Can I remove the dust collector and attach my shop vac?
997533
yes, it will work fine. Luckily, or by design, the plastic tube on the shop vac is the perfect size to fit on the sander.
997534
the dust collector does remove. with the proper coupling, it should work just fine
1648363
There are not enough specifications on line to know. The issue is the diameter of the plastic adaptor tube. If the one from your present dust collector is in good condition, you can put onto new dust collector bag. It is simply held in place by a tie-wrap.
1241050
Yes. There is a set screw. Unscrew it (very easy to do) and, voila, a hand vacuum. However, it is bigger than a Dustbuster.
188332
It should work, but is worth the chance it doesn't. A shop vac is a whole lot cheaper
2263675
The shop vac will work. You just have to watch the container so it does not fill up.
56402
It does not connect to a shop vac hose at all. I am returning mine. You might be able to cobble an adaptor with duck tape but why bother as other sanders are connectable. The little bag is not adequate for heavy sanding and a shop vac in necessary when doing heavy sanding to keep the dust down.
1038687
No, Timm you cannot. Everything passes through the blades. With some custom modifications, perhaps you could isolate the incoming vacuumed debris from passing through the impeller. If this is your goal, why not buy a shop-vac that has a blower function, instead?
1374243
It actually comes with a dust collector which is sized to suit regular shop vac and also a larger diameter which must be a commercial dust extraction size. It works well hooked up to a shop vac and catches all the chips
1389443
Didn't try that and probably wouldn't. The fine abrasive dust might damage the vac, Shop vacs are cheap enough,
130288
The saw has a large duct outlet on the bottom (4"+?). I imagine with sufficient adaption any dust collection system could be connected to it.
1987198
This not a vacuum like a shop vac.. This is a saw dust collector. Unit works great. I have a number of tools that I plug this unit into.
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.
1751346
Yes; it connects to most shop vac hoses, some may need the enclosed adapter.
10598
It will take any attachment that is the right tube size. Shop Vac attachments will work fine.
723212
A shop vac nozzle is possibly too large, and there might be too strong of a suction for it to be effective. I can't say for sure, as I only use my regular vacuum on mine.
1640210
I also use a shop vac with mine. The sander dust port has small nibs that hold my hose very well. I am icing a generic black plastic hose, and I am unsure of the size, but this system works well.
1712240
That would suck! Actually, I think a vacuum could be attached in place of the dust collection bag. That would keep things nice an clean. It might be a bit awkward having a hose connected to the sander.