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   nazard | Dec 22, 2009 05:34pm | #1

   No, you are not missing anything at all. I have an old Rigid vac hooked to a ClearVue cyclone. This is plumbed via 2" PVC throughout the house. Just about all of the waste ends up in the cyclone bucket, and it will peel shellac off the floor. Your Miele should work just great!

   -Jerry

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   mlbfreestyle | Dec 22, 2009 06:33pm | #2

   I have been using a Rigid 16 gal (stainless drum) vac for about 3 years or so. The Rigid is carried by Home Depot. It has worked well along with my 12" planer, router table, table saw, and 8" jointer. It is a quiet vac compared to the average shop vac and not nearly as expensive as the high end Feins and Festool stuff. Rigid calls it a Scroll Noise Reduction system.

   Just last week, I decided to try the Dust Deputy in front of this. The DD has a high 'insertion loss' as far as air volume is concerned but just about everything ends up in the bucket and not the vac. This loss of flow is only noticeable with the planer. More stuff is left on the planer bed when the board leaves the machine. But I can go much longer between dust dumps and it runs consistently right up to the time the bucket is full. I am breaking all the rules by using a 20 gallon steel waste can. If I dead-head the output, it will nearly collapse the can.

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   Jfrostjr | Dec 23, 2009 09:34am | #4

   It is not generally recognized but "yannick" is suffering because his homeostasis had been disturbed. That long word states man has a desire for life to remain stable. Yannick's life has been distorted by a perceived need for a new shop vac.

   He will NOT be a happy man until he restores equilibrium by purchasing such a unit. It is somewhat akin to buy ing a new car when the ashtrays are full.

   In the meantime I suggest that a Festool 'evacuator' is the tool of choice to give him ultimate satisfaction.

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   yannick | Dec 23, 2009 01:17pm | #6

   Ahah! If you can give me a prescription for a Festool, I'll be glad to use some of my leftover FSA to spend on it. :)

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   jointerman | Dec 22, 2009 10:12pm | #3

   Funny you bring up the Fein/Miele comparison. I had my Fein first, it convinced me that I needed a Miele for the house! Bot are fine vacuums. That said, I believe that bags for a Fein are less expensive than for the Miele.

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   yannick | Dec 23, 2009 10:43am | #5

   Thanks guys.

   I will go ahead and get the DD cyclone to see how that works.

   I was concerned about the miele vacuum bags as well ($5 a piece), but hopefully the cyclone will get most of the dust.

   You saved me a bunch of money today. :)

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   bones | Dec 24, 2009 09:37am | #7

   If dust collection and the air you breath is important check out the festool vac's. I have the ct33e with hepa filters. Fantastic machine and DC is fantastic. You get the added bennefit of the tool auto on, and she's quiet. I consider it one of the most important tools I have.