Connecting festool anti static hose to my Shop Vac

[Deck99]

I'm new to Festool products so forgive me for asking this question.  I recently purchased the newest TS55 track saw.  I'm on the fence about buying a Festool Extractor at this point.  If I buy a Festool Antistatic hose, is there a way I can connect it directly to my dewalt shop vac that takes a 2 1/2" hose?  I would prefer to connect directly to the vac rather than just connecting to the end of the dewalt 2/12 inch hose.

Thanks,

deck99

 

[semenza]

I'm new to Festool products so forgive me for asking this question.  I recently purchased the newest TS55 track saw.  I'm on the fence about buying a Festool Extractor at this point.  If I buy a Festool Antistatic hose, is there a way I can connect it directly to my dewalt shop vac that takes a 2 1/2" hose?  I would prefer to connect directly to the vac rather than just connecting to the end of the dewalt 2/12 inch hose.

Thanks,

deck99

  Happy first post, looks like you have been a member for quite some time  [smile]

  The Festool hoses will connect directly to most regular shop vacs.  Does the DW have a threaded attachment or just push fit?  What is the ID of the DW opening?

Seth

 

[Deck99]

Seth,
Yes it's just a push fit quick connect.  I'm not sure of the ID of the DW opening.  I'm not new to track saws as I have used a dewalt ts for years.  I just recently sold my dewalt corded with plans to buy the 60v cordless.  Little did I know they were all on backorder and no forseeable date when they would hit retailers so I decided to buy the Festool corded.  I didn't want to take on another battery platform as I have many other dewalt cordless tools.  I currently have five 60 volt dewalt batteries.  I had a lot more success connecting my dewalt ts to about any hose.  I have been using a rockler dust right hose with varied success.  I wanted to try a festool hose with clips to hold the power cord to the hose.

Deck99

 

[Crazyraceguy]

The anti-static hoses are softer and more flexible than the others, but it won't work in that capacity with your regular shop vac. It doesn't have the grounding capability to make it function.
With a track saw, this may never matter, unless you cut a lot of plastics.

 

[Deck99]

I’ve decided to just pull the trigger on a midi.  It drives me insane fighting connectors, reducers, hose ends, etc.  thanks for your inputs.

Deck99

 

[afish]

Im late, but I have both a ridgid shop vac that I use for my small tool dust collection and is plumbed with 2" pvc in the shop. I also have a CT36AC for when I need something outside the confines of the shop.  I have a lot of Dewalt cordless.  Dewalt uses a special adaptor DWV9000 (I think thats from memory) It works well but its bulky which sucks on sanders but is ok for bigger tools.  Im a big festool sander fan and will say that the cleantec fitting and festool hose work very well together. It can be tight going on but its not going to pop off and its not bulky like the dewalt fitting.  However since I use a few different brands and it almost seems like tool manu. have set out to see how many different sized dust ports they can make. I have had good luck with the centec hose that has interchangeable ends.  I even bought a festool cleantec end and adapted it fit on the cleantec.  So now I have a good connection for everything.  I wasnt super happy with the connection of the festool hose to non festool tools. If you have a large mix of tools it might be worth checking into.  Another bonus there isnt much price difference between the shortest and longest hose so I always buy the longest and you can buy the ends separately too and make a few different length hoses pretty cheaply. I have one hose that has the pet sleeve that goes to jobsites. A shorter one that has no sleeve (more bendy without sleeve) for in shop use mostly for festool tools and a short one that connects to my SCMS when tucked under the saw stand.  Its only about 24" which helps the vac be more efficient.  Good luck Im sure you will like the MIDI     

 

[Steve1]

You are just worried about the fit of the connection ?

I pretty much expect that every time I want to connect a new, non-Festool tool, I will have to make an adapter, and don't worry about it too much.  Making my own is faster than driving all over town looking for the exact sizes I need, or ordering something sight-unseen and hoping it fits. 

An ABS or PVC fitting or pipe is often a good starting point, but I have also made adapters out of solid wood and glued up PVC trim board.

The fitting will break the antistatic path.  I could possibly jumper it with a copper wire, but then my dust deputy would break the static path anyways.    Somehow, that only seems to be a problem on my drum sander, which develops a static charge.  I should really do something to better ground it.