Does the motor of Festool ps300 jig saw blow the dust way?

[Samer]

im looking in get a new jig saw

thanks guys

 

[mastercabman]

No
That is 1 thing I miss from my old bosch

 

[Samer]

No
That is 1 thing I miss from my old bosch

how about festool ps420?
or mabe mafell?
cheers man

 

[Frank Pellow]

Festool wants you to "suck it up" not to "blow it away".    [big grin]

 

[Timtool]

You want a jigsaw designed to stir up carcinogenic dust in the air around you? The carvex 420 also does not have this function, and even though i miss the function my previous Bosch got me used to. I admire Festool for this dared move.
With the other brands you are in theory forced to use a dust mask when using this feature, nobody does IRL
The Mafell does have a blower, it's ok when working outdoors in the wind, a big no no indoors.

 

[Captainwrinkles]

You could always use your CT Vac to blow it away. Just plug the hose into the exhaust and use the Vac as a blower.

When i bought my PS300, i thought the vac attached to suck up the dust would be awesome. But I found it to be a pain. Especially when using the dust shroud.
It makes it very hard to see exactly where you are cutting. 

 

[Alan m]

You could always use your CT Vac to blow it away. Just plug the hose into the exhaust and use the Vac as a blower.

When i bought my PS300, i thought the vac attached to suck up the dust would be awesome. But I found it to be a pain. Especially when using the dust shroud.
It makes it very hard to see exactly where you are cutting. 

thats a great idea
i will have to try that

 

[peter halle]

You could always use your CT Vac to blow it away. Just plug the hose into the exhaust and use the Vac as a blower.

When i bought my PS300, i thought the vac attached to suck up the dust would be awesome. But I found it to be a pain. Especially when using the dust shroud.
It makes it very hard to see exactly where you are cutting. 

thats a great idea
i will have to try that

Just a note:  The CT-22 and -33 had the ability to hook up a hose to the exhaust side.  The -26, 36, 48 don't have that feature to the best of my knowledge.

Peter

 

[jacko9]

I love the cut my PS300 gives me but, the sight line is very difficult and the motor does not blow away the dust.  This tool is in need of an engineering re-design to allow a better sight line to take advantage of the GREAT CUTTING ability.

Jack

 

[buckmaidt]

The dust collection on the trion is actually at is best from underneath the project. It takes some getting used too, but onc I was accustomed I found cutting from the underside to be much better. No dust and nothing to block the view of the cut line. This is especially great with the barrel grip model.