So I'm in the planning stages of building a cabinet for my hobbyist CNC.
The cabinet will be about 60" x 48" in top surface area.
In the lower part of the cabinet, will most likely be a few drawers for hold down, clamps, router bits, etc.
I have my regular DC that I use with my normal woodworking tools, a Festool CT26 and an old Shopsmith vacuum.
My Shopsmith and DC have good waste capacity, but the CT26, when used with the CNC, might be a little limited in this area.
Ideally, I would like to use a dedicated vacuum that I can place in the lower part of the cabinet to provide a little sound proofing. So I'm thinking of a two stage setup, with the first stage waste collection, with a cyclone, being outside the cabinet. With this, I think the CT26 would work and would be relatively quiet.
The CT26 has the smaller diameter hose, about 1.25" and the DC and Shopsmith 2.5". The CT26 seems to keep up just fine with my hand held routers, but I know the CNC will move and cut faster than me.
So if I went with the standalone vacuum, to be used with a cyclone, is there a good brand that is fairly quiet and may be a better fit than the Festool?, i.e, FEIN,
Thanks
Edit: If I'm totally off base with my thinking, please don't hesitate to tell me.