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I need opinions on the Dewalt DW618 router dust collection abilities. I have a Festool CT26 I can connect it to. Under product description Dewalt claims "Integral through-the-column dust collection collects 95 percent of the dust and provides superior bit visibility"
Sounds great but does anyone have any experience with it that backs this up? I will be using it for making dados in 3/4" MDF and plywood using a Festool MFT with guide rail. I have an adapter that will allow me to use the Dewalt router with the guide rail. I have a PC 694VK that the adapter works with but I cannot find any dust collection adapter and last time I used it for MDF dados I couldn't breathe or see worth a darn for all the dust. I realize the perfect solution is the Festool router, but it would be almost $600 to get the EQ 1400 plus the rail adapter, versus $175 for the Dewalt kit.
Also, what about the Makita RF1101? does that dust collector work?
Thanks!
Sounds great but does anyone have any experience with it that backs this up? I will be using it for making dados in 3/4" MDF and plywood using a Festool MFT with guide rail. I have an adapter that will allow me to use the Dewalt router with the guide rail. I have a PC 694VK that the adapter works with but I cannot find any dust collection adapter and last time I used it for MDF dados I couldn't breathe or see worth a darn for all the dust. I realize the perfect solution is the Festool router, but it would be almost $600 to get the EQ 1400 plus the rail adapter, versus $175 for the Dewalt kit.
Also, what about the Makita RF1101? does that dust collector work?
Thanks!