It's the combined effort of all the equipment, in the hands of detail oriented workmen that makes the final result possible.</p>
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<p><strong>Pricing</strong></p>
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<p>Let me share how we arrived at the pricing of a license, along with the equipment.&nbsp;&nbsp;To help put things into perspective, I am about to give 2 tiny examples in the overall process of building a complete package. &nbsp;The first example: &nbsp;Modifying (1) Edco TG-10 grinder requires about 30 hours, plus&nbsp;the additional parts, machining and labor costs. &nbsp;The second example: &nbsp;Manufacturing (1)&nbsp;DustRam&trade; unit can takes anywhere from&nbsp;5 weeks (if we're lucky) to 6-8 weeks (typical). The DustRam&trade; unit&nbsp;requires so much planning and machine time,&nbsp;just the specially designed and tool hardened nose ALONE&nbsp;might span over a 2 week period,&nbsp;with about 40 hours machine time involved.</p>
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<p>What's my point?&nbsp;&nbsp;Well, this equipment isn't cheap to build.&nbsp;&nbsp;Our nominal charges for the license fee and equipment allow us to take the time necessary to&nbsp;build your quality equipment package and to do it right. &nbsp;We do not overlap the tasks of contracting with building equipment. Equipment packages will require <span style="text-decoration: underline;">HUGE</span> brackets of our time and the larger they are the more time it takes.&nbsp; Currently, equipment packages will be built for strictly one contractor at a time, and we feel very soon there will be a waiting list. &nbsp;Once there is a waiting list past 2 packages the price of a license will increase. &nbsp;We will space building large equipment packages such as the Platinum or Sapphire, one package every 3 months, or until such time as we decide to devote more time to manufacturing and less for contracting.</p>
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<p>At the end of the day, I'd like to share my process and equipment with those few quality contractors who will appreciate the&nbsp;opportunity the DustRam&trade; System can give them.</p>
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<p>Regards, Jack King</p>
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<p>Now that you know more about the DustRam&trade; System, please visit the Equipment Packages page.</p>