very efficient in collecting sanding dust at
the point it is created.
Festool Dust Extractors
Festool supplied dust collectors (they
use the term “extractor”) like the CT 22
model shown below are very efficient
vacuums designed to work as a system
with all of the Festool sanders and cutting
tools. Combined with the 9 hole vent pat-
tern in the round pad sanders, and the
variety of hole patterns in the other sand-
ers, this potent team keeps the air around
the sanding area much cleaner and safer
for the person operating the sander.
Since human safety is such an important
topic with respect to sanding, let’s take a
few moments to look in more detail at
how the Festool sanders and dust collec-
tors work together.
First, the Festool dust collectors come in
several sizes. The smallest is called the
CT Mini while the larger units are called
CT xx where xx refers to the collection
capacity of the internal bag. A CT 22 has
a 22 liter (5.8 gallon) capacity, A CT 33
has a 33 liter (8.7 gallon) capacity and so
on.
The CT Mini pictured above has a 10 liter
(2.6 gallon) capacity and hose/cord stor-
age built into the top of the unit. As with
all the other Festool dust collectors, it can
utilize hoses of
different diame-
ters for different
tasks. It comes
with a 27mm
(~1”) hose but
larger diameter
hoses can also
be connected if
need be.
Unlike the other
Festool dust
collectors, the
CT Mini opens
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