Anyone have experience with the Cen-Tec Systems? Prices seem reasonable
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I have used them for years. Not only a great product and reasonable price and good people that stand behind there stuff. search using my name and you will see. Its the best system I have found if you use other tools besides festool. I have one hose covered with PET braided sleeve and one without for sanders. The braided sleeve is great for not snagging on corners but adds a lot of rigidity (depending on how tight) you stretch it. I have mine really tight.
I used their hoses and fittings for a few years before fully converting to Festool. They do work quite well, and you can find long hose lengths if needed. I couldn't always find just the larger hose port pieces individually, often bought them in a kit, which was a little annoying. Highly recommended!
I have one of those hoses in my shop in one of the drops from dust collector for quite a while now and works great. I cut the hose down to manageable length (small shop). I didn't like the click connectors as I would never use them so I epoxied them solid and kept the swivel. The epoxy failed eventually so I cleaned, reapplied, and drilled and put in a couple of fat pop rivets and it's solid now 
The tool fitting end works great on Domino and sander where they go inside the fitting. On the track saw where it goes inside it's kinda meh. I started twisting it into the twist lock harder and it stays put better but is still not perfect. Have to check/tighten periodically. I also use it for my router table and it works great.
The tool fitting end works great on Domino and sander where they go inside the fitting. On the track saw where it goes inside it's kinda meh. I started twisting it into the twist lock harder and it stays put better but is still not perfect. Have to check/tighten periodically. I also use it for my router table and it works great.
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I had one on my old shop-vac to convert the tool end for use with the DF500 and RO90 back in the old shop. It was fine, did everything I needed it to do. I got a C26 after the move to use with the tools, but I did get a new Cen Tec hose to attach to the router table. I just leave it connected all the time and swap the hoses at the CT end.
As a side note. They do have the ribbed connection, rather than the twist-lock type that the Festool hoses have. That may or may not matter to you.
As a side note. They do have the ribbed connection, rather than the twist-lock type that the Festool hoses have. That may or may not matter to you.
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