Add swivels to existing 36mm AS hose?

amt

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I recently purchased a 36mm AS hose, as I felt the 27mm was a bit to low CFM for things like routing.  First thing I noticed was that the 36mm is much stiffer and is much harder to work with.  To help combat this, I was thinking of splitting the hose in to 2 or 3 sections, each with a swivel connection, to give it a bit more flexibility, at least for rotation.  I am wondering if anyone else has done this, and if so, was the improvement noticeable.
 
I can't say I've done this, but here's a quick word of warning.

Each time you add a swivel section you will probably cause a change in diameter (probably from 36mm to larger back to 36mm)  this will create a zone of turbulence and reduce your cfm.  You may lose close to the amount you are gaining by switching hoses if you're putting in 2 or 3 swivels.

Just a thought...

Ken
 
I was also disappointed with the flexibility of the regular 36mm AS hose, I got one with the workshop cleaning kit and I only use it for my kapex and sometimes as an extension with the Planex on bigger jobs, the Planex hose I have is like a wet noodle and is much nicer when your moving around a lot. I also recently picked up a 27mm AS to go use with my DTS400 and it's become my go to hose, I even used it with my Planex the other day with decent results, it's just so much easier to deal with than the bigger hoses and actually fits properly in the hose garage.
 
Maybe I should have just purchased a planex hose.  For now I'll probably add a 27mm whip at the end to have a little more flexibility
 
amt,

    Which router are you using?  1400?  Personally I think the difference in collection between the D27 and D36 for routing is big enough to find a  way to use the D36. I think the whip end will still end up causing a reduction. Part of the better collection with the larger hose is not the cfm , but the diameter itself. It handles larger chips better and faster.

  Not sure what you have for a set up, but if you can suspend the hose in some way (boom arm, bungee cord, etc) that will  make a pretty big difference compared to having it hanging / dragging.

  The swivels are an interesting idea. If you can make them up from the tool end connector parts the size will be pretty much the same all the way through.

Seth
 
Yes, 36 mm is best for routing. You might try putting a hook into the ceiling above your (router) bench and loop a bungee cord through it. Pass the 36mm hose through the loop in the bungee and then down to the router. It should give you about an 6 ft diameter area of unhindered router usage.

Peter
 
I already have the hose hanging via bungee cord.  The current router I have is the OF 2000, but I plan on getting a OF 1010 in the near future (I think that one only takes 27mm?).  Maybe just getting better placement of the hose (where it's hanging) will help.
 
amt said:
I already have the hose hanging via bungee cord.  The current router I have is the OF 2000, but I plan on getting a OF 1010 in the near future (I think that one only takes 27mm?).  Maybe just getting better placement of the hose (where it's hanging) will help.

Correct.

Seth
 
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