New soon to be owner, gets 125 and ct midi

Jddrywall

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Hi everyone! I'm a new soon to be festool owner. I'm a drywall finisher who specializes in repair work. I ordered the ets 125 paired with the CT Midi. Also ordered accommodating granat pads.
Does anybody else use this system? I'm hoping it will work well for repair work. I want to be able to advertise 99% dust free repairs.
If anyone has any tip's or advice for me, it would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance.
 
Congratulations! Did you get the new granat mesh abrasives? Thone will do a better job with fine drywall dust than the normal granat.
 
Welcome to the FOG and congratulation on your new tools. I have a ETS EC 125 paired with a CT-26, that combo make sanding almost fun  [big grin] The ETS 125 is a finishing sander so if you have to remove heavy paint etc.. it's not the best from Festool. Give it a try a.s.a.p. since you have a 15/30 days return.

I suggest to get a long life bag for the Midi.

Mario
 
Mario Turcot said:
Welcome to the FOG and congratulation on your new tools. I have a ETS EC 125 paired with a CT-26, that combo make sanding almost fun  [big grin] The ETS 125 is a finishing sander so if you have to remove heavy paint etc.. it's not the best from Festool. Give it a try a.s.a.p. since you have a 15/30 days return.

I suggest to get a long life bag for the Midi.

Mario
Thanks, no I ordered the standard granat. Do you use the 125 for drywall sanding?
 
Jddrywall said:
Hi everyone! I'm a new soon to be festool owner. I'm a drywall finisher who specializes in repair work. I ordered the ets 125 paired with the CT Midi. Also ordered accommodating granat pads.
Does anybody else use this system? I'm hoping it will work well for repair work. I want to be able to advertise 99% dust free repairs.
If anyone has any tip's or advice for me, it would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance.
ear3 said:
Congratulations! Did you get the new granat mesh abrasives? Thone will do a better job with fine drywall dust than the normal granat.
No I ordered the standard granat, hope it will work ok👍
Jddrywall said:
Hi everyone! I'm a new soon to be festool owner. I'm a drywall finisher who specializes in repair work. I ordered the ets 125 paired with the CT Midi. Also ordered accommodating granat pads.
Does anybody else use this system? I'm hoping it will work well for repair work. I want to be able to advertise 99% dust free repairs.
If anyone has any tip's or advice for me, it would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance.
Mario Turcot said:
Welcome to the FOG and congratulation on your new tools. I have a ETS EC 125 paired with a CT-26, that combo make sanding almost fun  [big grin] The ETS 125 is a finishing sander so if you have to remove heavy paint etc.. it's not the best from Festool. Give it a try a.s.a.p. since you have a 15/30 days return.

I suggest to get a long life bag for the Midi.

Mario
 
I use my ETS125 and DTS400 often for plaster and drywall work, paired with a CT Mini. The sanders work very well for this, and you get good dust collection, though I'm not sure you'd get 99%.

Do not get a long life bag as Mario suggested, drywall dust clogs the pores of your bag very quickly. You can change a disposable bag very quickly, but not an expensive long life bag. Be prepared to fill bags up to only 25% before you lose suction completely.

If drywall dust is your main business, a CT 36 AC would be a much better choice for this type of work, the vac has an automatic filter cleaning system and uses no bags that can clog. 

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[member=67942]Jddrywall[/member]
Welcome for Festool and the FOG. Whilst not every Festool is great, the majority indeed are. The ETS125 is one of the great ones.

I purchased mine early in 2014, and did not regret its purchase through a 150 year old house renovation. The ETS125 is often 'maliened' ' here, but I think it is a gem, for what you intend as well as other finishing tasks. Have a look at the following UTube of mine at the 30 second mark.

Today I used mine for sanding between paint coats on kitchen kick boards and was again reminded with a smile of why I like this sander.


Yes [member=5277]Alex[/member], remember that hose repair. It's still going strong. I have a new hose, still resting in its box!  [eek] [big grin]
 
I use a pro5 and a ct48 to sand drywall quite often.  It does much better at picking up than anything else ive used.  The ct48 wasnt my first choice as it is really big but i do like the system. There is a bag hack that could help lower the consumption of bags.  cut the end of the bag and use binder clips and a rod to reseal it.  Im sure the other guys have a pic that would help with the description.  enjoy.

 
First, welcome to the FOG.

Alex said:
I use my ETS125 and DTS400 often for plaster and drywall work, paired with a CT Mini. The sanders work very well for this, and you get good dust collection, though I'm not sure you'd get 99%.

Like Alex I've had good luck with my Festool sanders and vac for drywall sanding.  The ETS 125 is a good size, not too heavy or too aggressive for drywall mud.  I decided its not worth bothering to use the DTS400 any more.  (The DTS400 is sander shaped like a cloths iron designed to sand into corners.)  I just a hand sand with a sponge now because I think its easier.

Do not get a long life bag as Mario suggested, drywall dust clogs the pores of your bag very quickly. You can change a disposable bag very quickly, but not an expensive long life bag. Be prepared to fill bags up to only 25% before you lose suction completely.

The long life bag is an optional accessory.  Its made of a heavy polyester material designed to emptied out and reused.  Festool vacs come with the standard disposable bag.  These bags work pretty well for sawdust and other construction debris, but fine dust clogs them fairly quickly.  You can empty out and reuse them a few times to get better value out of them. 

If drywall dust is your main business, a CT 36 AC would be a much better choice for this type of work, the vac has an automatic filter cleaning system and uses no bags that can clog.

The CT 36 AC is the right vac for someone that sands drywall regularly.  There is one problem, this vac comes with a larger diameter hose that will not on sanders, Domino and a few other tools.  You can get an adapter (it not inexpensive). The reason the AC vac comes with a larger hose is that it is designed to be used with the Festool Planex daywall sander.  If you think you might get the Planex sander someday then it makes might make more sense to get the CT 36 AC now.

As for using the ETS 125 sander.  My advice would be to turn the suction all the down on the vac, I usually turn the speed on the sander down some too. The regular Granat sandpaper works well.  When sanding wood the dust collection is excellent, you won't get 99% when sanding drywall, maybe 80-90%.  If you move slowly you'll get better dust collection, although you have to be careful not to sand through your mud.

Mario made a great point, be sure to use this new setup right away so you can decide if it meets your satisfaction.  If it doesn't don't hesitate to return it.  Remember, only the tools are returnable, the sandpaper you won't be able to return.  Good luck and let us know how it works out for you.       
   
 
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