talk to me about festool ETS sanders and dust collection please
How effective is festool's dust extraction in practice?
For you Festool guys: do you always use the vacuum with your sanders?
I got the RO150 and the vacuum. I wouldn't recommend it without the vacuum. The dust collection is really superb on it.
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I have a Makita BO5041K 5-Inch ROS with which I use a 5HP shopvac for dust collection. I know that dust collection is happening as there is usually very little on the work piece but the outside of my sander usually has a fair amount and my clothes are covered in fine dust when I am done. Nothing a little compressed air can't take care of obviously.
That said, does anyone run a festool ETS with a shop vac? How is the dust collection? Do you still have fine dust on the sander and your clothes when done or are these units that efficient with the dust collection, even with a shop vac, that there is virtually nothing left over?
I'm finally getting around to a bunch of sanding I've been procrastinating on because I loathe being covered in dust even after just 45-60 mins of sanding. No one enjoys sanding but if a better sander will reduce my procrastination to doing it then I'm game to make the investment.
Any insight would be appreciated.
Thank you.