Festool Hoses
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Doesn't normally happen to me. Which hose size are you using? Which sander? As my sanders seem to have a ridge around the male part which kind of makes it difficult for the hose to fall off.
Then again, I'm using a boom arm so the pressures are different.
In fact, thinking back, I bought the boom arm to stop me dragging the hose off the tools when the hose caught on something. Which was annoying.
So, actually, I know exactly how you feel and this post is pointless, but I've typed it now, so I'll post it anyway.
Then again, I'm using a boom arm so the pressures are different.
In fact, thinking back, I bought the boom arm to stop me dragging the hose off the tools when the hose caught on something. Which was annoying.
So, actually, I know exactly how you feel and this post is pointless, but I've typed it now, so I'll post it anyway.
Tyler Ernsberger
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I just picked up a midi and have noticed how well the hose stays on being its a new hose. You might want to try buying a new hose end. They are around $20. Every time your hose falls off put a $1 in a jar. If it happens as much as you say you will have one in an hour or so.
AlexThePalex
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If I press it on firmly it doesn't happen that much to me. Unless the hose end is really old and worn, then you should get a new one.
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I have the smaller hose and I have this happen a lot as well.
Pretty much every 10th cut on my kapex the hose falls off. I can see that as I engage the sliding mechanism it really pulls the hose as it engages.
I feel like the hose is in there snug, but as I work I see it gets tugged on a lot. Expecially the kapex.
Pretty much every 10th cut on my kapex the hose falls off. I can see that as I engage the sliding mechanism it really pulls the hose as it engages.
I feel like the hose is in there snug, but as I work I see it gets tugged on a lot. Expecially the kapex.
marty schlosser
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I feel your pain! I use my Festool hose (the small one) on a few tools and here's my observations & work-arounds:
- Domino DF 500 Q: The hose goes over the intake and the knurled male fitting on the tool engages very positively. It's never come off during operation.
- OF 1400 EQ router: This is where I have experienced difficulties with the hose following off... and it's because of the router's dust port's design; rather following that which works on my Domino, it's a female connector. The press fit of the hose fitting is just a bit too loose to hold firmly into the tool's connector. The work around I've adopted is to first wipe the inside of the router's female dust collection port and the outside of the hose connector with a dampened rag and allow them to dry. I then mate the two together, bottomed fully, then run a few turns of electrician's tape around the joint. This takes me 15 seconds or so to do and saves me from the frustration you experience.
- Non-Festool tools: I use the Festool hose with my Metabo random orbit sander and find the same challenge with it as I do the Festool router. But, hey, it's not a Festool, so I'm just happy I can get it to work with a little bit of effort each time!
- Domino DF 500 Q: The hose goes over the intake and the knurled male fitting on the tool engages very positively. It's never come off during operation.
- OF 1400 EQ router: This is where I have experienced difficulties with the hose following off... and it's because of the router's dust port's design; rather following that which works on my Domino, it's a female connector. The press fit of the hose fitting is just a bit too loose to hold firmly into the tool's connector. The work around I've adopted is to first wipe the inside of the router's female dust collection port and the outside of the hose connector with a dampened rag and allow them to dry. I then mate the two together, bottomed fully, then run a few turns of electrician's tape around the joint. This takes me 15 seconds or so to do and saves me from the frustration you experience.
- Non-Festool tools: I use the Festool hose with my Metabo random orbit sander and find the same challenge with it as I do the Festool router. But, hey, it's not a Festool, so I'm just happy I can get it to work with a little bit of effort each time!
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