Quiet shop vac
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Quiet shop vac
Anyone have a recommendation for a super quiet small shop vac? Now that my wife and I are empty nesters I can set up a hobby room inside the house for my excalibur scroll saw but I need dust collection as well.
Paul B
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Festool, quiet, but expensive. You can plug the Shopsmith into the Festool vac and it will start automatically when the Shopsmith is on, and turn off a few seconds after the Shopsmith is stopped. Shopsmith hoses plug right in.
Mike
Mike
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The SS DC3300 is probably the quietest that I have heard. In fact a friend of mine who does not like Shopsmith at all bought a DC3300 from a local Craigs List ad because after he heard mine he wanted one. So if a DC3300 shows up reasonably close to you it may be prudent to grab it.
Bill V
Bill V
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Fein Turbo is quiet and less expensive than the Festool. I have both and I think the Fein might have a little more suction.
Jack
Jack
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I thought about running a long hose through wall and putting one in a closet or something . just add a switch on a outlet on a bench .
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You could also make an enclosure for the shop vac out of plywood or MDF and sound insulation material. I have seen several plans for that online. Here is just one.
http://www.startwoodworking.com/post/ho ... r-shop-vac
http://www.startwoodworking.com/post/ho ... r-shop-vac
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I built an enclosure for mine and I think it is the only low cost way to go.
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If you do build a dust collector into a closet be sure to allow a path for the expelled from the system to get back into the room.
If not, when the system sucks air from the room there will be reduced air flow that could bind the system up. The return flow has to equal the CFM of the system.
Bill V
If not, when the system sucks air from the room there will be reduced air flow that could bind the system up. The return flow has to equal the CFM of the system.
Bill V
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If you're looking for a small one, is usual vacume of no use? I use it for small projects