CMS TS55 Dust Collection

[goguppy]

I have had a TS55 plunge saw mounted on to a CMS for over a year and recently bought a Midi dust collector, with the necessary hose set with Y-piece and adaptor hose.  As you can imagine this added a fair sum to the cost of the saw/CMS combo, but buying a system, I thought it will be worth it, no hassles and everything fits together.
Now having used the dust extraction a few times, I find that the 36mm hose that should fit securely over the oval shaped connection on the clear plastic safety cover (attached to the riving knife) tends to slip off, even before I can set up a cut, never mind do the cut.
The only way to keep it in place, it appears, is the "good old" duct tape... [crying]. I could have saved a lot of money, if I knew in advance I was still going to need duct tape to fix the hose!
Has anyone else had this issue and come up with a more elegant fix?  I'd love to hear from you.
Thanks, Peter

 

[AlexThePalex]

The 36 mm nozzle goes under the table on the TS saw and the 27 mm nozzle on the blade guard above the table.

 

[goguppy]

The 36 mm nozzle goes under the table on the TS saw and the 27 mm nozzle on the blade guard above the table.

Thanks Alex
That is interesting.  When I first tried fitting the hoses it seemed to me that the 27mm hose, when squeezed into the relatively narrow, but elongated, blade guard connection, would cut off (or almost so) the pathway for the dust to be sucked away.  I agree the 36mm hose would fit over the under table connection.  OK, I will try this again on the weekend, as I have my CMS stored away now on the rafters of my garage.  Being winter, it gets dark early, and it's cold.... [embarassed].
Groeten, Peter

 

[goguppy]

Alex, I just had a look at the Festool CMS Brochure and I agree it does show the hoses the way you described    [embarassed]  !! 

Well, happy days, I knew there had to be a simple solution!
Thanks again for pointing this out.  Cheers, Peter

 

[HugoNagtzaam]

Hi,

I have the same setup. The big hose goes directly on the saw and the small hose on the blade guard. Additionally, a small black clip is supplied with the Y-hose. You can clamp this to the side of your CMS and than clamp the 27 hose in it. This will keep the hose clear from the back when you push your stock along the saw. Simple but essential detail.

Cheers Hugo