Festool anti-static hose to 2.5" blast gate?

Kodi Crescent

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I'm building a router table.  I have a dust collection strategy I'm working on.  I'll pull from the fence, and from the box under the router.

I plan on using the Festool 50mm AS hoses, and hooking them to these 2.5" blast gates:
http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=51506&cat=1,42401,62597

I am having trouble finding a fitting that would allow me to connect the blast gate to a Festool AS hose.  I see Lee Valley has a hose that will fit, but I don't want to monkey something up to deal with static build up. (I just returned my Ultimate Dust Deputy after reading the CT control module frying posts.  If I wanted to rig something up, I would have kept it).

I would like this all to terminate in a Festool 50mm AS end that I can stick into my CT-26.

Does anyone have any ideas on where I can find an adapter that would get these two together?
 
You can buy a blastgate from Festool which will fit perfectly. It is a planex accessory!
 
Here is my solution using two Festool blast gates and the Y-adapter on one VAC.
But I noticed that all these extra stuff reduces the suction for maybe 10% (not measured).
 

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That looks like a sweet setup! I love the look of the Protool Vacs too, They are all made in the same Factory, the CleanTec Factory.

Here is the 497926Blast Gate

Your Local Dealer should have that

Thanks
Shawn
 
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