Shop Vacs
A shop vac is needed for every operation of dust-generating power tools (see list below). It is also useful for cleaning your workspace or the floor after you are done for the day.
Accessories
Floor attachments should help clean the rooms more effectively. We have a few that came with the small "Shop Vac" brand machine; Mitja also 3D printed an orange adapter to connect those with the Festool hose.
Emptying Bags
On a windless day you can empty the shop vac's dry bag into a regular trash bag outside. If you notice any damage to the bag, or dirt inside the machine, report it immediately and do not use the machine until a new bag is purchased.
Festool CTM26 E AC
| MachineInfoBox Festool CTM26 E AC | |
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| Synonyms: | hoover; DE: Kesselsauger |
| Material: | dry dirt in its usual setup, wet dirt only with special bag |
| Access Requirements: | Read the Wiki Page |
| Manual: | libble.de |
| Tutors: | |
The large Festool shop vac can also be used as an extension cord of sorts and supports continuous (manual) or automatic (depending on the connected tool) action.
Use this shop vac whenever dealing with dangerous dust - it is class "M" rated.
Compatible Tools
already compatible:
- circular saw
- chop saw
- scroll saw
- router table & installed router
- eccentric sanders (old Festool "Rotex" models)
- Oscillating Tool
- "Parkside" jigsaw
- Bosch jigsaw
- Bosch PSS 250 AE sheet sander (with flexible Festo adapter - in the box)
not tested/adapters needed:
- drill press - rather complicated to make, but could be nice for certain materials
- Bandsaws
- CMI C-S-BS 250
- Metabo BS 1638 W (compatible with the dust extractor)
- SKIL sheet sander
- belt sander
- <more TBD>
ShopVac Super K11-SQ14
| MachineInfoBox ShopVac Super K11-SQ14 | |
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| Synonyms: | Shop Vac Nass-Trockensauger Super 16 |
| Material: | dry dirt in its usual setup, wet dirt only with special bag |
| Access Requirements: | Read the Wiki Page |
| Tutors: | |
Our small shop vac is not equipped with a fine filter and therefore unsuitable for harmful dust. It is quite okay for "normal" cleaning tasks, though, and might be enough to hook up to the CNC router's dust extraction.
Perhaps we should add a fine dust filter to its exhaust once everything else (cyclone separator, connecting hose to the CNC router) is set up, we'll see!
Consumables
- bags: 16 L (4 gallons), e.g. these from Bauhaus
Compatible Tools
already compatible:
- CNC router (see #15)
not tested/adapters needed:
