MFT vacuum hose holder

jbasen

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I've found that the ribbed design of the Festool vacuum hose easily catches on the edge of my MFT.  This can be a pain when sanding and even more of an issue when sawing or routing.  I've seen posts where some people addressed this issue by covering the hose.  I took another approach.  I built this simple swiveling hose clip.  It attaches to the extrusion on the side of my home-made MFT.  It consists of:

1) a small section of aluminum angle iron
2) a knob and bolt to attach the unit to the 8020 extrusion on my home-made MFT
3) a spring clip from the hardware store
4) a small piece of 1/8" thick aluminum sheet

The spring clip is mounted to threaded holes on a piece of 1/8" aluminum.  The 1/8" aluminum is then connected to the angle iron using a single bolt and a lock-nut so it can freely swivel.

The spring clip may turn out to be a little to lightweight but it seems to work reasonably well.  Time will tell.

Hope this helps

Jay

 

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Great tip. Thanks for sharing. I too hate it when the hose gets caught up. Especially when using tools with blades.
 
I see you have the older MFT 1080, and your solution looks very good for it.

For the newer MFT/3 Festool sells a small plastic clip that clips onto the V groove on the side. It's meant for the CS50/70 and CMS, but can just as easily be used for the MFT/3. Works only for the 27 mm hose though.

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