On 3/16/18 10:54 AM, Leon wrote:
On 3/15/2018 7:45 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 3/15/18 7:42 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 14 Mar 2018 22:46:45 -0500, -MIKE-
wrote:

On 3/14/18 10:38 PM, Leon wrote:
On 3/14/2018 7:58 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 3/13/18 6:50 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
By the way, our local Woodcraft will have the big green semi-truck
parked out front in the morning. Guess I'll stop by and see what I
see.Â*Â*Â* :-)


I was pretty impressed with their vacuums and the drill attachment
that
sucks itself against the wall.
I do a lot of grab bar installations on tile and that thing would be
awesome to suck all the dust and water off the bit.Â* I can get the
attachment alone for about 25 bucks but any vac I own is way too
loud.
Not sure it's worth $600 just to have a quiet vac, however.



Well if it helps, the larger vacs are Hepa certified and the air comes
out cleaner than it goes in.Â* And the vac seems to not loose any
suction
until the bags are PACKED solid.

But be careful, you get the vac and the next thing you know you try
out
a Festool sander and WOW no dust.Â* Then maybe the track saw, and WOW
your chisel makes a bigger mess when mortising hinges.Â* ;~)

I need *small* as I am working out of a minivan.

Then you need a CT-mini.Â* ;-)


That's the smallest one that still does wet.
$600 after tax.Â* Not sure it's worth it.



If you are only looking for a small vac and do not care about breathing
dust, possibly a lot of noise, or less efficiency, most any vac will do
that.
After using the Festool vac I'll never go back, I'll make room.Â* LOL
Basically I avoided using my Shop Vac brand and Craftsman brand vac's
because of the noise.Â* Also dumping and cleaning the filter on both was
a royal PIA.Â* That is not an issue with the Festool vacs so I am
inclined to use my Festool on any tool that I can attach it to and every
time.

The biggest hurdle with buying Festool is buying the first tool and vac.
Â*After that you see and know the advantages and the price is easier to
understand.

For me it has to be quiet, especially if I'm drilling through porcelain
tiles, which generally take about 15 minutes per hole, minimum. Not
just quiet for me, because I can wear earplugs, but quite for the clients.

No one has to sell me on Festool, I get it. But I can buy their
contractor track saw with a rip guide for the price of the vac.



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