LONGLIFE FILTER BAGS ?

[Glenn Yoder]

Has anyone used the longlife filter bags, in the CTs? I use my Leigh FMT alot, it doesn't take long to fill a bag.

Glenn

 

[Eli]

Has anyone used the longlife filter bags, in the CTs? I use my Leigh FMT alot, it doesn't take long to fill a bag.

Glenn

Does the same thing as a regular bag. You can empty it. Costs more. (or less, depending on your viewpoint)

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wanted to add.....
IMO, you should only be using it for straight wood waste. Paint chips, MDF dust, et al are semi hazardous and that's where the greatest benefit of our beloved CT series comes from. To save yourself breathing them and then be surrounded by a cloud of dust emptying the bag is kind of self defeating.

 

[Tinker]

I did get a long life (reusable) filter bag for my CT33 but before i used up my older bags, i discovered a cyclone top for 5 gal bucket. I got that from Woodcraft.  With several different sized Fernco fittings (discussed in an earlier discussion here on FOG.  I would have to search as I don't recall the exact subject it came up under.) i simply move it around to different tools and let the bucket fill.  The reusable bag is still in the drawer i placed it in when i got it.  I will, next time I go to my toy store, get a second cyclone top so I do not have to move the bucket around to varios points in the shop.  i will hook that up to my CT 22 and eliminate the problems of working with only one CT when I have two.  Actually, I have the 33 set up @ my MFT 1080 and have the boom.  with an extra vac hose and extension cord, i can reach everywhere in my shop from the 33, but a lot of spagetti to stumble over.  with the two buckets and making use of both CT's, i will eliminate a lot of confusion.  But to answer your inquiry, i probably will not find the reusable bag to be a necessity in the immediate future.  i will keep it in storage for Justin Case.  one never knows when he will drop in for a visit.  He's as popular as Murphy Law  ???
Tinker

 

[Dave Ronyak]

Have you considered adding a small cyclone unit between your router and your vacuum machine?  I bought a Dust Deputy and since installing it there is very little dust that goes into the vacuum.  Others have reported favorably on the ClearVue cyclones on this site.  I am using Festool's paper bags in my CT-22 and Fein vacuum machines with the cyclone.

Dave R.

 

[Glenn Yoder]

  Thanks to you all, some great ideas.

Glenn

 

[Cary Swoveland]

Have you considered adding a small cyclone unit between your router and your vacuum machine?  I bought a Dust Deputy and since installing it there is very little dust that goes into the vacuum.  Others have reported favorably on the ClearVue cyclones on this site.  I am using Festool's paper bags in my CT-22 and Fein vacuum machines with the cyclone.

Dave R.

I second Dave's comments.  Here's my setup:

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Cary

 

[Dave Ronyak]

Cary,

Thanks for the photos.  My cyclone is usually sitting on the floor next to the vacuum machine.  How to you secure your Dust Deputy to the base that you made to fit your CT vacuum?  Also, did you have any difficulty finding coupling adapters to fit your Festool hoses?  What coupling products did you choose?  (Oneida's representatives are unable to help in this regard.)  Mine is cobbled together using the gray flexible adapter sold by Oneida (small end inserted onto the top nipple of the Dust Deputy), the big end of which mates with my Festool 50 mm hose which goes to the vacuum machine.  For the smaller inlet of the Dust Deputy, I used a short piece of plastic drain pipe and some vinyl tape, the OD of which is gripped by the smaller end of a Fenco rubber pipe reducer fitting, the opposite larger end of which receives the standard vacuum end fitting of my Festool 36mm or 27mm hose.  I have determined that the Festool 36mm hose without any end fitting is a nice, snug, slip fit onto the side inlet nipple of the Dust Deputy, but I don't want to dedicate my Festool hose to the Dust Deputy or have to mess around installing the Festool vacuum machine end fitting everytime I want to use it without the cyclone.

I should also note that the cost of a small cyclone is about the same (or less) than the cost of Festool's reusable cloth bag, and the canister supplied with the full Dust Deputy kit is metal and holds 10 US gallons.

Dave R.

 

[Cary Swoveland]

Cary,

...How to you secure your Dust Deputy to the base that you made to fit your CT vacuum?

Just gravity, Dave.  It's a fairly snug fit, however.  Works fine.

Also, did you have any difficulty finding coupling adapters to fit your Festool hoses?  What coupling products did you choose?  (Oneida's representatives are unable to help in this regard.)  Mine is cobbled together using the gray flexible adapter sold by Oneida (small end inserted onto the top nipple of the Dust Deputy), the big end of which mates with my Festool 50 mm hose which goes to the vacuum machine.  For the smaller inlet of the Dust Deputy, I used a short piece of plastic drain pipe and some vinyl tape, the OD of which is gripped by the smaller end of a Fenco rubber pipe reducer fitting, the opposite larger end of which receives the standard vacuum end fitting of my Festool 36mm or 27mm hose.  I have determined that the Festool 36mm hose without any end fitting is a nice, snug, slip fit onto the side inlet nipple of the Dust Deputy, but I don't want to dedicate my Festool hose to the Dust Deputy or have to mess around installing the Festool vacuum machine end fitting everytime I want to use it without the cyclone.

I ran a standard ShopVac hose from my Festool vac (fits perfectly) to the top of the cyclone.  To make the latter connnection I used two parts sold by Oneida.  One is the flexible gray fitting you spoke of.  I forget what the other one was, but it's described at the Dust Deputy web site.

To attach my Festool hoses to the DD's inlet port, I made a connector out of hardwood.  I turned it on my lathe until the outside diameter matched the inside diameter of the sleeve at the end of the Festool hoses.  I tapered it slightly so that I would have a good push-fit connection.  I then drilled a hole in it so that it would fit tightly over the DD's inlet port.  I forget how I attached the turned block to the inlet port--probably with two wood or machine screws.

Cary

 

[Dave Ronyak]

Thanks, Cary!  I missed understanding the extra little rim pieces that provide the Snug fit!  Since my DDeputy is sitting and getting dragged on the floor at times, I placed several short strips of duct tape to overlap the bottom rim of the steel drum.  My goal was to prevent scraping the paint off to prevent future rusting.

Dave R.