Conneting Festool CTL26E to a Fein MultiMaster

[dilbart]

Hello,

I would like to use my new Festool CTL26E to a Fein MultiMaster for dust control.
Do you know what adapter I need to connect both of them?

Kind regards,
Bart

 

[Forrest Anderson]

I would like to use my new Festool CTL26E to a Fein MultiMaster for dust control.
Do you know what adapter I need to connect both of them?

Welcome to the Festool Owners Group and congratulations on getting the brand-new CTL26E dust extractor! They are not yet available in the USA, so you won't find many members with one to give you hands-on feedback.

Having said that, the CT26 series should use the same system of 27mm and 36mm hoses and hose connectors that the previous CT11-CT55 series use, so you're not totally out in the cold!

My Multimaster was the "Top" version and as such it came with the Dust Extraction kit, described below:

Dust extractor
2 sanding pads, perforated; 5 of each type of sanding sheet perforated, grain 60, 80 and 120; 1 extractor hood with suction tube; 2 hose nozzles for hose connection ? 27 and 32 mm plus 2 adapters for connection to the most common domestic vacuum cleaners. For the FEIN MULTIMASTER FMM 250/250Q. Order number 9 26 02 081 01 0

If you have the FMM 250 or 250Q, you will need to order this kit for the Multimaster.

The kit includes the following items, and for the purposes of this explanation I will call them a dust extraction tube and a large and small adapter:

Festool dust extractors are normally found with either 27mm or 36mm hoses, and the CTL26E is usually supplied with the 27mm hose. The smaller of the two Multimaster adapters will work with both hose sizes.

To connect to the 27mm hose, fit the smaller adapter to the rear of the Multimaster's dust extraction tube, and then slip the rubber nozzle of the Festool hose over the ridges of the adapter:

To connect to the 36mm hose, fit the smaller adapter to the tube as before, and then slip the rubber nozzle of the Festool hose all the way over the adapter.

In both cases, the adapter will be able to rotate on the tube, and will stop the tube getting tangled.

If you have any more questions, please just ask.

Forrest

 

[ForumMFG]

Does any one know or have a ballpark when the CT26 series is coming to the US?

 

[dilbart]

Hello Forrest,

Thank you very much for your fast and clear answer: I just followed your instructions and it fits indeed perfectly on my Fein MultiMaster (Top edition also). Since my CTL26E just arrived this week, I was afraid of damaging the hose by applying too much force on it (those are pricey ;-) ).

Have a great week-end!

Kind regards,
Bart

 

[AlexThePalex]

Forest, that was a very good and complete answer and left no questions asked. Your answer is a prime example of how I'd like to see questions answered in general. Excellent text and excellent visuals through excellent home made  pictures. This forum is sooo nice for getting all your 'constructions related' questions answered by knowledgeable people.  I wish I had a Fein supercut. Seems like an amazing instrument. I often ride around the country with my bicycle and I hear the magnificent sound of a Fein. But for now, I'll just have to be satisfied to make those 'less than' supercuts by hand.

PS, I understand 'knowledgeable'  isn't a real word, but language is pliable, so I use it anyway with my dutch a**.

 

[AlexThePalex]

Dilbart, congrats on being the first to post here about being the owner of a brand new CTL 26.

I had planned to buy me one myself but I just got such a good deal on a hardly used CTL 22 that I couldn't let it slip. That said, with what I've read about the CTL26 as opposed to the CTL22, I don't think there's much difference between the two except the capacity, but I certainly know the 26 uses the same hoses as the 22, just like the older Festo models before the 22 did. So you shouldn't worry, since the Feins were made with festool's ideas about dust collection in mind.
 

 

[Brice Burrell]

Well since Forrest answered the question so completely I don't mind getting off a bit off topic with CT26 talk. Dave, no definite word when the CT26 will be available here in the States, late winter/early spring next year is a good guess. Alex, more capacity and suction, a new filter bag that is a pleated cloth, while the vacuum is running the bag inflates then deflates when switched off. This inflating/deflating helps to dislodge dust from the top of the filter so the bad losses less suction as the bag fills. Bags are still made to be disposable. The new vacs have a built in hose garage. Plus there are some new options for pneumatic triggering or additional outlet. Here's a thread from the AU woodwork forum, CT22 and CT33 no longer available. The thread is about the CT22/33 being discontinued in Australia but turns into a discussion about the new vacs.  

 

[AlexThePalex]

. Alex, more capacity and suction, a new filter bag that is a pleated cloth, while the vacuum is running the bag inflates then deflates when switched off. This inflating/deflating helps to dislodge dust from the top of the filter so the bad losses less suction as the bag fills.

