Shop vac hose diameter: What's most effective for dust?
Ridgid vacs have three sizes - 2.?", 1.75", and 1.25" generally correlating with their vac sizes (i.e. larger vacs have larger diameter hoses).
Seems like Festool vacs have a fairly small diameter hose judging on the basis of the small diameter port on my singular Festool sander.
I am solely interested in dust collection (mostly from ROS sanders), and a bit of shop cleanup, and not necessarily in terms use as a wet-vac (i.e water pick up).
I am expecting to buy a sub $100 vac (i.e. not a Fein or a HEPA vac, although of course I'd like both quieter and better dust filtration), is there any reason to choose a model with a smaller diameter hose over the larger diameter ones?
So far the used market (CL and FB) has not proven to be a fruitful hunting grounds; it's not that there aren't any out there, but the cost difference from new ones makes buying used not particularly attractive, given that the average tool in this price range has a limited lifetime.
Any favs out there you would recommend?
Thanks
Ridgid vacs have three sizes - 2.?", 1.75", and 1.25" generally correlating with their vac sizes (i.e. larger vacs have larger diameter hoses).
Seems like Festool vacs have a fairly small diameter hose judging on the basis of the small diameter port on my singular Festool sander.
I am solely interested in dust collection (mostly from ROS sanders), and a bit of shop cleanup, and not necessarily in terms use as a wet-vac (i.e water pick up).
I am expecting to buy a sub $100 vac (i.e. not a Fein or a HEPA vac, although of course I'd like both quieter and better dust filtration), is there any reason to choose a model with a smaller diameter hose over the larger diameter ones?
So far the used market (CL and FB) has not proven to be a fruitful hunting grounds; it's not that there aren't any out there, but the cost difference from new ones makes buying used not particularly attractive, given that the average tool in this price range has a limited lifetime.
Any favs out there you would recommend?
Thanks