Bagless dust extraction

[Wooden Lungs]

Hi, I have a Dewalt D27902 dust extractor and mostly it is used without a bag.
It can be used wet or dry.
It is very bulky and awkward on jobs and I am interested in getting the mini ct vac.
My question is can it be used as a bagless system?
The Dewalt vac although cumbersome has brilliant suction and will swallow heavy chippings as well as fine dust.
The filters are very pricey, over £50 sterling and the bags are pricey too.
Which is why I have used it now for about four years without inserting any bags.
To empty it,  I just pop off the motor top and pour the contents into a large refuse sack.
Not the most pleasant job but its quick and keeps all the dust out of clients house!
I always have dust mask about my kit and pop one on when I do this, especially with MDF dust.Another useful thing I have found with the Dewalt is I can store the hose within the vac for transport and have also used it to put large pieces of rubbish in when there has been no bin bags to hand.

 

[jonny round boy]

It's not advisable to use the CT mini without a bag. You'll simply end up clogging the filter very quickly.

No offense, but if you don't want to spend money on the DeWalt bags & filters, you won't want to pay out for the Festool ones either.

 

[jmbfestool]

Unless your like me and dont mind paying the initial high price but then don't like spending money for consumables all the time.

Sooo you could buy a CT and a reusable bag which are not cheap but in the long run will save you money and is no different to what your doing with your dewalt instead your just emptying a bag.

That what I did any bought a long life bag!

Jmb

 

[AlexThePalex]

Sooo you could buy a CT and a reusable bag which are not cheap but ...

But he's talking about he CT Mini and that one doesn't have a reusable bag.

It is possible to use the CT's without a bag, but as JRB said, I think you'll be doing an awful lot of filter cleaning. But I haven't tried this out yet, I always use a bag, so I don't know how it is in practice.

 

[jmbfestool]

Sooo you could buy a CT and a reusable bag which are not cheap but ...

But he's talking about he CT Mini and that one doesn't have a reusable bag.

It is possible to use the CT's without a bag, but as JRB said, I think you'll be doing an awful lot of filter cleaning. But I haven't tried this out yet, I always use a bag, so I don't know how it is in practice.

I wasn't sure if it did or not couldnt be bothered to find out lol well he will just have to buy a CT22 from some where or CT26

Won't a CT22 bag fit in a mini? I know your not using the bag to the full potential but you will be using e mini to it's full capacity lol

Jmb

 

[windmill man]

You can use the CTL26 AC without a bag.

 

[Alan m]

[welcome]to the fog.
great to see another irish member on here.
dont know about using no bag. i have a ct22 and only use the bags. i have a reusable bag that i use most of the time and use disposable bags for messy stuff and when i am only sanding.

 

[BJM9818]

I used my Midi once without a bag......Finished up a project, pulled out the full bag walked outside and threw it away.  A week later I was using it and wondered why the suction was so poor?  What a mess.  I will never remove a bag again and not replace it immediately. 

 

[jmbfestool]

I used my Midi once without a bag......Finished up a project, pulled out the full bag walked outside and threw it away.  A week later I was using it and wondered why the suction was so poor?  What a mess.  I will never remove a bag again and not replace it immediately. 

Haahaa I did the same thing!  Sooooooooooo annoying!
But I didn't actually really notice much suction loss on my CT22  I only noticed a change in sound after a while opened it up and it was almost full the filters where like two large MDF blocks!  I used another Vac to clean this vac and filtered. Works fine now

Jmb

 

[nehardwoodfloors]

If your looking for quiet, powerful bag or no bag, grab a nilfisk alto attix 30 or the same vac , the Clarke CAV 10.

Nilfisk alto makes A lot of other companies vacs, probably the dewalt too! I even spotted a festool vac sold in the U.K. That looked to be made by them.

 

[nehardwoodfloors]

You can use the CTL26 AC without a bag.

That's the one looks to be a nilfisk alto

 

[Frank-Jan]

You can use the CTL26 AC without a bag.

That's the one looks to be a nilfisk alto

No, this is a different one, the ctl26 AC looks like a regular ctl26, but with an extra dial; the SR model vacs are the nilfisk alto models.
link to SR vacs on UK site