Identification of Unknown Dust Extractor Attachment

[Forrest Anderson]

The following photo, from the UK printed Festool catalogue, shows a blue attachment being used to capture dust when drilling a wall:

Presumably the airflow from from the dust extractor captures the dust and holds the device to the wall by suction, and it seems a neat idea.

I suspect it's not a Festool item, but has anyone seen one for sale, or know what it's called?

Forrest

 

[HowardH]

probably NAINA.  Looks like a good idea, tho!  BTW, love Edinburgh!  What a great city.  Home of the original and best James Bond, Sean Connery.  Those jewels in the castle are something else...

 

[mastercabman]

well,if it's not green,it's probably not a festool part!!!! ;D

 

[semenza]

Hi,

  Well thats pretty neat! And I see a Pro-Tool drill at work. 

Seth

 

[poto]

Actually, the guy hooked his CT Mini up to a scrub brush to clean the wall, and the suction was so powerful, it got stuck to the wall. He's just drilling a hole in it to reduce suction so he can get it off! 

 

[Corwin]

Well then, he needs to get right over to my house, as I surely could use someone who will put that much elbow grease behind a scrub brush. 

 

[dirtydeeds]

It is an AEG part

it works just the way it looks and takes most of the dust away

its a real bonus if you are drilling into red brick, red brick dust stains everything

 

[festoolgolfer]

http://www.aeg-pt.com/Internet%5CAMACCESSORY.NSF/vwAegComAllWPg/6DD2AAFE5461D38BC1256CFA00454271?OpenDocument

looks like it's NAINA, too bad i'd like one.

 

[dirtydeeds]

take the word "electric" from the title and you wont need UL approval to import  ;D

 

[semenza]

Hi,

  It sems that it would not be very hard to make one of those if needed.

Seth

 

[Forrest Anderson]

It is an AEG part

it works just the way it looks and takes most of the dust away

its a real bonus if you are drilling into red brick, red brick dust stains everything

http://www.aeg-pt.com/Internet\AMAC...6DD2AAFE5461D38BC1256CFA00454271?OpenDocument

looks like it's NAINA, too bad i'd like one.

Many thanks to you both - that certainly seems to be the bit of kit in the photo. I think it would be useful to see where the drill is drilling, so on second thoughts I might well follow up semenza's suggestion of making one, but with a body made of Perspex.

BTW, love Edinburgh!  What a great city.  Home of the original and best James Bond, Sean Connery.  Those jewels in the castle are something else...

I love Edinburgh too, and am very proud to be from here!

Forrest

 

[danrush]

I just recently made one on the job.  Crude, but it worked in a pinch.  I took a plastic cottage cheese tub, cut some holes, added some duct tape (my most valuable non- Festool tool!!!) connected the vac and viola! A dust free puck light cut-out in a finished china cabinet. 

I'm sure the same could be built with some acrylic tubing, etc. for just a buck or two. 

 

[poto]

You should send the idea to FWW and see if you can get a free tool... Won't be a Festool, but a free tool's a free tool!

 

[Fred West]

Poto, that is a very good idea Dan Rush sending his cottage cheese tub dust collector to FWW. However, I still think you converting your plunge saw into a sander is WAY more impressive.  Fred

 

[danrush]

Hey Fred!!

I ate a 1/2 quart of cottage cheese just to finish that job, and I don't even like cottage cheese .  Doesn't that get me points???

 

[danrush]

On 2nd thought, perhaps I should have tried an empty can of Colt 45 ;D

 

[Fred West]

Dan, at least with me that gets you tons of points as I too can't stand cottage cheese and am pretty darn sure I would not have made the sacrifice you did for your job.  : 8) Fred

 

[poto]

Fred, it wasn't the plunge saw, it was the jig saw. Anyone knows that jig saws make better sanders than plunge saws! Geez. Gimme a break! Plunge saw 

Actually there is some truth to that, and, sad for me, it was the plunge saw serving as sander. I was arching the bottom of a slab coffee table (I promise I'll post it at some point!). I needed to take off about 3/4 of an inch of material at the center of the slab. I was hoping to do it with the RO125, but after 15 minutes of hard sanding with Safir 36 with very little to show, it was clear that I needed some other approach. I considered making a router jig, but didn't want to take the time. So I ended up cutting about 100 saw kerfs across the wood, each at a slightly shallower depth, moving out from the center. Then I smashed the chips out with a hammer, and used the RO125 to smooth it all out. Worked great!

So, yes. The plinge saw can serve as a sander. Wouldn't want to do any fine work with it though  Wonder if dentists use Festools..?