Cordless CTC Midi with 2 machines?

[greenaddiction]

Is there a way to run my cordless table saw and cordless kapex off of one extractor(also cordless)?  Ideally, I would like to run each tool with a wifi battery and two hoses from the extractor.  Im too lazy to move the dust hose back and forth, move the one wifi battery back and forth, manually turn on the vac., and cant afford another cordless vac.

 

[jonnyrocket]

There is a Y adapter to physically make this possible.  Part number 452898. But having both tools always connected will not give you the best experience as the Kapex definitely wants all the suction. This Y adapter is really suited to use with two sanders as they don’t require the full suction that the extractor produces.

I don’t think you can have two batteries paired with the extractor at once, but I’m not sure. Worst case, you could use one of the remotes at one of the tools.

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[greenaddiction]

Thank You jonnyrocket,  I now need to find a way to activate the extractor when each machine is turned on.  I can only figure out how activate one wifi battery at a time.

 

[Crazyraceguy]

A bluetooth remote connected to one of the hoses seems like the simplest way to solve the switching problem, but as jonnyrocket said, you are wasting some of the vacuum pressure from the other hose.

 

[tjbnwi]

To get the best suction to each machine you'll need blast gates that you'll have to open and close manually.

I have the CTC Midi, it will not program to two batteries.

Tom

 

[greenaddiction]

Thank you everyone for your advise.  Such a great resource and group of people. 

 

[Coen]

By the time you're done with extra remotes, Y-pieces and electronically activated valves and you total it up... you might just as well add a few more $$ and just get a 2nd extractor instead.

 

[mino]

Get a second vac that is corded and put it on a static location in your shop. Ideally at the sanding station/place.

On site it is not so much a hassle to swap the hose - one needs to move stuff around anyway.

Oh, and if you do not have it yet, make sure to get the remote for the hose. It has TWO buttons. One controls the vac while the second one initiates the pairing remotely. That is indispensible when using multiple tools at the same time ... plus the remote is useful anyway

 

[Coen]

[...]Oh, and if you do not have it yet, make sure to get the remote for the hose. [...]

Huuh, that makes me think about that one time years and years ago when I used the router in one hand to trigger the vac to clean up with the hose in the other hand. I ended up chipping a chunk off the grip of a Festool FSZ 120 clamp (the bit was still in the down position)  [doh].