Festool Midi, CT Cyclone and CMS with TS55.

[par]

Hi. I have the Festool Midi vacuum cleaner, the new version.
I also have CMS with TS55.
I also have 497702, which comes with a long hose.
I have thought about buying Cyclone CT Festool.

To connect CMS, with the Festool CT Cyclone, do I need the Festool CS 70 AB 488292, or could I use the hose from 497702 and the one from the vacuum cleaner, adding 50 SV-AS / D 50 V 452898?
How would I have a better aspiration, what interests me the most?
I have seen that in the MIDI vacuum cleaner, it cannot be connected directly, another adapter is needed (festool 499196), but if you connect directly to the Ct cyclone I suppose that adapter is no longer needed.

What is the best?
I buy the CT Cyclone and 452898 and use the hoses that I have or do I buy the cyclone with the Festool CS 70 AB 488292? Thank you.

 

[AlexThePalex]

You can use both, but Festool CS 70 AB 488292 works better because it is shorter. The longer the hose is, the more suction you lose.

 

[par]

Yes, in the end I buy this, since I get a little more expensive and it seems like a better option.
Do I need any more adapters, or is that just worth it?
I know that if I connect it directly to the vacuum cleaner I need another adapter.
I want to use it with CT cyclone Festool.
Another question I have, is the aspiration exactly the same with CT cyclone or is it better to vacuum with just the vacuum cleaner?

 

[AlexThePalex]

Another question I have, is the aspiration exactly the same with CT cyclone or is it better to vacuum with just the vacuum cleaner?

More or less the same, makes no difference.

 

[LsDelancy]

I realize this is an old thread, but since it is already here I didn't want to start a new one.

Anyone else with the new style CT MIDI and the CT-VA-20 have any input?

I'm going to be getting one or two Festool sanders in the future and, while the MIDI is perfectly fine with the Domino, I can see the bag filling very quickly if attached to a sander.

 

[cpw]

I realize this is an old thread, but since it is already here I didn't want to start a new one.

Anyone else with the new style CT MIDI and the CT-VA-20 have any input?

I'm going to be getting one or two Festool sanders in the future and, while the MIDI is perfectly fine with the Domino, I can see the bag filling very quickly if attached to a sander.

The sanders produce fine dust that packs very tightly.  Routers, saws and planers are where you'll find the bag filling quickly with chips.  I don't have the CT-VA, but would not get it for a wood sanding application (drywall is different).

 

[LsDelancy]

That makes sense.
If I do drywall work I will use my large ShopVac and 5 gallon bucket separator.
When I get my Kapex I'm planning to also get a CT15 and leave it under the miter station connected to that.
I do plan to eventually get a TS55 and will use the MIDI for that.
I have a roll around 2hp dust collector for my big stationary equipment (jointer / planer / table saw / drum sander, etc.).
Maybe I'm just getting a bad case of FT bug bite syndrome and making excuses to add to the system. \O/