D36 Antistatic Hose - Use on Boom Arm?

[Corwin]

Hope these will help.

First are the parts for the Rotating Adapter;

Here the parts are being assembled on the D36;

With the Adapter in place, you can connect another hose (D27 shown on right) using the Connector;

There you have it!

 

[DaveM]

Corwin,

Excellent photo series! Thanks for posting, I see how it works now.

Dave

 

[Dave Ronyak]

Dan, Here's one just for you, as I know how you prefer photos:

Corwin

Gents,

Although Corwin's approach is certainly a solution to the need to have both a 36mm and a 27mm hose ready, why is this necessary?  Why doesn't Festool provide a range of adapters to fit the tool end of their hoses so you can use the 36mm hose with the Deltex 93, old RO 150 and 1010 router rather than having to switch to the 27mm hose.  Having just set up my boom arm, it seems to me that Festool could do us boom arm owners a big favor by making available a short length of 27mm hose and end fittings so it could be connected to the 36mm hose and to those Festools that require or benefit from use of the 27mm hose.

Dave R.

 

[Tinker]

Yesterday, i was switching back and forth between router and 3 sanders.  Working in a situation where the sanders were being used at all sorts of crazy angles.  eventually, the end fell off of my D27 hose.  It was very simple to just reinstall and get back to production.

I happen to have a couple of d36 hoses (one is antistatic, the other is not) and a couple of D27s, both anti static.  Corwin's idea of having a short length for switching from D36 to D27 has given me an idea.

I have found it to be a hassle to use the D36 with my old ATF 55 and OF 1000, but it works great with other tools producing more chips and dust.  Why wouldn't it be sensible to install the D36 permanently on the boom and cut a short length of D27 to go from D36 to the tools that work better with the D27 attached?

I will order the adapter mentioned above and try it out.

I have a whole pile of Ferco Fittings ( a long discussion a few months back on these) and have used them in several situations.  They are a little clumsey. but they do work.  I like the appearance of the Festool adapter as it is not so clumsey looking.
Tinker

 

[Dave Ronyak]

Wayne, you could do that using Corwin's approach using the Festool end fittings.  Problem is, that Festool end fitting only fits the 2 1/2 inch hose to hose connector.  Both ends of the hoses to be joined are fitting with vacuum machine end fittings, and thus, to use your 36 mm hose, you'll have to make up another short adapter hose, or change the end fitting of the 36 mm hose mounted on your boom arm.  That is why I wrote my earlier comment - Festool does not appear to offer a solution that allows the vacuum machine end fitting of a 27 mm Festool hose to be simply and directly coupled to the machine end fitting of Festool's 36 mm hose.  My solution is to wrap the swivel tool end fitting of the 36 mm hose with a few turns of black vinyl electrician's tape which allows the ID of the vacuum machine fitting of any other Festool hose to be directly coupled via friction fit.  You would still need to make up a short piece of Festool hose with the desired machine end fitting to work as you desire, so I think making up a pair of short adapter hoses, one in 27 mm and the other in 36 mm would accomplish your objective and enable use of all Festool components as illustrated by Corwin.  I wish Festool would make available some additional adapters, and / or those short hose pieces.  Another possibility for people who are considering purchase of hoses, is to get the 5 m (16.5 ft) versions and extra end fittings / adapters which would thereafter enable them to set up a mini-cyclone and adapter hoses at minimal expense.

Dave R.

 

[Les]

I use the Fein adapter  Part# 921072K13 to attach the 36mm hose to 1010, DS 400, anything that requires the 27mm hose. It's not a perfect fit, but works. Don't understand why Festool doesn't offer this simple adapter. Thanks to Micheal Kellogg for the heads up on the adapter.