Hey man, don't look at me, I understand this is the next gen thing compared to the CTL22 and I would love to have one and it was my first choice over the CTL22. But as it goes, I'm a poor semi-amateur bastard that's way out of his league, even when buying USED Festools, so please, let me be happy with the idea that it's not that much of an improvement over my freshly purchased 2nd hand CTL22.

 

[dilbart]

Forest, that was a very good and complete answer and left no questions asked. Your answer is a prime example of how I'd like to see questions answered in general. Excellent text and excellent visuals through excellent home made  pictures. This forum is sooo nice for getting all your 'constructions related' questions answered by knowledgeable people.  I wish I had a Fein supercut. Seems like an amazing instrument. I often ride around the country with my bicycle and I hear the magnificent sound of a Fein. But for now, I'll just have to be satisfied to make those 'less than' supercuts by hand.

PS, I understand 'knowledgeable'  isn't a real word, but language is pliable, so I use it anyway with my dutch a**.

I fully agree with the greatness of this forum. Answers like this one persuaded me to invest in the "Festool system" (MFT/3, TS55, CTL26E and of course the T15+3) to finish my future house currently in construction.

There is only one downside of these Festool powertools: I will not have any excuses and so will not be able to blame it on my s**tty powertools when the job is not 100% perfect  ;D

Regards,
Bart

PS: Regarding the CTL26/CTL22: I bought the newer model since the price of the CTL22 and CTL26 are about the same over here in Belgium/Netherlands. I agree that there isn't a lot of difference between those two models and would have bought the CTL22 if there was a bigger price difference.

 

[dilbart]

. Alex, more capacity and suction, a new filter bag that is a pleated cloth, while the vacuum is running the bag inflates then deflates when switched off. This inflating/deflating helps to dislodge dust from the top of the filter so the bad losses less suction as the bag fills.

Hey man, don't look at me, I understand this is the next gen thing compared to the CTL22 and I would love to have one and it was my first choice over the CTL22. But as it goes, I'm a poor semi-amateur bastard that's way out of his league, even when buying USED Festools, so please, let me be happy with the idea that it's not that much of an improvement over my freshly purchased 2nd hand CTL22.

Don't worry: the CTL26E sucks big time

 

[Brice Burrell]

. Alex, more capacity and suction, a new filter bag that is a pleated cloth, while the vacuum is running the bag inflates then deflates when switched off. This inflating/deflating helps to dislodge dust from the top of the filter so the bad losses less suction as the bag fills.

Hey man, don't look at me, I understand this is the next gen thing compared to the CTL22 and I would love to have one and it was my first choice over the CTL22. But as it goes, I'm a poor semi-amateur bastard that's way out of his league, even when buying USED Festools, so please, let me be happy with the idea that it's not that much of an improvement over my freshly purchased 2nd hand CTL22.

I understand and I'm sure you'll be very happy with your CTL22 for years to come. I've got the US version the CT22, great tool and I love it with the boom arm.

 

[EcoFurniture]

Using my multimaster together with the CT Mini without any problem. As long as you have to dust collection attachment from Fein, you should be alright.

 

[Tinker]

I have both CT 22 and 33. The 22 I use for portability and when not being used outside of my inside shop, it is hooked up to my WoodRat.  The CT 33 is placed permanantly in center of my shop where, with the boom and various clips on the ceiling joists, it can reach all of my other stationery tools and especially my MFT work benches.  The hosing is a 36 from CT up to and extending below boom.  I have made up a couple of 27mm "pig tails" that I move from tool to tool.  The "pig tails" can be a pain to keep switching from tool to tool, so i will be making up several so when moving from tool to tool, i only need leave a short length of 27mm permanently attached to tool that only needs to be slid into the end of the 36mm hose leading to the CT 33. 

 

[ForumMFG]

Tinker,

Thats a pretty cool setup.  If I had a shop large enough that required something like that, I think I would go down that road.  I bet it makes things go a lot quicker because I'm used to moving my CT whereever I need it.  My CT sits under my Kapex with a 36m hose connected to it.  My MFT/3 is right next to my Kapex so most of the time I don't need to move it.  About 15 feet away from my MFT is my work bench.  Whenever I work over there I need to move it.  It gets to be a pain sometimes.  I thought about snaking a 36mm hose up the wall, across the ceiling and down to the center of my work bench but it would require (2) 36mm hoses connected together for extra length and I don't know if the extra length has any effect on the CT as far as suction power goes?

-Dave

 

[AlexThePalex]

Dave, there is a 7 meter hose for the CT. Festool recommends that you don't attach any longer hoses than these 7 meters. So I guess with 7 meters the suction power is still acceptable.