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RE: ROS upgrade and Vac Suction - Bit_Fiddler - 02-21-2018
(02-21-2018, 05:27 PM)photobug Wrote: In order not to have to start a new thread and since i have all the vacuum experts gathered in one place.
My Rigid Lunchbox vacuum has been only okay. I feel the included filter clogs too quickly in my opinion. When i open it up the filter is completely clogged. I take it outside and bang it out, then return it to the vacuum and have better suction which dies off quickly. It still sucks but is probably missing a large percentage of it's suckage capacity.
With a dust collection system now I will use the Dust collector hoses to the majority of the cleanup. I want this vacuum to be for a tool for use with my sander. Would a bag instead of a filter make things better or worse?
Secondary question as it is likely I will be investing in a better system this summer: If you have a high end sander and vacuum, like Festool do you still wear a respirator and hearing protection when sanding?
I have a HEPA filter in my Fein Turbo II vacuum that I front end with a Dust Deputy which I use with my sanders. The DD catches a *very* high percentage of the sanding dust, very little gets to the filter. I remove the filter about 2x a year and blow it off with an air hose which makes quite the dust cloud - finer than talcum powder if I had to describe it. Nothing seems to fall to the ground soon - it's just a cloud that is carried off by the wind. The DD separates the dust out and drops it into the bucket - I'd buy the setup again in a heartbeat. The Fein is DRAMATICALLY quieter than the big old Sears shopvac I used to use, but I still wear ear muffs. The muffs have a radio in them that allows me to listen to tunes or the TV in the shop (Small FM transmitter connected to TV for the muffs to pick up.) while I am sanding or doing other work if I choose. No need for a respirator from what I sense - not even a faint wiff of wood dust while sanding.
Dave
RE: ROS upgrade and Vac Suction - fredhargis - 02-22-2018
It won't cost that much to try the bags out and see if it helps (I think they will help a lot). Be careful which bags you pick, some of them aren't all that tight and will let a lot of the finer dust into the filter anyway. I generally keep a bag in my vacs.