Festool CT22, Dewalt 735, Dust Deputy and Rubbermaid Brute

[avis]

First i’d like to thank everyone on this board for sharing their woodworking ideas and techniques. I am a hobbyist and it’s nice not having to reinvent the wheel every time I attempt a project. With that in mind I hope someone else can benefit from my experience with dust/chip collection from a Dewalt planer.

In an effort to further control the outcome of my projects I recently purchased a Dewalt 735 planer. After dumping and cleaning the filter of a 9 gallon shop vac every few board pass I started exploring alternative methods of dust/chip collecting. I am limited for work space (having to share it with a car from time to time) so the Festool system has been ideal for my hobby. I already own a CT22 and Rubbermaid Brute trash can and with a little help from the web decided on a Dust Deputy DIY for dust separation.

After purchasing a separate lid for the Brute and assembling all of the parts I managed to collapse the Brute a few times before figuring out that the 9 gallon shop vac suction was to strong. I plugged the CT22 into the mix and still collapsed the Brute until I changed hose size and dialed the suction down on the CT22. Next step was to plug it into the Dewalt planer. I had read online that the chip blower on the Dewalt wouldn’t be a good fit for the Dust Deputy but I found this to be the exact opposite. The chip blower actually expands the Brute trash can which helps counteract the the can from collapsing. Dialing in the suction strength allows the wood chips to fall into the Brute and not fill up the CT22’s bag. I had also read online that you couldn’t use a trash can liner as it would be sucked into the vac. I decided to try the liner anyway as I thought the Dewalt chip blower would help keep the liner in place. Now it’s easier to empty the Brute when needed.

I added foam tape to the underside of the Brute lid to help seal the rim. Still working on a replacement for the A clamps but I now have a non permanent dust collection set up that holds a lot of wood chips, is easy to setup, empty and I don’t have to clean a dust filter.

Not sure if it will work with other tools but its perfect for the Dewalt planer.

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[peter halle]

Welcome to the FOG!  Great first post.

I have the 735. A Dust Deputy, and a Ct-22.  I haven't tried the Brute in combo.  I know first hand that using the 735 even by itself can create a ton of static on the hose.  Have you noticed any issues in your setup?  Is the Ct really necessary in your setup?  Did you try to inlet into the DD and then tape / attach something to the Dd outlet to control dust versus going to the Ct.  I ask this because as you show, the 735 exhausts well and I have had my lids flow off without clamping.  Perhaps adding the Ct counters that a bit.

Cool idea in my mind if static isn't an issue.

Thanks,

Peter

 

[avis]

Hi Peter,

Thanks for the feedback! Static seems to be a moving target for me. From all that I read online I had expected there to be a lot. I talked to the people at Dust Deputy before ordering the DIY and they said that anti static tape was included with the DD, mine came without the tape but I decided to move along with the project. The first couple of times I used this set up there wasn't any static which I thought strange. The third time there was a small amount but the fourth time none. I live in Maine and the air is very dry this time of the year so I expected there to be static. I'll have to play around with the set up a bit more to understand the static part.

As to the necessity of the of the CT, I haven't tried the set up sans CT. I just thought I needed some suction to make the DD work properly. Something to check out next time I am planning wood.

Paul

 

[peter halle]

I look forward to seeing what you try.  We tend to be more humid here which should be better regarding static, but just with a hose on the Dust Deputy I can feel the static from 6 inches away.

I take it that you have been a reader here before posting, so you may have read about the Ultimate Dust Deputy issues with some of the CT units.  I could very easily be wrong, but I think that at the issues were with the newer models. I don't remember reading about issues with the 22 or the 33.  I could be wrong and of course anyone who tries it does so at their own risk. I haven't had an issue with my 22 and have removed the tape because frankly it didn't stick well and had a peeling problem.  This was just my approach.  But I don't tie that into the 735.

If the DD and brute works well without the CT in regards to the 735 it might be worth trying.

If you try it please let us know.

Peter

 

[semenza]

Hi Paul,

  Welcome to the forum!  [smile]

  Nice way to take advantage of the variable suction  [thumbs up]

Seth

 

[Sparktrician]

My 735's blower similarly generates sufficient force to get the chips to the Dust Deputy, and I use the Shop Vac on the back side to collect the fines so they don't get into free air.  I seldom have to change the bag on the Shop Vac in this configuration.  I do have to use the Shop Vac on a separate circuit to avoid tripping a breaker.