On 3/16/2018 11:53 AM, -MIKE- wrote:
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*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.Â* Not
just quiet for me, because I can wear earplugs, but quite for the clients.
Totally understand. About 10 years ago I had a kitchen reface and new
drawers and doors job. I made 1/8" thick maple veneer to reface the
cabinets and I sanded the cabinets prior to attaching the veneer. The
home owner had masked off the cabinet openings so that he would not have
to wash every thing in the cabinets.
While I was sanding he took a nap 20' away. He was shocked that there
little to no dust on the counter tops and how quiet all of that was.
No one has to sell me on Festool, I get it.Â* But I can buy their
contractor track saw with a rip guide for the price of the vac.
There is that.