I decided to get it over with, and just buy one of these dust extractors to go along with the other green tools I thought I'd never buy.....
I have seen reference to the CT26 many times, so I figured I'd just get one of them, but my local dealer is out of the 26's. They have a CT36 is stock, as well as a Midi. I did a quick scan of the 26 and 36 on the Festool Web site and they appear to be the same machine, but the 36 has some kind of automatic bag cleaning. What's that all about? And considering the small price difference (percentage, not dollars), is there something about the CT26 that makes it a better machine for some folks?