Best affordable vacuum for Shapeoko 5 Pro

While not usually described as affordable (but I would say a good value), I will note that Festool vacuums have a static-dissipative/conductive hose which mitigates EMI — similar hoses are available from 3rd parties. I use one from Fulton and special-ordered one from Woodcraft ages ago:

and will note that a straight 2.5" hose is a lot quieter than the typical tapered one Festool normally includes and works much better than the smaller size included on some smaller shop vacs.

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Oh wow, this is interesting! Thank you :slightly_smiling_face:

Thank you you @WillAdams for those info: :slightly_smiling_face:

Had a the dewalt stealthsonic with a Home Depot dust stopper pro on my shapeoko 5 pro for almost 2 years now and love it. Have it on a vacuum switch so as soon as the spindle turns on the vacuum turns on. It’s quiet and efficient

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This is exactly what I bought, but would you please explain to me how did you connect it to the spindle so it turns on and off with it?

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See:

https://carbide3d.com/hub/faq/controlling-a-vacuum-with-your-shapeoko/

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Thank you so much William, this is very helpful. You guys are the best. :smiley:

This has worked perfectly for me. Inexpensive on Amazon.

There is a 19" and 5’ cord length versions

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Dewalt Stealthsonic and Rockler antistatic hoses. Your ears will thank you!

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I use the Beast Vacmaster 5.5 gallon (Amazon or Lowes has them, a home depot/lowes or Harbor Freight 5 gallon bucket with dust stopper pro on top and also an auto shutoff switch. Works great! It fills up fast when making a lot of pocket paths.

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I use an inexpensive WEN dust collector and it works like a charm with a flexible hose. Only things you have to keep in mind is heavy volume and/or full bag can clog the intake, just need to clear the clog and resume. Has happened about twice to me a year. Other thing is if it stops working without a clog, you almost certainly just need to replace carbon brushes which are a cinch to do and cost next to nothing on amazon after you’ve used your free included replacements. That happens once a year.

It should go on sale for Black Friday soon I would think.

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Awesome. :smiley: Thank you so much @SirGariff, I got it. :+1:

Absolutely, and this is exactly what I got. thank you guys. :smiley:

Yes, I got them. thank you for your help guys. :smiley:
Your advice helps a lot. thank you. :slightly_smiling_face:

Thank you so much for your advice, I will certainly keep this in mind.

I use CENTRAL MACHINERY

35 Gallon, High-Flow, High-Capacity 5 Micron Dust

Collector

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$299 for 5 years now . No problems .

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Thank you for your advice. This I good price for such item.

I just use the cheapest grizzly wall mount and split it off with a Y so I can use a separate hose and brush for cleaning up areas of the machine and I have an overhead hose that hangs down to sweepy.

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Thank you for your advice, I will note it.

I am finally up and running,thanks to Gary I have done a cabinet of sorts for the vacuum,I can not get the de Walt one where I am,and ended up taking home a Sthil vacuum to try for an hour and wow it has very good suction and is quite compared to my Ryobi,I am surprised.Today I have just finished a 2.5 carving and survived that very well

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