Oneida Ultimate Dust Deputy for CT36 and Drywall dust?

[Michael Kellough]

Certainly you can use the regular dust deputy. I have a set strapped to the top of a CT Mini so it has a small footprint and is plenty mobile. Heavy duty bungee cord has worked well enough even moving up and down stairs. Tucked a short cord power strip under a bungee that crosses the top of the bucket so the plug it cord can connect closer to the vac hose.

As Gregor said much earlier with drywall dust the surface of the bag will get clogged even though it seems empty. Of course it will last much longer downstream from the dd. You can get some more use from the bag by simply thumping the surface all around.

 

[ben_r_]

Man, soooo Im guessing the UDD isnt going to work with the new CT vacs that have the new T-Loc hose garage on them: LINK

 

[Gregor]

In case you're worried about electrostatics when using a non-conductive cyclone: use antistatic hoses (CT-cyclone and cyclone-tool) and strap a cheap electronic grounding wristband around each (so you'll need two) hose connector at the cyclone and connect their ground wires together - they'll bridge the hoses so the AS feature stays intact on them, what happens in the cyclone isn't important as long as you're not sucking in explosive air mixtures (then sparking might be an interesting issue).

 

[sustad]

Anyone have a problem with a Fein extractor being damaged by static?

 

[rst]

Been using Fein vacs with Oneida cyclones (three) and never had an issue.

 

[Mike S]

Hi - I looked briefly and didn't see mention of this... I have to do the occasional bunch of drywall work and I'm concerned that when using my nice CT36 I'll clog it up. I had considered the Auto Clean version of it to do the drywall work, but couldn't see that it would be worth it for the amount I do. The Dust Deputy came to mind as a way to keep the dust from clogging up the bags and filter on the CT36. I BELIEVE that Oneida has mitigated the static problem that damaged some Festool vacs in the past.
Does this seem like a good solution for sanding drywall dust and preserving my CT36?

Thanks!

Larry

While I have not personally tested this configuration, I met a contractor in my local Woodcraft who uses his CT26 or 36 with the UDD for occasional drywall sanding with his Planex.  My understanding from him is he uses that setup for doing small scale work and patch work, versus sanding out whole rooms.  He said that most of the drywall dust does, in fact, stay in the UDD and he has not had a problem fouling his bags in the vac itself.  Keep in mind, he does not sand drywall all day, every day.  He used it for small jobs interspersed with regular woodworking. 

He recommended the setup for occasional usage. 

I think he said he has an AC for doing large jobs... but I could be mixing this guy up with another fellow.