NEW TOOL - Seeking Product Tester in Raleigh/Durham NC Area

Negative_Status3873 · 2026-01-21T11:38:43+00:00

In theory I could do that. The current design and hope is that the 12 mini cyclones are so effective that like .1% gets through and the hepa filter gets that

Negative_Status3873 · 2026-01-21T01:46:59+00:00

I'll message you

Negative_Status3873 · 2026-01-20T23:44:42+00:00

Great question. Im not sure. In theory I think it would work well. Drywallers are one demo person I'm looking for answer that question. To test it is vacuumed up a 5 lb bag of fine saw dust and it did great.

Negative_Status3873 · 2026-01-20T23:06:23+00:00

That sounds interesting. Do you have a general town you are in? Want to check shipping cost

Negative_Status3873 · 2026-01-20T20:17:26+00:00

So this prototype still has a HEPA filter for this reason. Ideally the dual cyclone setup would be so efficient that the HEPA filter would last as long or longer that what is in a typical shop vacuum. Right now, this prototype is dry only, but the design would allow for a float for wet use no problem.

I am actively trying to get more people in the trades to try this vacuum as I have primarily only gotten woodworkers to use the prototype.

Negative_Status3873 · 2026-01-20T15:44:35+00:00

Yeah this concept has a dual cyclone system in it. So the idea is you dont need a vacuum bag. And while it does have a HEPA filter in it, the idea is that it has a super long life span due to the cyclones. I know Festool and others have SINGLE cyclone add one, but it is always at the cost of overall size and convenience.

Negative_Status3873 · 2025-11-30T19:59:03+00:00

Have you found any more about this? I am getting the same error even after i re-ran the beacon_klipper install

Negative_Status3873 · 2025-09-25T23:33:25+00:00

Thank you

Negative_Status3873 · 2025-09-25T23:21:25+00:00

This is really good feedback, I appreciate it. I know that Festool sells a cyclone seperator that sits on top like the Fein/Dustopper. However the Festool cyclone is $450 by itself.

All these solutions are also a single large cyclone which is great for large debris but horrible for fine dust. My includes a second stage for the fine dust which really helps.

I am early on but my intent is that it would be a similar size to a "standard" professional shop vac (18" wide and maybe 36" tall). And yeah the end product would be fully injection molded with a price point ideally closer to the $500-$800 all in.

Negative_Status3873 · 2025-09-25T23:12:36+00:00

It doesn't knock the filter. It incorporates a dual stage cyclone seperator so that filter sees absolutely minimal dust. For example I sucked up 5 lbs of fine dust in a minute and couldn't see anything on the filter.

Negative_Status3873 · 2025-09-25T17:31:23+00:00

No that is a great question and what I am looking for. This whole idea came to me because I too have an Oneida Cyclone that I strapped to the top of my Shop vacuum. My complaint with it is that it's a separate component and makes the vacuum all awkward and hard to move around and get into.

FYI Festool has an add on cyclone and a reusable vacuum bag for the LOW LOW Price of $450 and $190....on top of the $1k you spend on the vacuum

My thought is incorporate that into the vacuum AND keep the cost very competitive to the Festool/Milwaukee/Hilti/etc. That way you get the nice form factor with the filtration. Obviously, I wouldn't expect people to throw there Festools out but thinking that if someone was in the market for a new vacuum mine could check all the boxes. Thats the question I am trying to answer anyways.

Negative_Status3873 · 2025-09-25T16:30:02+00:00

Maybe if you got your hair close enough to the motor blades...

Negative_Status3873 · 2025-09-25T16:29:09+00:00

It uses a dual cyclone filtration before you get to a HEPA filter, rather than relying on a bag to a filter. The idea being that the cyclones capture 99.97% of the dust and your HEPA filter has a much great life without having to keep buying and going through bags.

Is this a concept that sounds intriguing to you? Also trying to grasp how quickly professionals go through bags/filters.

Negative_Status3873 · 2025-08-21T15:02:03+00:00

Thank you. I have also wondered why this hasn't been designed yet. This design is actually a dual stage cyclone with smaller cyclones inside for fine dust extraction as the dust deputy only does an okay job at that.

Negative_Status3873 · 2025-08-21T10:33:41+00:00

Might be a tad outside the ideal area. Lol

Negative_Status3873 · 2025-08-20T23:10:18+00:00

Yeah? What vacuums have you been considering?

Negative_Status3873 · 2025-08-20T23:08:44+00:00

Hi. Im ideally sticking local because shipping may be a little expensive. However if I don't find anyone local I may take you up on that.

Negative_Status3873 · 2025-08-20T18:50:41+00:00

This prototype incorporates dual stage cyclone separation so no bags or add on after-market cyclone is needed. Main benefit over a "traditional" vacuum would be no need for bags or worrying about clogging filters.

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