Fein Turbo III with a TS55 saw?

[Alphonse]

First - I am new to the board and glad to find it!

I have just ordered a TS55 saw with some accessories but did not order the vacuum hose.  The saw and order were shipped today, so I will have a new piece of equipment soon.

I also have a brand new Fein Turbo III autostart VS just out of the box a few weeks ago and haven't used it yet other to make sure it worked.  I bought it before I caught the bug to buy a Festool TS55 saw.

Does anyone have experience hooking up the Fein to the TS55?  Is the hose on the Fein too large and/or too heavy.  The Fein did come with an adapter that may step down to the proper connector size but not sure. 

Your advice and experience would be very much appreciated.

 

[Holzhacker]

Hi and welcome to the FOG. I use my TII with my TS 75 all the time. Works great. The hose end slides into the 75 end, mo adapter needed. I'm guessing the 75 & 55 have the same port. Enjoy the new tools.

 

[NVA_WW]

My Fein came with a 2.5" hose.  I ended up buying their smaller hose--I believe it's the standard hose on their small vacs.  The smaller hose works like a charm without any adapters.  Unfortunately, I really enjoy the Festool anti-static hoses now, so my Fein hasn't seen much use except to vacuum out the car.

 

[BMH]

Welcome to the FOG,

I used the Fein for the first two years with my TS55 and other festools with no problem. I bought a CT22 because I needed the boom arm for a large sanding project on a wall. They are both fine machines. If you have more money to spend I would go for the tools instead of the vacuum.

Bruce

 

[slb]

Welcome!  I have used a Fein Turbo III with my TS55 since day 1.  The opening on the Fein is 2 1/4, so you do need an adapter or a step-down hose to fit the port on the saw.  I got a Festool hose and it works no problem with the Fein.

Steve