TS55 with a vacuum or a DC?

[Toller]

Presumably the TS55 is best hooked to a vacuum rather than a dust collector; is that right?  Any place to put a dc on the table that goes with it?

 

[Dan Clark]

The TS55 does not come with a table. 

One of the Festool dust collectors works very well - CT Mini, CT22, or CT33.  Fein makes a nice DC also. 

I would not recommend one of the Borg shop vacs.

Regards,

Dan.

 

[Ned]

...Any place to put a dc on the table that goes with it?

Hi Toiler,

The Multi Function Tables don't have any provision for dust collection.  Festool dust collection happens right at the tool.

If you're looking at the MFT and thinking about those downdraft tables that suck the dust from the working surface:
the holes are too big and there are too many of them for an MFT to work like a downdraft table without a truly monstrous dust collector.  Besides, dust collection with Festools, particularly the sanders, is so good you don't need a downdraft table.

Ned

 

[JayStPeter]

What Festool calls a DC, I call a vac  ;D.  A vac is designed to work at the static pressures that work well with small tools with small openings.  A large full shop type DC is better for larger ports in bigger tools.  So, yes a vac is generally better than a DC.  But, some DCs might work OK.  I do have my 2HP commercial Oneida attached to some benchtop tools with 2.5" openings and it works great.  Since I have a nice vac, I haven't had a reason to try it with the smaller openings on Festools.  The vac is more convenient since my cutting and sanding worksurfaces are in the middle of the shop and my DC plumbing is along the walls.  The vac is also quieter,  much nicer for extended sanding sessions.  My DC is in a closet, but just the air rushing through the piping is louder than my vac.

 

[Michael Kellough]

What Festool calls a DC, I call a vac  ;D.  A vac is designed to work at the static pressures that work well with small tools with small openings.  A large full shop type DC is better for larger ports in bigger tools.  So, yes a vac is generally better than a DC.  But, some DCs might work OK.  I do have my 2HP commercial Oneida attached to some benchtop tools with 2.5" openings and it works great.  Since I have a nice vac, I haven't had a reason to try it with the smaller openings on Festools.  The vac is more convenient since my cutting and sanding worksurfaces are in the middle of the shop and my DC plumbing is along the walls.  The vac is also quieter,  much nicer for extended sanding sessions.  My DC is in a closet, but just the air rushing through the piping is louder than my vac.

Technically Festool calls it a "Dust Extractor".

How does the air exiting your DC get out of the closet?