Mike Holbrook
01-03-2007, 11:27 AM
Ok, I am a confirmed addict now. Who is running the rehab program these days?
I got the CT22 sucker, it came with what I believe is a 1" hose 11.5" long. I am thinking about a few cleaning attachments and maybe a boom soon. I am wondering if I should invest in a different, larger diameter, longer hose? The tools I have so far are the 55 saw, 1400 router and the 1080 table. I imagine I will end up with a sander or two and other Festools in the not to distant future. I do not want to invest in tools that are built for the small hose and then find out that everything has to be replaced because I need/want a larger hose. I see hose converters at Bob's site but I am not sure if they will solve problems with a hose that is too small or short somewhere down the line.
I did notice that the vacum system was missing a fair amount of "saw dust" from the plastic garage tiles I was cutting last week. I did not have the splinter guard on the saw as I did not feel I needed it with plastic material. I am not sure if the splinter guard aids in reducing escaping saw dust or not. I also see a "Cover Plate for the TS 55 saw", which might help. I was hoping to go to school on the vast Creeker Festool experience before my next investment. I did get some extra splinter guards and I plan to use one on my next project to see how it changes things even if I do not feel it is needed as a splinter preventer.
I will be doing many fairly large construction projects over the next couple years. I will also be building cabinets, shop work stations and some rough outdoor and nicer indoor furniture projects.
Thanks for your continuing support of my habit and I am looking forward to the next "users meeting".
I got the CT22 sucker, it came with what I believe is a 1" hose 11.5" long. I am thinking about a few cleaning attachments and maybe a boom soon. I am wondering if I should invest in a different, larger diameter, longer hose? The tools I have so far are the 55 saw, 1400 router and the 1080 table. I imagine I will end up with a sander or two and other Festools in the not to distant future. I do not want to invest in tools that are built for the small hose and then find out that everything has to be replaced because I need/want a larger hose. I see hose converters at Bob's site but I am not sure if they will solve problems with a hose that is too small or short somewhere down the line.
I did notice that the vacum system was missing a fair amount of "saw dust" from the plastic garage tiles I was cutting last week. I did not have the splinter guard on the saw as I did not feel I needed it with plastic material. I am not sure if the splinter guard aids in reducing escaping saw dust or not. I also see a "Cover Plate for the TS 55 saw", which might help. I was hoping to go to school on the vast Creeker Festool experience before my next investment. I did get some extra splinter guards and I plan to use one on my next project to see how it changes things even if I do not feel it is needed as a splinter preventer.
I will be doing many fairly large construction projects over the next couple years. I will also be building cabinets, shop work stations and some rough outdoor and nicer indoor furniture projects.
Thanks for your continuing support of my habit and I am looking forward to the next "users meeting".