Festool hose connection to the Kreg Foreman

[jlcichocki]

I have 27mm and 36mm hoses and neither fit.  Can anyone tell me what fitting I need to make the connection?  Thanks

 

[mwildt]

You'll probably have to make one. Try to see if some electrical conduit works, from the local home center, or similar. Measure the inner and outer diameter before you go.

Forgot to add that plumbing adapters is another idea.

 

[dltflt]

Do a search on here because I know someone has already solved this problem.

 

[cabinetman803]

Fein makes a little attachment.  Its a small rubber sleeve that's about 5" long.  It costs about $2 from my tool dealer.

 

[blaszcsj]

Rockler makes a universal attachment hose that works pretty well

 

[Peter_C]

Home Depot has an adapter kit for vacuums. Might work??
http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-3-Piece-Adapter-Kit-VT1755/202077239http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-Universal-Power-Tool-Adaptor-VT1407/100206293

 

[RKA]

Try this...
Kreg K5 to Festool 27mm hose adapter

Edit...bah, just realized you needed one for the foreman.  Fein makes an adapter that may work (available on Amazon), but I don't have a foreman, so I'm not sure.

 

[shaun.mcc]

I have yet to get around to making a custom one via a 3D printer (one I do I'll let you know)...I did find that you could use the festool round brush vacuum attachment that will attach to the Forman.

 

[dltflt]

Try this...
Kreg K5 to Festool 27mm hose adapter

Edit...bah, just realized you needed one for the foreman.  Fein makes an adapter that may work (available on Amazon), but I don't have a foreman, so I'm not sure.

That is what I was thinking when I responded.

 

[AIPDX]

I am pretty positive that last summer I was able to connect Festool to a regular Kreg pocket holes jig using the

"Bosch VAC003 35mm hose-to-1-1/4" port Adapter"

available for $4.09 on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Bosch-VAC003-35mm-hose-Adapter/dp/B0000AV77S/ref=cm_wl_huc_item

This is a cheap adapter which works well in most cases when one has to marry European and US sizes of vacuum hoses.

I have no first hand experience with the Foreman, but I strongly suspect that the connector size is the same. 1 1/4" is as standard as it gets.