AS Hose Upgrade

[Eko]

I recently bought the CT36 and was curious if the larger D36 straight hose provides improved suction versus the conical 27/32 that came with the CT36. So far I've only used the 27/32 with the Rotex 90 and HSK-A, though I also own the OF1400, TSC 55 K, and Vecturo. I've noticed that the 27/32 does a decent but not great job pulling in the dust from the RO 90, even at full suction. And for general cleanup of wood shavings/chips or other larger material (both with and without the hose attachments) it tends to clog fairly easily at the 27mm end.

Also, if I did go with the straight 36 would I need an adapter to use it with the above mentioned tools?

 

[Frank-Jan]

It will make a huge difference on the of1400, if you have an electric planer, it's a musthave for that aswell. (I mean a handheld one, for doors).
For general cleanup it will be much less frustrating.
I don't think it will improve the ro90's dustcollection, and it will be awkward with the heavier hose and adapter.
The hose won't need an adapter for the of1400 and tsc (it will go around the dustport, instead of inside), but it's nice to have the adapter, it gives more flexibility to be able to hook up other brand tools aswell.

 

[Eko]

Thanks [member=1993]Frank-Jan[/member]

Which adapter are you referring to for use with other brands of tools? The Reducing sleeve  DC-D 36/27-AS or something else?

 

[Frank-Jan]

Yes, I use that one, the festool hose-ends have a pretty universal fit for the tools I own. (I also have a stepped adapter that came with a starmix vacuum, and for 1 or 2 some Improvisation with a piece of pvc pipe and a heatgun did the trick)

 

[woodferret]

I haven't noticed better suction with the RO90 on the 36.  Mostly it's due to how the RO90 is used that's the issue.  Also it's dust path under the pad is horrendous.  I'd check that first.  The 36 will mostly be useful for routers (better), the track saws (marginally), miter saw (better).  For any sanding, if it's a long task, I'll switch back to the 27/32 just because it causes less strain on the sander/wrist.  I have the adapter to neck down the 36 and really only use it when I use the DF500 right after milling with the TS55 or router.

If you're using the RO90 a lot on things like furniture parts, I'd probably look into a small air filtration unit to sit next to the bench at working height.

 

[Crazyraceguy]

Sanders generally lose their grip on the dust when you run over the edges. Shaping parts does the same thing, by allowing it to get away too. The same happens when sand the edges themselves too. It works best when everything is flat and making good contact.

 

[Coen]

Don't bother for the tools that don't take the D36 hose-end.

The planers benefit a lot. I also modified my wall chaser (Metabo MFE 65) to only take the D36 hose-end.

I mostly use it for general cleaning too. The D27 hose-end is just too restrictive, and it got even worse when they changed to the bajonet hose-end; even more strict.

Especially with the older straight D27 hose I've also had debris getting stuck in the hose. I made one suck up a 19mm diameter 4m long PVC pipe to ram said debris loose toward the bag.