I'm in the process of ordering duct work for an Oneida shop vacuum system. The main line is 6" and I want to put in a couple of y's so I can connect my Festool 36mm hose to it. I can get a y that will reduce to 4" and a reducer to 3" or 2.5". Any ideas on how to hose connector diameter? It looks to be 2.25" OD. I'd want it to be some sort of quick connect so I can easily move the hose around.
Connecting 36mm Vacuum Hose to Shop Vacuum System
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I have a metal 6" main the reduces down to 4" at each machine drop.
The first photo shows the connection that you are trying to make?
The second photo shows the part I used to make that connection. A 4" to 2 1/4" reducer (from rockler) and a standard shop vac coupler
The first photo shows the connection that you are trying to make?
The second photo shows the part I used to make that connection. A 4" to 2 1/4" reducer (from rockler) and a standard shop vac coupler
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cortes said:
Cortes,
I have a similar setup, but don't believe that I would hook up any of my Festools to the Oneida dust collector. It sounds like a good idea, but if you intend to use the dust collector with tools like the sander, domino, track saw, and probably others, I believe you would not get the same results that you would with a Festool vac (probably not the same results as you would get with a Fein or possibly others either). The purpose of dust collector is to move a large volume of air but I've found the suction is not as great. For tools like a jointer, planer, or a large cabinet saw, the dust collector is the best choice, but for smaller tools you probably would do better getting the higher suction that you get moving air through a smaller opening like the vacuum. I have had an Oneida central cyclone with an internal filter for many years (one of their first ones). It absolutely works great for my planer and jointer (and table saw when I used it). For any of my smaller tools and the Festools I have purchased (TS55, ETS125, Domino 500) I get the best results using the Festool vac (and before that my Fein). It is possible you could good results reducing to the Festool hose size, but I have never found that to be true (although never tried it on Festools). You may already know all of this and, if so, I'm sorry and didn't mean to indicate you didn't.
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Hi Cortes
Forgive me if you are already aware of this but...
Most shop systems are High Volume Low Pressure but some tools, like the TS55/75 and OF2200/1400 need Low Volume High Pressure.
Years ago I tried to get a normal chip collector (HVLP) constricted to work with my routers but it was rubbish. In the end I bought a Numatic (LVHP) and now, of course, have a CT26 as well.
Peter
Forgive me if you are already aware of this but...
Most shop systems are High Volume Low Pressure but some tools, like the TS55/75 and OF2200/1400 need Low Volume High Pressure.
Years ago I tried to get a normal chip collector (HVLP) constricted to work with my routers but it was rubbish. In the end I bought a Numatic (LVHP) and now, of course, have a CT26 as well.
Peter
GPowers said:
Does it work well for the Kapex? When I had a miter saw, I found a regular vacuum worked better than the Oneida dust collected. That was even before I had a Festool vac. If it works on the Kapex that's great and it must might mean that the efficiency of the design of the Kapex is better than my old Hitachi miter saw.
There's a Woodcraft store nearby so I dropped in to see what the had. They sell a 4" to 2.25" reducer in plastic that more conical than the one shown above. I also got the Festool Anti-static Connector Sleeve and the Blanking Plug to seal it when I'm not using it. There's a small amount of slop when I slide the 4" end of the reducer into an uncrimped 4". I tried a hose clamp, but it would take a lot more than the clamp can produce before breaking to constrict the pipe. I may just find some thick tape to wrap around the 4" end of the reducer.
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