Hose adapter for older festool tools to CT26?

[scooter_500]

I am sure this has been discussed way back but I can’t seem to find a relevant thread.  I decided to restart my woodworking hobby and have a bunch of older festool tools from 10+ years ago (track saw, sanders).  I bought a new CT26 only to find that the hose doesn’t fit any of my older festool tools.  I still have the hose from my older CT22 but I hate the ribbed hose and it’s silly to have to swap hoses to use my older tools.  Is there an adapter that I am not aware of that attaches to the new hose?

 

[Jason.L.Hagen]

Not sure what size your current hose is, but maybe this will work.

Festool 768135 Reducing Sleeve 36mm-to-27mm Hose Adapter

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[AlexThePalex]

I bought a new CT26 only to find that the hose doesn’t fit any of my older festool tools. 

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Is there an adapter that I am not aware of that attaches to the new hose?

The new hoses all fit the older tools. There is no positive lock like with the new connection, but it still fits as a friction fit. It is all compatible, and no adapter needed. If you're talking about the tools with an oval port, the rubber nozzle is flexible and you're supposed to squeeze it and fit it on with a firm push.

 

[Paul_HKI]

The new bayonet type hose ends can be fitted onto the oval ports but they're just nowhere near as well mated.  Jason references the right adapter if you want to fit one onto the oval port and then fit your regular D36 hose end to it.  It works very well indeed. 

I have a few and leave them fitted to the older tools for convenience, on machines like the RAS 115, OF900 etc.  For my older ETS 150 sander which had the oval dust port, I replaced the base with the newer type as the side of the dust port had worn through anyway from abrasion.  DIY job taking about 20 minutes and cost less than $35 or so (bearing didn't need replacement), so an economical 'upgrade' in my case.

 

[Coen]

I bought a new CT26 only to find that the hose doesn’t fit any of my older festool tools. 

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Is there an adapter that I am not aware of that attaches to the new hose?

The new hoses all fit the older tools. There is no positive lock like with the new connection, but it still fits as a friction fit. It is all compatible, and no adapter needed. If you're talking about the tools with an oval port, the rubber nozzle is flexible and you're supposed to squeeze it and fit it on with a firm push.

The fit is just inferior in most cases. And the dust buildup in the hose end. Meh.

I don't own any newer Festool with the bajonet connection, but now due to wear and tear I have one newer hose end in use.

 

[morts10n]

Ive found that the bayonnet connector is thicker and wears out slower than the older tool end connector
It is harder to squeeze onto oval tool ports but stays on better. The adapter for 36 to 27mm is useless, but the 3d printed adapters from Toolcurve are perfect!!

 

[Paul_HKI]

Ive found that the bayonnet connector is thicker and wears out slower than the older tool end connector
It is harder to squeeze onto oval tool ports but stays on better. The adapter for 36 to 27mm is useless, but the 3d printed adapters from Toolcurve are perfect!!

The adapter is a simple and effective solution.  I don't see how it's 'useless' in any way.  What particular problem have you experienced with it?

 

[AlexThePalex]

The fit is just inferior in most cases. And the dust buildup in the hose end. Meh.

I don't own any newer Festool with the bajonet connection, but now due to wear and tear I have one newer hose end in use.

That dust build is Meh indeed. But I have only old type fitting Festools too, and a bayonet fitting on my 2018 Midi's hose, and I have no complaint about the fit at all.