1400 dust collection problem
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Stephen B
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I am not there with you in your shop, but here are some thoughts based on my own similar experiences.
Is the DE hose partially blocked? If so remove from DE, hold up in middle and shake; if not cleared insert a thin broom handle.
Does the router bitt selected allow the chip diverter to be fitted, is it fitted? Also ensure the dust collection hood is correctly fitted with the clear slider fully closed around the collet/bitt shaft.
Dust and chips can also partially clog the outlet of the hood. So some will be sucked through, but more than usual will be spread out by the bitt.
Other factors include depth setting, bitt type and sharpness, as well as wood species.
Remember also that this router is probably the least efficient Festool at dust collection. [eek]
I am not there with you in your shop, but here are some thoughts based on my own similar experiences.
Is the DE hose partially blocked? If so remove from DE, hold up in middle and shake; if not cleared insert a thin broom handle.
Does the router bitt selected allow the chip diverter to be fitted, is it fitted? Also ensure the dust collection hood is correctly fitted with the clear slider fully closed around the collet/bitt shaft.
Dust and chips can also partially clog the outlet of the hood. So some will be sucked through, but more than usual will be spread out by the bitt.
Other factors include depth setting, bitt type and sharpness, as well as wood species.
Remember also that this router is probably the least efficient Festool at dust collection. [eek]
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I thought this was a satirical post because he'd not put the top and bottom back together, but maybe I'm wrong.... [unsure]
tjbnwi
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Jerry is correct, got the bag out of the box, never put it in or reassembled the CT. The CT auto mode works on or off the container.
This scarecrow needs to see the Wizard. (As the line "if I only had a brain" plays in the cavern between my ears).
Tom
This scarecrow needs to see the Wizard. (As the line "if I only had a brain" plays in the cavern between my ears).
Tom
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On the other hand it does demonstrate how good the DC is when properly connected. 'Cause none of that would be on the floor.
That's what you were really trying to do , right Tom? [wink]
Seth
That's what you were really trying to do , right Tom? [wink]
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The first time I read this thread I couldn't get the picture to open for me, so I really didn't know what I was seeing. Now that I can see what's going on...
Tom, you're one 'wild and crazy kinda guy'.
And you have my admiration for tattling on yourself after a bonehead move like that. Only a big man can see the humor in his mistake. Only a truly big man would set himself up for the ribbing he knows he'll get if he posts that picture here.
You, sir, are a truly big man!
[wink] [big grin] [not worthy]
Tom, you're one 'wild and crazy kinda guy'.
And you have my admiration for tattling on yourself after a bonehead move like that. Only a big man can see the humor in his mistake. Only a truly big man would set himself up for the ribbing he knows he'll get if he posts that picture here.
You, sir, are a truly big man!
[wink] [big grin] [not worthy]
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