This is idle curiosity at this point because I just bought a used festool
CT22. I was trying to work up the nerve to buy a Fein III when I saw the
Festool at a great price.
But for anyone who has seen both...
Are they roughly the same power? Festool claim slightly higher CFM, but
slightly lower static pressure. The festool seems to be a bit more powerful
then my old Hoover GUV, despite the Hover having higher amperage.
How about noise? I am very pleased with how quiet the Festool is; can the
Fein really be much quieter as claimed? The Festool is way way quieter than
the Hoover, eventhough the Hoover is way way quieter than my old old
Shopvac.
I have googled, and there isn't anything meaningful out there.
On Sep 2, 9:46 pm, "Wade Lippman" <[email protected]> wrote:
> This is idle curiosity at this point because I just bought a used festool
> CT22. I was trying to work up the nerve to buy a Fein III when I saw the
> Festool at a great price.
>
> But for anyone who has seen both...
> Are they roughly the same power? Festool claim slightly higher CFM, but
> slightly lower static pressure. The festool seems to be a bit more powerful
> then my old Hoover GUV, despite the Hover having higher amperage.
> How about noise? I am very pleased with how quiet the Festool is; can the
> Fein really be much quieter as claimed? The Festool is way way quieter than
> the Hoover, eventhough the Hoover is way way quieter than my old old
> Shopvac.
>
> I have googled, and there isn't anything meaningful out there.
You won't go wrong with either Festool or Fein. I bought a CT22 for on-
site solid surface seaming, mostly because I got a decent deal on it
and it is small. Yet I bought another Fein shortly thereafter, because
'I just like the things'. The Festool doesn't tip over in the truck,
the Fein does.
The by-pass cooling is something I know works, I have yet to try to
over-heat the Festool, but the Fein is always cool, even after a day's
work. I also like the bags, the ones which Fein uses, a lot better.
Another bonus for me, is that Fein has WAY better representation in
Canada than Festool which has none.
The Fein also works as a wet-vac.... and with a little futzing, a
ShopVac bag will work too, unlike the Festool.
I have also been looking a lot at my buddy's Fein routers... verrry
impressive after 6-7 years of hard work...
r
On Sep 4, 3:31 pm, "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Wade Lippman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...
>
> > This is idle curiosity at this point because I just bought a used festool
> > CT22. I was trying to work up the nerve to buy a Fein III when I saw the
> > Festool at a great price.
>
> > But for anyone who has seen both...
> > Are they roughly the same power? Festool claim slightly higher CFM, but
> > slightly lower static pressure. The festool seems to be a bit more
> > powerful then my old Hoover GUV, despite the Hover having higher amperage.
> > How about noise? I am very pleased with how quiet the Festool is; can the
> > Fein really be much quieter as claimed? The Festool is way way quieter
> > than the Hoover, eventhough the Hoover is way way quieter than my old old
> > Shopvac.
>
> > I have googled, and there isn't anything meaningful out there.
>
> One thing very nice about the Festool CT22, it is easily guided and rolled
> around on a smooth or rough cement floor with 1 finger.
Agreed, but I wouldn't use a CT22 as a vacuum hold-down. That is Fein
territory.
Unfortunately I don't have the Festool to compare to, but the Fein is pretty
quiet.
As another person posted the center of gravity is a bit high so it may be a
bit more top heavy than some of the wider, shorter vacs. But it is still a
great vacuum. I posted what I like and dislike about it here:
http://zo-d.com/stuff/tool-reviews/fein-turbo-iii-shop-vac-review.html
-Jack
"Wade Lippman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> This is idle curiosity at this point because I just bought a used festool
> CT22. I was trying to work up the nerve to buy a Fein III when I saw the
> Festool at a great price.
>
> But for anyone who has seen both...
> Are they roughly the same power? Festool claim slightly higher CFM, but
> slightly lower static pressure. The festool seems to be a bit more
> powerful then my old Hoover GUV, despite the Hover having higher amperage.
> How about noise? I am very pleased with how quiet the Festool is; can the
> Fein really be much quieter as claimed? The Festool is way way quieter
> than the Hoover, eventhough the Hoover is way way quieter than my old old
> Shopvac.
>
> I have googled, and there isn't anything meaningful out there.
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>>>
>> One thing very nice about the Festool CT22, it is easily guided and
>> rolled
>> around on a smooth or rough cement floor with 1 finger.
>
> Agreed, but I wouldn't use a CT22 as a vacuum hold-down. That is Fein
> territory.
>
I bought the Festool strictly to attach to my Domino's orifice. Does that
sound right? ;~)
Try this. JG
http://groups.google.ca/group/rec.woodworking/search?hl=en&group=rec.woodworking&q=fein+festool+vacuum
"Wade Lippman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> This is idle curiosity at this point because I just bought a used festool
> CT22. I was trying to work up the nerve to buy a Fein III when I saw the
> Festool at a great price.
>
> But for anyone who has seen both...
> Are they roughly the same power? Festool claim slightly higher CFM, but
> slightly lower static pressure. The festool seems to be a bit more
> powerful then my old Hoover GUV, despite the Hover having higher amperage.
> How about noise? I am very pleased with how quiet the Festool is; can the
> Fein really be much quieter as claimed? The Festool is way way quieter
> than the Hoover, eventhough the Hoover is way way quieter than my old old
> Shopvac.
>
> I have googled, and there isn't anything meaningful out there.
"Wade Lippman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> This is idle curiosity at this point because I just bought a used festool
> CT22. I was trying to work up the nerve to buy a Fein III when I saw the
> Festool at a great price.
>
> But for anyone who has seen both...
> Are they roughly the same power? Festool claim slightly higher CFM, but
> slightly lower static pressure. The festool seems to be a bit more
> powerful then my old Hoover GUV, despite the Hover having higher amperage.
> How about noise? I am very pleased with how quiet the Festool is; can the
> Fein really be much quieter as claimed? The Festool is way way quieter
> than the Hoover, eventhough the Hoover is way way quieter than my old old
> Shopvac.
>
> I have googled, and there isn't anything meaningful out there.
One thing very nice about the Festool CT22, it is easily guided and rolled
around on a smooth or rough cement floor with 1 finger.