Vac-Sys non t-loc Systainer?

[rmwarren]

I'm working on a dedicated cart for the vac sys to combat any setup and storage issues. Should be nearly finished this week.

I'll be very interested in seeing your design. Thanks.

RMW

 

[DynaGlide]

I'm working on a dedicated cart for the vac sys to combat any setup and storage issues. Should be nearly finished this week.

I'll be very interested in seeing your design. Thanks.

RMW

It's not actually my design. It's based off of Neil's Shaper Origin cart that he posted up on the Origin Community forums. I'm just changing a few things to make it work for the Vac Sys. It will have the foot pedal mounted in the center bottom, the pump toward to top for easy access to on/off, hose routing, and overall height to clear an MFT/3 with material clamped to one of the pods. Along with systainer storage and shelving in the back, but those are part of Neil's design.

 

[jt073]

The barb is 9mm and the screw in fittings are 3/4” BSP.

There is quite a lot of detail in this threadhttp://festoolownersgroup.com/festool-tools-accessories/my-vac-sys-setup/msg560073/#msg560073

Cheers

 

[rmwarren]

The barb is 9mm and the screw in fittings are 3/4” BSP.

There is quite a lot of detail in this threadhttp://festoolownersgroup.com/festool-tools-accessories/my-vac-sys-setup/msg560073/#msg560073

Cheers

Thanks [member=2839]scholar[/member] - that helps. Not readily available over here but that's a separate issue. Good to have all the specs.

RMW

 

[Cheese]

Hey Richard,
As scholar noted the threads are 3/4 BSP. I found some QD end fittings from Menards that were 3/4 BSP and had a 3/8” barb. They initially were a tight fit with the Festool tubing, but after some heat gun action on the Festool tubing, they acquiesced. They fit so tight I probably didn’t even need to use clamps.

Tubing for a vacuum situation can be problematic. If the wall thickness is too thin or the durometer is too soft, the tubing can and will collapse.

That’s the reason I decided to just purchase the Festool tubing rather than to reinvent the wheel. If I needed 200 feet of vacuum hose I’d probably considered 2nd sourcing, but for 15 feet, Das macht nichts.  [big grin]