Hi,
I am in the middle of building something and I'm using my Kreg pocket hole maker to drill some pocket holes. I went to hook my CT26 to the vacuum attachment and see it's the same size as the hose that came with my CT, so it won't fit over it. I was at a supplier yesterday and asked about finding an adapter. I was told that I shouldn't do this. They said they had a customer who used a Festool vac with another tool and because the adapter wasn't antistatic, it blew his motor. They also said Festool wouldn't cover the problem and didn't use the warranty. So she said that I shouldn't use that, but drill the holes and then vacuum up the sawdust afterwards.
Well, that makes a mess but begs the question, if this is true that you shouldn't use anything that's not 'antistatic', then why does Festool sell non-antistatic hoses?
Is there a way to make this work? The outside dia. of the Kreg piece is 3.5cm, the inside dia. is 3cm. The Festool hose is 3.5 on the outside. Is there a coupler or adapter I can use, or is this just not a good idea?
The guy they told me about used some couplers after blowing his first motor and apparently blew another one. That's how they discovered that it all needs to be antistatic. I'm not sure how this all works with the static etc. My old shop vac never had static issues so I don't see what the deal is, but I certainly don't want to risk damaging my Festool vac, especially if the warranty would be no good.
What can I do here so I can finish this without a big mess?
thanks.
I am in the middle of building something and I'm using my Kreg pocket hole maker to drill some pocket holes. I went to hook my CT26 to the vacuum attachment and see it's the same size as the hose that came with my CT, so it won't fit over it. I was at a supplier yesterday and asked about finding an adapter. I was told that I shouldn't do this. They said they had a customer who used a Festool vac with another tool and because the adapter wasn't antistatic, it blew his motor. They also said Festool wouldn't cover the problem and didn't use the warranty. So she said that I shouldn't use that, but drill the holes and then vacuum up the sawdust afterwards.
Well, that makes a mess but begs the question, if this is true that you shouldn't use anything that's not 'antistatic', then why does Festool sell non-antistatic hoses?
Is there a way to make this work? The outside dia. of the Kreg piece is 3.5cm, the inside dia. is 3cm. The Festool hose is 3.5 on the outside. Is there a coupler or adapter I can use, or is this just not a good idea?
The guy they told me about used some couplers after blowing his first motor and apparently blew another one. That's how they discovered that it all needs to be antistatic. I'm not sure how this all works with the static etc. My old shop vac never had static issues so I don't see what the deal is, but I certainly don't want to risk damaging my Festool vac, especially if the warranty would be no good.
What can I do here so I can finish this without a big mess?
thanks.
