Hugh Jass

Me too. I just looked though and It's not in stock at HD anymore for that price, I fear it might be gone for good since it was rather hard to find for some reason. Maybe sales weren't what they wanted.

I'm pretty confident I won't be buying then, I leave for a 10 day trip to Alaska on June 23rd. Sucks because I could really splurge if I weren't obligated to all the vacation I'm going to have.

Hey, I actually like that unit. Not crazy about having the traditional issue with having no storage for the bits and pieces but I'll have to take that into consideration. Comparison for points that matter most to me: -The Dewalt Advantages Can be had for $299 from CPO. Built in tool actuation Hepa Filtration with auto clean Lightweight for 27lb, just over half of the Ridgid. Compact Longer Hose -Dewalt Disadvantage Crappy storage Filters very expensive Only 8 gal No ability to wet vac Container isn't as easy to empty Wheels don't appear to lock -Ridgid Advantages $200 for the Vac 50CFM higher than dust extractors Fantastic storage for accessories Locking wheels -Ridgid Disadvantages Bulky Heavy Needs Dust Deputy Needs iVac tool actuated switch Final cost with everything needed for the Ridgid: $304 Tough one.

Honestly I was talked out of doing the Ridgid from what everyone was saying because I hadn't accounted for the loss of CFM from filter restriction, but now that I look at the Dust Deputy I'm convinced it totally circumvents that problem. With a continuous 200CFM it combined with the Dust Deputy will outperform any 120v portable dust extractor for 1/3 of the cost and 33% higher dust gathering ability than anything else on the market. I'll also combine this with the iVac auto switch system so that I also have tool actuated switching like the big boys do all for about $300 - $350. It might be a while before I test this however, I'm contemplating moving within a few months as well as taking an extended vacation so I need to build the funds for the next few months till I get past this chaos period. I have about 2K worth of tools left that I need to complete my mobile operation.

I posted in the other thread for the blower saying hai guyz I found it in stock and it went completely ignored. CPO has them in stock and they're selling through Amazon. Both of you even posted in it right after me, lol. http://professional-power-tool-guide.com/power-tool-forum/index.php?/topic/5688-dewalt-20v-leaf-blower/page-2

Got my 20v blower in today and got to play with it for a few minutes. In short it will work well for my use but of course this ain't no gas powered monster. In my quick test it would blow away small gravel on pinpoint wide open throttle which is good, but say past about 6 ft some simple seagrape leaves laying on the ground in some 4in grass were kind laughing at it, which isn't. Need more time to test and play but I like it, it's quieter than I expected and even if it were half as good as I think it is it would still be a smoking deal for the price with a charger and 5.0ah battery. In short: buy it if you can use it, buy a real one if you have to have it.

Extra acclimation period, lmao.

Machinery Operator (everything but a motor grader) for 5 years working for a fortune 500 company for 7 (last ranking I saw it was #143) doing 100 million dollar and up contracts, most in education building schools and collages before I jumped ship to start my own business after the economy caught up even to us. After working for a company doing billions in revenue and not seeing very much of it myself I decided I needed a change. Doing a lot of renovation / maintenance / vacation rental / property management in the Florida Keys, and loving life ever since. Don't think I'll ever be rich but I enjoy what I do, and one day I'll be a pretty smart ol' guy I figure. =-)

Impressive. Not only the work but that you're so far able to handle living in a renovation. That's not for everyone.

I wish I had half of his free time...

Yea I just watched a few reviews, I might have to do that...I like the idea of having it when I get the vacuum so that my cleanup is down to nothing.

Huh, I was under the impression that a cyclone would be for big particles, I didn't know it would sort out drywall dust too.

Ah, big oversight on my part. Turns out due to it's design a bag might not fit that unit. Might have to make something work since I like that unit so much, even though it's rather big and heavy I'm just digging the storage solutions and bin removal is ingenious. Let me know about that cyclone, I'm skeptical about having extra equipment that I have to set up and break down.

