bonesbr549
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- Jan 1, 2008
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I got my Oneida Dust Deputy this week and got it put together. It is very impressive to use. First off it is heavy duty molded plastic and the walls are 5/16? thick. The bottom of the container has systainer style tabs. I have the hose caddy on top of my CT33e and it works well. You have to install foam striping around the lid and there is a foam gasket that fits between the cyclone and the lid. This is where the fun began. The instructions that came with the device were for a previous version. I can tell they have been going though rapid changes. The color booklet does not include directions for the bag version of the DD. A separate sheet of copy paper indicates where the directions are now wrong. The photos just don?t match up well. Secondly, the documentation indicates that you no longer get two elbow units because you can now connect your hose directly to the top of the cyclone. However, they still included a ?? by 8? copper tape strip that was to go into the second elbow that you no longer get? You also get a piece of sponge that is 2?x2?x1? with not mention of what it?s for. I called tech support and the guy apologized all over the place about the documentation and pointed out that they have gone through several version changes and they realize that the directions are not up to par. I asked about the sponge and they indicated it fits in the handle where the small tube supplies vacuum to hold the bag against the wall to keep it from sucking up the bag into the tube. I asked about the copper tape and he indicated it was for the elbow that no longer comes with the unit and was for static dissipation. I pointed out that even in the picture it was not grounded to anything so how would it work? He did not have a good answer. The tool works fantastic and I love the fact that 99% of the stuff it picks up goes into the container and not into the vac.
I spent the evening cleaning up and even did a test with some screws nuts and bolts and it worked fantastic and cool to watch the action. Anyway there are two versions the cheap bucket version is $89.00 and the fully loaded festool version for $249.00.
For me I?m happy with it. If I had got the cheap one, I would need to make something to hold it and move it with the CT33/e and that would be a pain in the arse. I like it?s all together and will probably now use it where I would use my big canister vac. Here are a few pics
I spent the evening cleaning up and even did a test with some screws nuts and bolts and it worked fantastic and cool to watch the action. Anyway there are two versions the cheap bucket version is $89.00 and the fully loaded festool version for $249.00.
For me I?m happy with it. If I had got the cheap one, I would need to make something to hold it and move it with the CT33/e and that would be a pain in the arse. I like it?s all together and will probably now use it where I would use my big canister vac. Here are a few pics