Festool hose kink

[rjwz28]

While I was heating up the heat shrink tubing around my braiding and vacuum hose, I melted it some what and now has a kink in it.  I'm not sure how much it affects the suction as I felt hose opening and felt ok but can't tell if the sawdust is passing that area fine or not.  Should I try to splice it and reconnect or leave it as is?  I really don't like how it looks like that.  Any ideas how to splice?

thanks,
Rob

 

[oldie]

Self-amalgamating tape??
I know there's been one or two post re' fixing small holes.

Richard

(edit:  sorry you've got a kink - not a hole.)

 

[GarryMartin]

Where is the kink?

If you wouldn't lose too much hose, and you really don't like the way it looks, it's a trivial task to disconnect the hose end, cut the hose, and reconnect it. You just push the tabs on the two sides in with a flat screwdriver and pull it apart, unscrew the end off the hose, cut the hose, and re-assemble.

 

[dicktill]

While I was heating up the heat shrink tubing around my braiding and vacuum hose, I melted it some what and now has a kink in it. 

You're not the only one that did that ...  [crying]

 

[johninthecamper]

I knew I was glad I used splice tape

 

[rjwz28]

Where is the kink?

If you wouldn't lose too much hose, and you really don't like the way it looks, it's a trivial task to disconnect the hose end, cut the hose, and reconnect it. You just push the tabs on the two sides in with a flat screwdriver and pull it apart, unscrew the end off the hose, cut the hose, and re-assemble.

The kink is 10' from the end!  ha ha ha.

thanks

 

[rjwz28]

Does Festool or any other manufacturer make a coupler to join two hoses together?

thanks

 

[Sparktrician]

Does Festool or any other manufacturer make a coupler to join two hoses together?

thanks

If you're talking about 27mm hoses, there's an easy way.  Just get a second small end (487071) and use it to replace the 50mm end that goes into the dust extractor.  Then get a copper 1-1/4" coupling at your favorite plumbing store.  The tool end of the two hoses will slip in securely into the copper coupling and the copper retains the anti-static properties of the hose from end to end. 

[smile]

 

[semenza]

If the second hose is going to be a semi- permanent  extension....... replace the tool end with the correct size Rotating Connector  and use Anti Static Connector Sleeve to connect them.

Seth

 

[rjwz28]

Great ideas guys.

thanks!