Connecting Multiple tools to a CT36

[dingram]

Good morning everyone,

I have my CT 36 that lives mostly in my shop. Its a small shop and I have a boom arm that will reach the center point and from there I can connect a festool hose to get to the tool I am using.

My Question is a two part.

1. Is it possible to connect the power to multiple tools to the CT36 to avoid unplugging the tools back and forth? For example, if I am going back and forth between the miter saw and the router.

2. Is it possible to connect the power for the tools to a dedicated outlet, but then somehow still hook the CT up inline so that you are able to use the auto start function?

The biggest tool that I would like to run through the CT is my Porter Cable 7518 3 1/4 hp router which has a 15A motor, but I cant remember what it draws.

In a perfect world, I would be able to keep these tools connected to the CT: Miter saw, Router, and the power line on the boom arm that I would connect the domino, sanders, and hand saws to.

Obviously only one of any of the aforementioned tools would be running at once.

I did some searching but couldnt really find what I Was looking for.

If this seems petty I apologize, but in time savings it really would help to be able to keep multiple things wired in somehow, but I am anticipating that not to be possible.

Thank you,

-Dennis

 

[waho6o9]

I did that with my 4100 Bosch table saw and fried a PC board. Oops

I do have a power strip installed on my extractor and have multiple Festools hooked up to it

but I only use one sander or router at a time.

A dedicated outlet would be the way to go for high amp drawing machines I would think.

[eek]

 

[dingram]

I did that with my 4100 Bosch table saw and fried a PC board. Oops

I do have a power strip installed on my extractor and have multiple Festools hooked up to it

but I only use one sander or router at a time.

A dedicated outlet would be the way to go for high amp drawing machines I would think.

[eek]

The router is really the only thing of higher amperage that I need to run through it. When I rewired my shop I ran power for all the tools individually, so thats no an issue.

I was just wondering if there was a way to run it to a dedicated 20A outlet, but still somehow use the autostart.

Thanks for the reply!

 

[Peter_C]

I don't have a Festool dust collector YET, so I use a shop vac with a dust deputy mounted on it. I do exactly what you want. I have a short three prong cord with a circuit breaker for plugging multiple items in at once so I only have to switch the vacuum hose(s) around. I have to switch hoses at the dust deputy, depending on if I am using Festool or my Bosch table saw or SCMS which require a larger hose. If switching between say the tracksaw, sander, router, etc, the hose gets switched between the tools and they are ready to work for me.

To control the power of the vacuum on and off I use an Ivac switching device. It requires two separate power sources, so it opens up use of more power hungry tools. I installed 2 20 amp circuits in my work area just so I can run my dust collector without any extension cords running across the floor to trip over. The question you have to ask is, is it worth $54 or so to not have to manually turn the power of your CT vac on?
http://www.ivacswitch.com/default.action?itemid=34
http://www.amazon.com/BCTINT-iVac-Automated-Vacuum-Switch/dp/B0035YGLZG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1447354306&sr=8-1&keywords=ivac+switch

 

[dingram]

I don't have a Festool dust collector YET, so I use a shop vac with a dust deputy mounted on it. I do exactly what you want. I have a short three prong cord with a circuit breaker for plugging multiple items in at once so I only have to switch the vacuum hose(s) around. I have to switch hoses at the dust deputy, depending on if I am using Festool or my Bosch table saw or SCMS which require a larger hose. If switching between say the tracksaw, sander, router, etc, the hose gets switched between the tools and they are ready to work for me.

To control the power of the vacuum on and off I use an Ivac switching device. It requires two separate power sources, so it opens up use of more power hungry tools. I installed 2 20 amp circuits in my work area just so I can run my dust collector without any extension cords running across the floor to trip over. The question you have to ask is, is it worth $54 or so to not have to manually turn the power of your CT vac on?
http://www.ivacswitch.com/default.action?itemid=34
http://www.amazon.com/BCTINT-iVac-Automated-Vacuum-Switch/dp/B0035YGLZG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1447354306&sr=8-1&keywords=ivac+switch

Thanks for the information!

Can anyone see an issue with connecting a CT36 to a remote switch? Would that have any way of hurting the circuitry of the machine over time?

Yes it is completely worth it to spend 50 bucks to save myself the time of walking back and forth.

I have a longranger remote for my dust collector and wouldnt imagine that the ct36 would need something that stout.

-Dennis