Hello all,

I'm considering the purchase of one of these to use
as my general shop vac- not so much as a dust collector
for other machines.

(The motor on my *20 yr old* shop vac was emmitting
sparks and smoke the other day. I smacked it around
and it is functioning for now, but its days are numbered.)

I have read all the sales lit. and am aware of all
the great selling points, but I still have two concerns.

Can anyone who actually uses this machine
please comment on:

1. Is the Festool CT-22 really strong enough (enough
suckage) for general shop clean up chores ?

2. Are the recommended paper-bag-liner-filters a
blessing or a curse ? A pain in the neck to order and
have on hand ? What about 10 yrs down the line
(should the machine last that long), will they be
available ?

These are my main concerns (besides the cost), but
any other comments would be appreciated also.

Thanks,
Ken

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Hello all,

I'm considering the purchase of one of these to use
as my general shop vac- not so much as a dust collector
for other machines.

(The motor on my *20 yr old* shop vac was emmitting
sparks and smoke the other day. I smacked it around
and it is functioning for now, but its days are numbered.)

I have read all the sales lit. and am aware of all
the great selling points, but I still have two concerns.

Can anyone who actually uses this machine
please comment on:

1. Is the Festool CT-22 really strong enough (enough
suckage) for general shop clean up chores ?

2. Are the recommended paper-bag-liner-filters a
blessing or a curse ? A pain in the neck to order and
have on hand ? What about 10 yrs down the line
(should the machine last that long), will they be
available ?

These are my main concerns (besides the cost), but
any other comments would be appreciated also.

Thanks,
Ken




Ken,

The school has three Festool vacs. I run one without the bag for
general use and two with the bag that are hooked up to the sanders. I
was told that with the bags they are more effective for very fine
dust. Very powerful ,nice and quite, and the company has been in
business for years. Just as good a chance that they will be in
business as well as anyone else in the future.

Mike from American Sycamore

Ken wrote:
Hello all,

I'm considering the purchase of one of these to use
as my general shop vac- not so much as a dust collector
for other machines.

(The motor on my *20 yr old* shop vac was emmitting
sparks and smoke the other day. I smacked it around
and it is functioning for now, but its days are numbered.)

I have read all the sales lit. and am aware of all
the great selling points, but I still have two concerns.

Can anyone who actually uses this machine
please comment on:

1. Is the Festool CT-22 really strong enough (enough
suckage) for general shop clean up chores ?

2. Are the recommended paper-bag-liner-filters a
blessing or a curse ? A pain in the neck to order and
have on hand ? What about 10 yrs down the line
(should the machine last that long), will they be
available ?

These are my main concerns (besides the cost), but
any other comments would be appreciated also.

Thanks,
Ken

I have several Festools products, Circular saw, Router, Varcuum, edge
guides. All of the products are top quality. The vacuum works great
with the saw and the router.

Mike

Hi Ken,

I have a CT 22 which I like a lot. I use it hooked up to my handheld
power tools and for general clean up. IMO the Festool vac has plenty
of suction. A larger dia hose that the 27 mm hose which comes with the
vac might be a good investment if you have really large chips. As
someone already mentioned, it's not necessary to use bags but I'd use
them. This prolongs the life of the vac and you don't have to mess
around if you want to empty the vac. Festool guarantees that all
accessories/spare parts are available at least 7 years after a tool is
discontinued. As far as I know the CT 22 is Festool's most popular vac
so I can't imagine that it will be discontinued soon.

Whenenver I have questions regarding the Festool line I email Bob
Marino at Bob's knows a lot about Festool because he
uses the tools himself. I recommend that you contact him for
additional information.

Hope this helps,

Christian Aufreiter, Austria