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Festool sander and dust extractor11/9/2023 You can put a Bluetooth module on the end of this, and then you have a button you can use to active the dust extractor just with that button. There are two things that start separating Festool from 3M in my opinion. While the 3M hose will not fit on the Festool, the Festool hose does fit perfectly on the 3M extractor. I like that better than the 3M plastic covered hose, but the 3M hose is longer at 15 feet. The Festool comes with an 11.5-foot hose, and it’s fabric covered. That’s a little pricey for what you’re getting.īoth machines have an anti-static hose. The 3M doesn’t have it included but it is an option to add on for another $100.00. Doing that does cover up your hose garage, but if you’re transporting your dust extractor it’s super nice. Another thing I like about the Festool is it has a sustainer support, so whether I need to put my vac accessories or my sander box on top it will lock in. On the Festool you can buy a wet filter and suck up wet stuff. It’s only for dry materials like sawdust or sanding dust. Where the Festool starts breaking away a little bit is it’s a wet-dry vac. When you turn the sander off, both will automatically shut off. Both machines also have an auto-on and -off feature so when you have a sander plugging in it will automatically come on with the sander. I don’t want suction maxed out because the sander sticks to the board. With the 3M’s auto-cleaning feature you don’t lose any suction while its cleaning. The Festool has a single HEPA filter, and the 3M has dual HEPA filters. The Festool is rated at 71 dB, and the 3M is rated at 69 dB. As far as sound goes, you’re going to find very little difference in the sound level these. Festool comes with a fleece bag, the 3m comes with a plastic bag, and I really wish they would put a fleece bag in there. That garage is really handy to have, and I find myself using it quite often.īoth machines come with a bag. The Festool may look bigger, but that’s because of the garage up top where you can store your hose and power cable. If you get the Festool with the auto-clean feature, you’re looking at about $120.00 more.īoth machines have right around 9.5 gallon capacity. They are similarly priced if you don’t get the Festool with the auto-clean feature. Now, if you are starting to look at Festool tools, then you might want to look at the Festool dust extractor. If you’re in the market for a dust extractor and you have the 3M sander, I would highly recommend just picking this 3M extractor, especially if you don’t have any reason to get into the Festool system. Both machines are rated into the high 90s on percentage of dust being collected. If you’re just sanding with this, or just using it with a machine that’s creating a little bit of sawdust, that amount of CFM is not going to matter. The 3M has 157 CFM while the Festool has 138, so the 3M is pulling in more airflow, but I really don’t think that matters. Those fleece bags prevent the filters from getting clogged-up like this (picture below).Ī lot of people asked me to compare the 3M to the Festool to see which one was better. I highly recommend you using a fleece bag if you use this for a lot of sanding. That’ll keep that really fine dust out of your lungs. This is some super-fine sanding dust, and that’s why you’re buying a dust extractor with HEPA filters. It’s disappointing just how much dust is on there. There are two filters, one on each side, and both have a lot of dust in them. There’s a lot of fine dust in the extractor, and that’s the stuff it’s saving from your lungs. I’ve been using this for about a week now, and I want to see how bad the filters are stopped-up. The top of the 3M extractor does not have hose storage, and I really wish they had that. I do wish there was some kind of accessory for that arm that you could hang your hose on. Because this has such a short low-profile dust extractor, that is handy to have attached. There’s a metal arm that attaches to the back of the 3M Xtract Dust Extractor to help you push the extractor around.
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