Why Festool Dust Extractors and Air Filters Make a Difference

Cutting, sanding, drilling, and routing all create dust—sometimes a little, sometimes a lot, and in all kinds of particle sizes.

Dust can…
• slow down your workflow
• cause extra wear on tools and machines
• leave a messy jobsite or shop

Festool offers a full range of dust extractors in various sizes, allowing you to match the right system to the job. When you pair a Dust Extractor with an Air Filter, you get even better dust control and a cleaner work environment—something your customers will notice and appreciate.

Protect Your Tools

Capturing dust and chips right at the source helps keep them out of your tool’s motor and bearings. With less buildup inside your tools, they can stay cleaner and perform at their best for longer.

Boost Your Productivity

When dust is captured right as it happens, you spend less time on rework and cleanup.  A cleaner surface makes it easier to see your cut lines, edges, and details, helping you stay precise. With less dust in the way, you can work more efficiently and keep your projects moving.

Save Time and Reduce Costs

Using dust extraction helps cut down on cleanup and can reduce how often you need to replace consumables. By keeping dust and chips away from motors, bearings, and sanding surfaces, your tools and abrasives stay cleaner and can perform more consistently.
Festool Dust Extractors and Air Filters are built for long‑term use, making them a smart investment for any shop or jobsite. And when you register your tool, you’re covered by the Festool all‑inclusive warranty.

The Festool System

Festool Dust Extractors and Air Filters are built to work together as a complete, connected system. Every Dust Extractor pairs seamlessly with all Festool power tools, giving you reliable dust control from the moment you start working.
Each extractor is designed for added versatility—whether you’re stacking Systainers, using the Workcenter Organizer, or connecting the CT Cyclone dust separator. You can also customize your setup with a wide range of accessories, including filter bags, handles, hoses, and more.
With Festool, everything fits and functions as one system. It saves time, keeps your workspace organized, and helps your day run more smoothly.
Leave a Clean Impression
Festool Dust Extractors capture dust right at the source, helping keep your workspace cleaner from the moment you start. Pairing a Dust Extractor with an Air Filter helps reduce the amount of airborne dust that settles around the jobsite.
A cleaner work area shows professionalism and respect for your customer’s space. When you leave a jobsite looking sharp—without the usual dust and debris—customers notice. Clean work builds trust, strengthens your reputation, and makes it more likely they’ll give you a referral.
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Richard Wagner has been working in the construction and woodworking industry for around 16 years. Over the years he’s worked in a wide variety of different roles. Working for a company building outdoor play areas to studying fine joinery furniture making, then on to owning his own construction business alongside running his own woodworking workshop. At the River Shop he teaches others and shares his passion for carpentry with the general public.

KNOW HOW

Festool trainer Dino Frey shows how to achieve perfect surfaces in just a few steps. All it takes is five things: a good stirrer, suitable filler material, the corresponding stirrer basket, the PLANEX LHS 225 long-reach sander and the matching mobile dust extractor.