It's early but I'm going to call BS on that claim, just like HP ratings...which are peak, all marketing crap. If anything I'd think it would apply to water lift pressure which means low CFM. Unless they've upped the amp rating they're not going to be able to back up a substantial claim like that.

I probably would use the bags. When I worked construction for a very large contractor we used them about half of the time, the issues were that 1) the bags were an expense my boss didn't want to pay for and 2) we used the vacs for water a lot which was a pain in the ass and a waste of time switching it all around. This tool if effective would be dry use only unless under extreme emergency (I do live on an island and hurricanes and all who knows...) It may even live to vac my SCMS and Table Saw specifically. Armed with that, do you still foresee the same issue of constriction of air flow or do the bags keep that from happening? I wouldn't mind a little more time doing maintenance cleaning it if I can get 33% more performance than a $500-$800 tool made to do the job. The one thing I would wish for out of all of this is the tool actuated switch which is a SUPER nice feature, but it's not $500 nice and there's other ways to work around that issue.

Yea I like the design of that one too but they haven't released the CFM ratings for some reason...when they hold back real world numbers I tend to pump the brakes.

Here's a video on the unit I'm talking about in case anyone is interested, looks awesome to me. https://youtu.be/Z5fnQxNXv9k

Seemed like this particular forum could use a little love so I've thrown this here. I'm in the market for a shop vac that I can use with my portable workshop. I've done some research on this and that about dust collection and how a shop vac is the wrong tool for the job. NO, DON'T DO IT they say. YOU WILL DIE. Looking into it deeper the thoughts on this are that shop vac's are low CFM high suction and dust collectors are high CFM low suction for fine particle suction. That said at face value, doesn't make a damn bit of sense to me once you start looking at the CFM ratings between a shop vac and a dust extractor with some of these units that are available. Some figures to look at: -Festool (king D of all the lands, for some reason) 137CFM for the cost of your first born child and the sacrifice of a two headed goat during a full moon. -Dewalt 150CFM -Fein 151CFM -Bosch 150CFM And so on...you see the pattern. So I take that bit of info and go hunting for shop vac ratings, hit up the good ol' trusty Ridgid. Google and find a model I like with features I want, the 11gal Smart Cart. And then I see a CFM rating of...wait for it...200CFM!!! 200CFM. So this (with a non HEPA yea yea I know but if it can filter drywall dust it's pumping cleaner air than is already there before I start working anyway) has a huge advantage of pure air flow over ALL of the dust collectors said to be specifically designed to do so. What gives? Is their some other trickery to this or are people just blindly buying a tool costing 2-4x as much with a more limited air volume? Just not understanding why this wouldn't mate to my DWS780 and do just as well if not better and pulling in debris.

I'd only say to stay away from the Dewalt compact reciprocating saw. It's been the only tool in the 20v lineup that I'm really disappointed with. Power leaves something to be desired and the vibration is the worst of any tool I've ever used. My 18v dewalt was a better performer, but it ate brushes like crazy.

Hey guys, this thing seems to be in stock at CPO. I bought one on Amazon through them and there's 4 left in stock, act fast for what I consider the best deal in Dewalt for as long as I've been in the market. Essentially a free tool and you're paying for a 5ah and charger.

I know. I love my 780 but I don't know if I would have even bought it if this was out already. Portability sometimes outweighs usability.

New image I found.

I agree. I have the DCS391 which I think is what you're referencing. Depends on the blade too, can't handle the higher TPI blades in hardwood or PT that great, but still usable. I just feel bad abusing the saw by pushing it that hard.

Bare unit! Ohhh baby! Looks like we'll be seeing this online for about $299 I bet, incredible price for the functionality and precision. I hope the motor has the power...I know sometimes my cordless hand saw struggles sometimes with PT. Gator, can you confirm anything about the motor of the unit if it's the same or different/more powerful than the hand unit?