How to connect Midi to Sawstop blade dust collector port ??

[lottbrad@att.net]

Is there a solution to connect my Midi vac hose to a Sawstop blade dust collector port ??  Any connectors available ???

 

[Peter_C]

Welcome to the FOG Always good to put your country of origin in for website links etc.

What size port did you buy for your Sawstop? A 4" to 2 1/2" adapter may be needed. Then you can use a 50mm hose from Festool, or something like a regular "shop vac" 2 1/2" hose, like a Ridgid from Home Depot in the USA. They will fit right into your Midi.

Edit: Are you running a full size dust collector with a 4" port connected to the saw cabinet? Ideally a second 4" port  with a gate valve would tie into the blade guard.

What blade guard did you get? Link appreciated.

 

[tjbnwi]

Paint roller sleeve….(is it crazy if it works?)

Tom

 

[Birdhunter]

My Industrial came with the overarm blade guard and a 4” port. The 4” port had a 90 degree T port that the hose to the overarm attached to. That worked poorly. I just attached the new Mini’s hose to the overarm. Works perfectly. I did rig up a system the turns in the Mini when the saw starts. The Mini runs for about 10 seconds after the saw stops.

 

[dmccririe]

I used a plumbing rubber boot 2" to 1-1/2".  It was a tight fit over the sawstop collector port but the festool hose fits right in. 

 

[dmccririe]

just for clarification, I was connection to the jobsite saw and that dust collection port site is smaller.  For my contractors saw, I used a traditional dust collection hose from my Jet.