CT Mini... Is it sufficient for use with the Kapex?

[Kev]

Thanks for all of the info on plugging the big hose into the CT-Mini guys.

Finding out little "future proofing features" like this makes me like Festool products all the more!

Now if someone could telll me how to stick one of the drill batteries into the Festool job site radio  [cool]

 

[Timtool]

Reviving this old thread,
I bought a CT mini for on site work, and in the workshop for under the kapex. DC is fairly poor with the D27 hose, i guess it collects around 50-60%. The Kapex nicely throws all the dust into the port, but half of it bounces back out.
I ordered the shortest 2.5m D36 hose already, but i was wondering if the difference was significant enough? Or if any have made it shorter (mini sits right under, so 1 m would be enough) to see a significant DC improvement?
So far the kapex spot has been the most messy of the shop(up to now hooked to a 2HP DC system with a 50mm hose, worked so bad that i rarely bothered turning it on), and getting all that dust from around/under the kapex base is a PITA.

Don't want be cutting up a €100 hose if it doesn't improve DC, though i have no idea what that hose could be used for otherwise in my shop.

 

[tbellemare]

This video I made a few years ago shows the dramatic difference in the 27 mm hose and the 36 mm hose. The Festool CT's are really being constricted by the 27 mm hose but that's just fine for sanding.

I used a Festool Turbo Suction Brush, which uses the airflow produced by the CT (and its hose) to propel the brush. Turn up your sound while playing the video and you will see that "dramatic" is not an overstatement. I first have a 27 mm hose and then a 36 mm hose. When I put the big hose on, it's almost like a small turbine.

Festool CT w/ 27 mm or 36 mm hose

Tom

 

[festooldude]

Using my midi with my kapex with a d27 hose doesn't work very well,
but even with a 3,5mtr D36 hose the difference is huge!!  So i'll say,
Just try out the 2,5 mtr d36 and see if it meets up with your expectations..
If it doesnt you can always cut it shorter.. But for me, the midi with 3,5m d36
hose works as good as with my ctl 26e!

Thnks!

 

[Timtool]

Thank you for the replies, i will report back as soon as i pick up the hose.

 

[Cav Guy]

What kind of adaptor do I need to connect the 36mm with the CT Mini?  It doesn't have to look pretty,  Thanks

 

[RKA]

You don't need an adapter, the 36mm fitting will fit tight into the mini.  The connector is a straight connector though (not right angle like the one that comes with 27mm hose included with the mini).  So if need to stack systainers on top of the mini, you may or may not be able to do that with the 36mm hose. 

 

[Cav Guy]

Great RKA, thanks!

 

[Gregor]

All festool hoses have a 50mm connector on the side to the vac.