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   dgreen | May 14, 2006 02:40am | #1

   Bypass on a vac. usually means it has a separate fan for cooling the motor so if the hose or filter get restricted the motor won't overheat. It's a good feature.

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   skycowboypaul | May 14, 2006 02:49am | #2

   Thank you dgreen for the information.  I'm going to buy that vacuum tomorrow and stick it under my radial arm saw.  About the only thing I don't like about it is the 11 gallon tank, I wish it was bigger.

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   jackiechan | May 14, 2006 05:00am | #3

   The Tornado 2000 Wet/Dry Vac only has an 1.5" diameter hose.  You may run into a clogging issue if used with the radial arm saw.  The vacuum doesn't have the chip removal efficiency that a 2+" diameter hose, or better yet a 4" diameter dust collector would have. 

   It a good machine for a descent price - buy may lack the clean up (for the RAS) that you're looking for.

   Dan Kornfeld, Owner/President - Odyssey Wood Design, Inc.

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   tinkerer2 | May 15, 2006 06:57am | #4

   I've not used one much but he might try one of those covers for a garbage can that spins the dust down to the bottom of the can with little dust even going to the vacuum cleaner itself.  A larger hose from saw to can and he has conquered both the small hose and small storage capacity problems.