MikeDVB
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- Aug 28, 2018
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Hello everybody!
I've had a small shop in my garage for a few years now and I enjoy building for myself, my kids, my family, friends, etc. I don't do this for a living but as a hobby because I really enjoy it.
I've had my eye on the Festool Track Saws for a long time now because to be honest I've gotten really tired of the lack of dust collection on my circular saw when breaking down sheet goods as well as having to set up a straight edge. Honestly it really comes down to the dust collection for me.
My workspace is small - about half of my 3 car garage which is far shallower than a garage should be [I can't park my full size truck in the garage, ha!]. When it comes to dust collection while I understand nothing is 100% and that dust will still get all over everything - the amount of dust I throw all over the place using my circular saw is atrocious.
I wasn't originally planning on getting the CT 36 but just sticking with either my dust extractor or my shop-vac. The dust extractor isn't really built for the output of the TS 55 and would be fairly cumbersome to use. My shop-vac would definitely work but to be honest I use it for so much more than just woodworking and it's not HEPA rated. Its filters get dirty fast and flow reduces and it still sends some of the really fine dust out of the outlet.
I went to my local Woodcraft and was planning on picking up the track saw and the CT 26 but with the 10% discount you get for buying a vac with a tool the difference between the 26 and the 36 was ~$54. The capacity difference is 6.9 to 9.5 Gallons which is a pretty decent increase for only $54 considering how expensive the vac is itself.
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I'm currently in the process of building a new assembly table and workbench both of which will be on wheels. Once this is done I'm going to be insulating the walls of my garage and installing 1/2" sheathing as well as a carrier mini-split - so pay no mind to how disorganized/messy it appears to be
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I did order the Tradesman/Installer cleaning kit - mostly because I wanted the 36mm hose and the kit was only a little more expensive. I also got the reusable filter bag for the vac primarily because my Festool dealer is over an hour away and the cost in gas [or shipping] alone + the bags would very quickly match the cost of the reusable filter. I got it for $200 on Amazon which I feel was a decent deal considering.
I was looking at picking up the Kapex but after reading about the motors blowing smoke I'm not really comfortable spending the money on a Kapex. That said I do need to find some way to adapt the 36mm hose to the 2.5" port on my table saw and miter saws. If anybody has any advice on recommended adapters I'm all ears.
I've had a small shop in my garage for a few years now and I enjoy building for myself, my kids, my family, friends, etc. I don't do this for a living but as a hobby because I really enjoy it.
I've had my eye on the Festool Track Saws for a long time now because to be honest I've gotten really tired of the lack of dust collection on my circular saw when breaking down sheet goods as well as having to set up a straight edge. Honestly it really comes down to the dust collection for me.
My workspace is small - about half of my 3 car garage which is far shallower than a garage should be [I can't park my full size truck in the garage, ha!]. When it comes to dust collection while I understand nothing is 100% and that dust will still get all over everything - the amount of dust I throw all over the place using my circular saw is atrocious.
I wasn't originally planning on getting the CT 36 but just sticking with either my dust extractor or my shop-vac. The dust extractor isn't really built for the output of the TS 55 and would be fairly cumbersome to use. My shop-vac would definitely work but to be honest I use it for so much more than just woodworking and it's not HEPA rated. Its filters get dirty fast and flow reduces and it still sends some of the really fine dust out of the outlet.
I went to my local Woodcraft and was planning on picking up the track saw and the CT 26 but with the 10% discount you get for buying a vac with a tool the difference between the 26 and the 36 was ~$54. The capacity difference is 6.9 to 9.5 Gallons which is a pretty decent increase for only $54 considering how expensive the vac is itself.
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I'm currently in the process of building a new assembly table and workbench both of which will be on wheels. Once this is done I'm going to be insulating the walls of my garage and installing 1/2" sheathing as well as a carrier mini-split - so pay no mind to how disorganized/messy it appears to be
.I did order the Tradesman/Installer cleaning kit - mostly because I wanted the 36mm hose and the kit was only a little more expensive. I also got the reusable filter bag for the vac primarily because my Festool dealer is over an hour away and the cost in gas [or shipping] alone + the bags would very quickly match the cost of the reusable filter. I got it for $200 on Amazon which I feel was a decent deal considering.
I was looking at picking up the Kapex but after reading about the motors blowing smoke I'm not really comfortable spending the money on a Kapex. That said I do need to find some way to adapt the 36mm hose to the 2.5" port on my table saw and miter saws. If anybody has any advice on recommended adapters I'm all ears
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