Wire-wrap power cord to CT vac hose

[DrD]

I am a Festool newby - having recently replaced most of my powered hand-tools with Festool.  Please excuse my very basic questions, but...  Is it safe to use the plastic wrap ties to secure a Festool power cord to the grounded Festool CT vac hose?

 

[peter halle]

Several members have wire tied their cords to the vac hose.  I would suggest that if you go this route you look at the resulting connection and experiment to see if it will snag on things as you use it.  Wire ties are cheap and experimentation to see what will work or not work for you might be in order.  Would love to hear about your experiences!

Peter

 

[Brice Burrell]

I use cheap Velcro straps.

 

[DrD]

Thanks for the replies.  Is there any chance of a static buildup doing this?  Got too near an un-grounded pneumatic conveyor once and literally got knocked across the room.

DrD

 

[Brice Burrell]

Thanks for the replies.  Is there any chance of a static buildup doing this?  Got too near an un-grounded pneumatic conveyor once and literally got knocked across the room.

DrD

No, you won't have to worry about that.

 

[Bob D.]

In place of ty-raps I use some Velcro 1/2" wide garden strap. It holds nicely and its green color almost matches the Festool green. Plus its dirt cheap, only a couple dollars for a 45 foot long roll. You'll need about an 8 inch piece for the small hose. I wrap completely around the cord before I wrap the cord and hose together.

 

[dltflt]

Velcro is the way to go. I did it last and it works great.

 

[ear3]

Another option is the gorilla flex sleeve, which you can get through festoolproducts.com courtesy of the Tool Nut:
http://www.festoolproducts.com/SearchResults.asp?SEARCH=gorilla+sleeve

If you go this route, make sure to get enough excess to account for hose expansion.  For the 27mm hose it recommends 14' minimum, but I would get 15-16' just to be safe.

 

[JBag09]

I also used Velcro straps for awhile, recently I've added the sleeve and it no longer gets caught on table edges etc...  Got mine fromhttps://m.wirecare.com/products/ptn1-50gn-flexo-pet-1-1-2-green-25-ft-cuts
  I only got 10ft, but my hose hangs overhead. Very fast shipping too.
  And I left my Velcro straps on when I added this.

 

[rst]

I buy PET cable cover in 40' lengths fromhttp://www.cableorganizer.com/braided-sleeving.  The T in Pet stands for teflon so it is very slippery.  You can get it in neon green.  Be sure to cut it with a hot knife, I use a straight razor blade held in a vise grip heated with a propane torch.  It is awkward to install with the cord inside, it is a matter of keeping it bunched up and do not pull it tight even afterward as if you do it will make you hose less flexible.  After I have the covering on, I fasten the one end with self sealing silicon tape and then making sure not make the covering too tight do the same at the other end.  I've done six hoses so far and had to loosen the first couple I covered as they were way too stiff.

 

[mike_aa]

[member=25351]rst[/member]
What diameter do you use for 27mm and 36mm hose?  Is the self fusing tape the same stuff sold at the orange big box?

Thanks, Mike A.

 

[Holmz]

Wirecare also sells it.
The 1-1/4" may work. I have some coming and it expands 1.5x, so I will go that route.
I also got some heat shrink to doll up the ends.

The zip ties were catching on everything.

 

[AlexThePalex]

Bicycle innertube cut into strips.

 

[rst]

Mike AA, I'm pretty sure that I bought the 1 1/4" the first time, but bought the 1 1/2" the second.  The diameters listed are for max use, you can put smaller hoses in and they will constrict down to the size needed.  The larger size makes installation easier.  The tape I use is  Versachem 82110 WrapIt 1" x 10' Repair Silicone Tape.  I originally bought at my local hardware store but I like it so much and found so many uses that I bought a 10 roll pack on Amazon for a considerable savings. 

 

[mike_aa]

[member=25351]rst[/member]

Thanks for the reply! 

Just a heads up - I went to the link you provided and there is a coupon code for 30 percent off minispools of the PET.  Forty feet of the 1 1/2 inch must qualify as a minispool since it took the percentage off in the shopping cart when I put in the code.  Nice savings.

Mike A.

 

[rst]

Great score!!

 

[Cheese]

Did this to a CT 22 and a MIDI.

Contacted WireCare and purchased a 25' cut of Flexo PET Ogre in 1" diameter.
Also purchased 3:1 heat shrink to clean up the ends. If you use 3:1 heat shrink, you don't need to apply as much heat to get a tight fit.

Cut the Flexo with a hot knife to prevent unraveling.
https://www.wirecare.com/products.asp?prodline=ptn

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