Home made hose/cord sleeve

Edward A Reno III said:
Good job!  I wonder if one could achieve the same effect by using a strong velcro rather than sewing it up completely.

I'm glad to see people are improving upon the idea.  I think the strong velcro would work.  I'd use 1" wide velcro or wider. 

A zipper would probably be better. 

A quick look at Amazon suggest that Velcro would cost around $5 per hose and a Zipper would cost around $15 per hose.   
 
Cheese said:
Holmz said:
I have some stuff coming from wirecare.com
I'll post if it goes well... should be here next week.

Holmz...FWIW...I covered the hoses and cords of my C22 and Midi in Flexo Ogre from Wire Care. It works really well with equipment that can use large radius movements such as the TS and Domino. For small sanders that need flexibility of movement in confined spaces, the Festool zippered cloth option is a better choice.

I was looking for something similar to this stuff before I asked my wife to sew a sleeve.  It's reasonably priced material.  Which Diameter Flexo did you get?  Will the ends fray?  How much does it stretch around the diameter?

thanks.
 
mbs said:
I was looking for something similar to this stuff before I asked my wife to sew a sleeve.  It's reasonably priced material.  Which Diameter Flexo did you get?  Will the ends fray?  How much does it stretch around the diameter?

thanks.

[member=16804]mbs[/member]
I used Flexo in 1"diameter and it took about 17'-18' to cover the hose because it has to expand. I also used a small nylon wire tie with heatshrink over the top to secure the Flexo on both ends.

Yes it does fray unless you cut it with a hot knife.

Below are a couple of photos of the C 22 & the Midi to help you out.

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Here are a couple more options I stumbled upon. TechFlex Weld-Wrap & FireFlex. Color choice is nonexistent but it would make replacing faulty Plug-It power cords a lot easier.

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Have you seen the prices?!
More expensive then the hose itself!
- Weld Wrap 1½" at €40/m excl.VAT
- Fire Flex 1½" at €35/m excl.VAT
 
neeleman said:
Have you seen the prices?!
More expensive then the hose itself!
- Weld Wrap 1½" at €40/m excl.VAT
- Fire Flex 1½" at €35/m excl.VAT

No I hadn't...I just saw the velcro and liked that idea, as I'm not looking forward to re-wraping my hoses when the Plug-It goes south.

Hmm interesting, a new 27mm x 3.5M hose is $120 and Fire Flex for the same hose is $122. I wonder if TechFlex is actually another division of Tooltechnic. [eek]

 
I saw the wrap offered by ToolNut and thought homemade would be easier (and cheaper). (I did order the belt hook thing, though).  Cheaper, yes. Easier, not quite. But that's only because I can't sew. BTW, I DO like the OP's fabric.

I had some leftover canvas material from a patio umbrella repair and figured why not give it a try? Plus, it's green. I grabbed the swatch of material and measured out a length. My biggest issue was threading the darn sewing machine. Man, what a major cussing session that was! 

I wanted to hem the canvas on all 4 edges since it's prone to fraying. After finally winning the threading battle, I sewed the hems. Mind you, I have never used this machine or ever attempted sewing, but I kept a straight line and it turned out decent. 

To attach the sleeve, I used Velcro with an adhesive back. It helps that my b-i-l once worked for them so I've got this stuff on hand.

The Hook side -



And the opposite Loop side -



The Velcro rolls -



And attached to my CT26 -



I've not used it yet but am assuming it will help stop the hose from getting caught on the guide rails. I'm not concerned about the power cord fitting inside it and it might not.

-Dom
 
Great job guys!  The covers look great.  Definitely dig the fabric choice of the OPs sleeve  [thumbs up]

Question: Is there a demand for these covers? I haven't seen them being sold anywhere, except with the festool hose, and the only other thing I've seen OTC is the braided cover.  What's everyone's preference?  Full length velcro, full length zipper, slightly looser fit that tapers on each end via velcro or zipper?  Stretchy lighter weight fabric for a tight fit or more durable (but also much abrasive) material like cordura? 
 
