Do you have to use the collection bag or can you use it like a typical shop vac?
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I asked my husband as I bought this for him. He said you can use it without a collection bag, but you should have a foam sleeve on it. Hope this helps.
872540
Yes the vacuum will work great for this. But I recommend that you buy the ShopVac #9066700 1.5 Gallon all-around collection bags in 3-pack for $7.28 on Amazon. They do not come with the vacuum!
911947
Yes, the dust bag can be removed. I suppose is not difficult to attach to a shop vac. Luck!
75953
I haven't used it with a vacuum yet, but with the way the saw is set up, it is almost a necessity. The dust collection bag is worthless. It fills up fast, and if you don't empty it the sawdust dumps right back into the saw (making a mess). I have a flex hose attached, and will be trying out a shop-vac in the near future.
392580
I purchase the Ridgid shop vac with associated fine particle bag and they seem to work great. Possibly spent less than $ 100 (sale item Home Depot). After using a few times have not considered purchasing any other dust collection system; as this combination works for my needs.
342828
Like many shop vacs, the hose can be attached to the suction side for vacuum or the exhaust side for blowing. Will blow the debris out of my garage but certainly does not have the power of a leaf blower.
1490239
I only use it outdoors, it's impossible to keep the dust from blowing around, I just point out away from where I'm cleaning, one disadvantage of shop vacs, make sure your filters are clean and bag is kept before 3/4 full and at least you won't be blowing the dust you've just sucked up back into the floor. with a little ingenuity you could make a short hose and zip tie a little high flow filter element, maybe like a lawn mower filter, but it would have to show high volume and you'd have to clean it too. Does the floor attachment fit, turn it face up, Still need a filter.
773043
The way it is designed I would say no. The collection bag connects to the discharge not the suction side. Hope this helps.
70359
The default dust collection could be more accurately called a 'dust sampler'. Pretty useless. On my saw, I removed the useless tiny plastic scoop thing and fabricated my own custom scoop out of thin cardboard and masking-tape. It actually looks rather like the scoop on the Festool Kapex, and works quite well, considering. Then i hook up my shopvac to the saw.
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The hose from the shop vac connects to the top of the Dust Deputy, and the hose leading to the tool (table saw, router, band saw, etc.) connects to the side of the Dust Deputy. Just slide the vacuum hose over the nozzle ports on the Dust Deputy, switch on the shop vac, and you're ready to go. No more dust will get into the shop vac, so you'll never have to replace the filter again. Just empty the container beneath the Dust Deputy when it gets about half full. I use a 5-gallon bucket under my Dust Deputy.
649267
I use it in my shop but it's not really adequate for use as a dust collection unit. It has plenty of suction but doesn't provide enough cubic feet per minute (CFM) of air flow to really be efficient. In short, it's usable but less than ideal. However, if you're just looking for something to clean up with it's outstanding. I've been thrilled with mine and would totally recommend it over a shop vac. It's much quieter than a shop vac, provides more suction, has HEPA bags, and the hose is much more user friendlier.
408599
absolutely, regular house vacuum does just fine, a shop vac would also have no problems. It's just pulling air out.
2136965
I designed a dust collector from sheet metal. I attached my shop vac up to it and it works very well. The only thing, is you can't take alot off at once. It will clog up the vac hose.
2234933
No. This does not come with the vac. You can hook up to a vacuum cleaner that should be powerful.
1958580
It not that's it's heavy but more flimsy so you couldn't just pick the entire thing up. What I do is use a shop vac and suck the water off it and then drain the shop vac. Much easier this way
180633
No. I empty it quite often. I bought it for my craft room. It works great I can't use my big vac. It picks up the small stuff (beads) and I can remove them from the filter. I have used it at work to get the dust around my desk.
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You have to have the other piece that attaches to the blower. It will have an opening that the leaf bag will attach to also. If you don't have this part you can't use the vacuum option.