Festool Vacs

[ireland]

Is it possible to use a festool vac with a planer/thicknesser, table saw, spindle moulder etc ?
I don't think you can get a 4" hose, so has anybody adapted one with a dust deputy or the like?
I have a lot of festools and I'm just setting up a new shop with stationary machines and it would be more beneficial to me to have another Festool vac than another dust extractor as I could have one dedicated to the Kapex when I'm on site. I have little knowledge on this subject and any info would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers Paul,

 

[Scott W.]

Is it possible to use a festool vac with a planer/thicknesser, table saw, spindle moulder etc ?
I don't think you can get a 4" hose, so has anybody adapted one with a dust deputy or the like?
I have a lot of festools and I'm just setting up a new shop with stationary machines and it would be more beneficial to me to have another Festool vac than another dust extractor as I could have one dedicated to the Kapex when I'm on site. I have little knowledge on this subject and any info would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers Paul,

Hi Paul,

I have my CT22 hooked up with a DD HERE is the thread.
That being said, I wouldn't expect it to keep up with my jointer, planer or molder. Maybe a table say as saws just make dust and not so much chips.  IMHO you would be better off with a dust collector for a spindle molder,planer or jointer.

Scott W.

 

[ireland]

Thanks for the replies

Scott W

What type and size would you reccomend ?
I might buy another Festool vac anyway so I can dedicate it to the kapex, it can be a big inconvenience to keep moving the ct22 back and forth.
I wonder if the mini vac would work for that.

 

[Scott W.]

Thanks for the replies

Scott W

What type and size would you reccomend ?
I might buy another Festool vac anyway so I can dedicate it to the kapex, it can be a big inconvenience to keep moving the ct22 back and forth.
I wonder if the mini vac would work for that.

Paul,

That is a very hard thing to answer. There is a ton of info out there.
It depends on: how many and what type af machines, how far you run and what type of duct you use. What are your space constraints, how often do you want to have to empty it? the list goes on and on. But I will say, do your homework and put in the right system & you will never regret it.

I have a decent size shop with a lot of equipment, at the time I had more than one machine running at once so I have a large 7.5 hp Oneida  Air system. It is over kill for the way my shop is used now but I have no regrets what so ever. It has worked flawlessly. You can get a look at mine HERE

I think Oneida still has some sort of planner system either on line, or they will lay the whole thing out & send you a quote for free. There web site is:http://www.oneida-air.com

Hopefully others will chime in here also.

Scott

 

[Loren Woirhaye]

I never tried this with A Festool Vac - because I think the
hoses are too small - but there is a good way to use
a vacuum with tools that produce  a lot of chips:

Use a cyclone separator lid.  You can get them for trash
cans or 5 gallon buckets.  They really work pretty well.

I got mine from Lee Valley.  It fits a full-sized trash can.

I have used it with a 1 HP dust-collector and with a 6 gallon
Sears shop-vac - mostly with 12" planers.  Planers produce
a lot of chips and I don't remember having any problems
with this approach.  The can gets almost totally full
before a lot of chips start ending up in the vacuum,
which you don't want because they take up a lot of space -
unlike the fine dust.

Seriously, I would fill up a couple of trash cans before I
had to empty that little 6  gallon vac.

When I used the 6 gallon vac with my table saw (without
the separator which was left hooked up to my 12" Robland
planer most of the time), I put a foot switch on a board
on the floor.  I would put on my ear-plugs, step on the
switch and flip on the saw in a pretty smooth motion. 
Vacuum noise bothers me so I would turn off the vac
when I was changing setups usually.