[member=59237]TheSergeant[/member]

You'll see these type of velcroed or zip wraps in a welding environment. People use them to protect cables and hoses from abrasion and damage. There are several companies that make them in different materials and sizes. They are usually some sort of high denier Kevlar/nylon ballistic material or sometimes leather. Prices seem to range from reasonable to "OH MY GOD"

A google search on welding cable wrap should give you some hits. Here's one that came up on my search:

https://www.ahh.biz/gnarly-wraps/hose_and_cable_protector_sleeve_nylon_1050d_ballistic.php

This stuff looks interesting as well:

http://www.electriduct.com/Self-Closing-Braided-Wrap.html

http://www.electriduct.com/Hook-Loop-Side-Entry-Cable-Wrap-Sleeving.html
 
[member=3192]rvieceli[/member]

Thanks for the reply, good info!  I'm actually a professional custom bagmaker and leatherworker and was curious to know if there was anyone out there making high quality, custom fit covers.  The knarly wraps look pretty low quality (just flat cut cordura with hot knifed edges) and even the Festool offering is unimpressive in the execution/design at that price point, in my opinion.  I'll work on something and post some photos.  Thanks again!
 
I'm sorry but I couldn't help but FLASHBACK to 1975 and Ricardo Montalban's "Corinthian leather" Chrysler commercial.  [eek]


 
I've got a trade account at a scaffold supplier in Bristol, I'll try and remember to give them a call on Monday to check out whether they do them or not Peter.

I also get used scaffold planks using the universally accepted monetary unit of "full English breakfast for the lads in the yard".
 
rvieceli said:
I'm sorry but I couldn't help but FLASHBACK to 1975 and Ricardo Montalban's "Corinthian leather" Chrysler commercial.  [eek]

That was great...you know some cars get better looking as the years go by, but not that Cordoba. [eek]
 
We have used old sections of actual fire hose.  It's not hard to find old used sections from an old building that was demod on craigs list or ebay.  I've  used everything from pipe insulation to sewing Velcro on canvas.  I liked the fire hose much better.  It was thicker than anything else I could find and actually made it a tad more rigid which I liked.
Unfortunately, I have the midi now so needless to say, I hardly use it except to clean the trucks.  IMO its's terrible.  The shop Vac works a lot better, from a foot away even.

 
Wuffles said:
I've got a trade account at a scaffold supplier in Bristol, I'll try and remember to give them a call on Monday to check out whether they do them or not Peter.

I also get used scaffold planks using the universally accepted monetary unit of "full English breakfast for the lads in the yard".

Hi Dan

I saw the zipped sleeves on scaffolding in Wareham. Its a pity that I did not have my portable kitchen with me to offer the lads a "full English" for a couple of the sleeves - they might accept a BLT instead.

Good luck.

Peter
 
Peter Parfitt said:
Wuffles said:
I've got a trade account at a scaffold supplier in Bristol, I'll try and remember to give them a call on Monday to check out whether they do them or not Peter.

I also get used scaffold planks using the universally accepted monetary unit of "full English breakfast for the lads in the yard".

Hi Dan

I saw the zipped sleeves on scaffolding in Wareham. Its a pity that I did not have my portable kitchen with me to offer the lads a "full English" for a couple of the sleeves - they might accept a BLT instead.

Good luck.

Peter

I need a diary. I'll see if they're open on Monday - this coming Monday.
 
Peter Parfitt said:
That is a nice bit of sewing and great material.

I was about to bump into some scaffolding whilst walking past a building under repair and noticed that here in the UK the scaffolders have very neat covers for the scaffold members at street level that just zip on over the 2" poles to help people see them in low light. They must be pretty cheap as they were used on 20 -30 poles on the project and are about the right size for a 27 mm hose with a tandem cable.

I am sure that there will be an expert with the detail here any minute.

Peter

I'm no expert but they weren't cheap if the goernment was involved probably $600 a piece
 
rvieceli said:
I'm sorry but I couldn't help but FLASHBACK to 1975 and Ricardo Montalban's "Corinthian leather" Chrysler commercial.  [eek]



And for the $10,000 question that no one can answer: What is corinthian leather? [big grin]
 
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