OF 1400 27 or 36mm hose

[tom46]

HI, i'm guessing this is something thats been asked before but i can't seem to find any information on it.  [mad]

Basically i have an of1400 cutting with a 12mm bit into mdf (about 5mm at a time).
This is connected to a CT midi with the standard 27mm hose. Even so the dust is going everywhere and i'm having to do a significant amount of cleaning up.
Has anyone else had this problem and changed to using a 36mm hose with the ct midi and does it make much difference? If so would a 36mm hose fit on a ct midi?
I guessing its the hose width which is the problem rather then the CT as it brand new with a clean bag.

Any help appreciated thanks Tom

 

[jacko9]

I used a 27mm hose with my CT22 on my router dovetail jig and had problems with clogging.  I switched to a 36mm hose and fixed the issue and yes as far as I know all hoses fit the extractors.

Jack

 

[tom46]

Thanks for the reply.
Think i may have to pay out £110 for a 36mm hose then.

 

[Nippychippy]

Get the cleaning the trades cleaning kit it has steal poles and a 36 hose that's what I done so in the future I can solve the problems you are gett

 

[ccarrolladams]

With your Midi the 36mm hose will enter through the hose garage. That in itself solves many of the clogging issues with the OF1400. Also, the special 27mm hose for the Midi and Mini has a right angle coupling at the vac end. That tends to clog when routing.

 

[jacko9]

Thanks for the reply.
Think i may have to pay out £110 for a 36mm hose then.

Tom,

I don't know if you use your router to cut dovetails but if you want to do so, the Leigh Dovetail Jig with their VRS dust collection attachment attached to your Midi with the 36mm hose will leave you a clean shop.

Jack

 

[tom46]

Yes that seems like a good idea the trades set. Looks like thats the next festool purchase.
Will look into the dovetail set as i have trouble with that.
At the moment i'm working in my dads motorbike workshop so he's not happy with all the dust everywhere.

 

[grbmds]

I would suggest the 36 mm hose. The volume of chips and dust created by dovetailing with a router requires a high movement of air to suck the sawdust and chips away before escaping.

 

[tom46]

Yeah the main problem which seems to happen is as i pull the router towards me tones of dust goes shooting off in the other direction.

 

[mouppe]

Yeah the main problem which seems to happen is as i pull the router towards me tones of dust goes shooting off in the other direction.

Are you climb cutting? Normally I find it more comfortable to push the router along.

If I am cutting a groove with my router, I leave a small section uncut at the beginning. This means the dust cannot fly out of the groove and is captured by the vac hose. When fully ploughed, I go back and route the first little bit.

 

[stphnlwlsh]

With your Midi the 36mm hose will enter through the hose garage. That in itself solves many of the clogging issues with the OF1400. Also, the special 27mm hose for the Midi and Mini has a right angle coupling at the vac end. That tends to clog when routing.

I've seen the hole for the hose in the hose garage, and thought that was mainly for storing the hose when not in use.  Could you explain how this solves the problem?  I'm a newbie and still learning the ins and outs.  Sorry if this is a dumb question.

 

[ccarrolladams]

With your Midi the 36mm hose will enter through the hose garage. That in itself solves many of the clogging issues with the OF1400. Also, the special 27mm hose for the Midi and Mini has a right angle coupling at the vac end. That tends to clog when routing.

I've seen the hole for the hose in the hose garage, and thought that was mainly for storing the hose when not in use.  Could you explain how this solves the problem?  I'm a newbie and still learning the ins and outs.  Sorry if this is a dumb question.

The hose supplied with the Midi and Mini is 27mm but what makes it special is at the Vac end it has a right angle elbow. The benefit is that the hose exits the garage through a hole, so you can stack Systainers on top.

However, to use a 36mm hose you must remove the Systainers from the top of the garage, so the larger hose can enter straight down through it. When using a hand planer or OF1400/OF2200 routers, which can create more chips than dust, eliminating that right angle elbow really reduces clogging.

BTW, although clogging is not such a problem with the Kapex, having a short 36mm hose coming straight down improves dust extraction because it eliminates a loop in the hose to enter the front of a CT22-48.

 

[tom46]

Oh thats a shame the fact systainers won't fit on top once a 36mm hose is attached.  :-[