Elroy Skimms Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 So I have a Festool Domino 500 and a Ridgid vacuum. I also have every hose adapter Home Depot sells, the Festool shop vac adapter, and a 1 1/2"-2 1/4" adapter from Woodcraft. There is no combination of these devices that will allow me to connect the Domino to the Ridgid vacuum. I'm sure it can be done without duct tape, but I don't know which parts to order online. The problem is that Ridgid's smaller vacuums use a non-standard 1 7/8" hose. But the connector on the hose doesn't actually measure 1 7/8", not the inside diameter or the outside diameter, and I can't find anything that fits except the adapters Home Depot sells. But I have those already. Ridgid's larger vacuums (and Shop Vac brand) use 2 1/2" ID connectors. Possible solutions: The Woodcraft 2 1/4" adapter is 2 1/2" OD, so I can get a 2 1/2" shop vac coupler and buy a new vacuum with the standard size hose and throw away my Ridgid. Buy one of those really long universal adapters. Buy a Festool dust collector ? Options 1 and 2 would both require 8-10" of adapters attached to the Domino which would make it rather unwieldy. Option 3 is not financially feasible. Which brings me to Option 4. Those of you who have a Domino (or other smaller Festool) attached to a shop vac, which combination of hoses and/or adapters do you use to make this work? -E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 Buy the Festool hose. If you want to save money, buy the bosch hose that is like the festool hose. I think its bosch... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 Mel is right, Bosch makes a hose similar to the festool hose. I would add, check Rockler, because they have some other hose adapters. The final thing, and this may cost a few bucks more, but bite the bullet and buy a festool vac. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 1 minute ago, Woodenskye said: Mel is right 1 minute ago, Woodenskye said: The final thing, and this may cost a few bucks more, but bite the bullet and buy a festool vac. You're going to buy it eventually anyway... Just get the CT26. It comes with a hose! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeyestoob Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 Here it is Bosch hose link. If you watch you can got it for around $20 every once in a while. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elroy Skimms Posted January 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 7 minutes ago, Llama said: Buy the Festool hose. If you want to save money, buy the bosch hose that is like the festool hose. I think its bosch... Which hose? The Festool website shows 18 hoses, all in metric. I don't know which size will connect the Ridgid on one end and the Domino on the other. Please don't make me do math. I don't want to do math. 1 minute ago, hawkeyestoob said: Here it is Bosch hose link. If you watch you can got it for around $20 every once in a while. Will this hose connect directly to the odd-sized Ridgid or do I need to buy a new vac too? -E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeyestoob Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 1 minute ago, Elroy Skimms said: Will this hose connect directly to the odd-sized Ridgid or do I need to buy a new vac too? That I am not certain of. I can tell you that it works well with my shopvac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elroy Skimms Posted January 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 6 minutes ago, Llama said: You're going to buy it eventually anyway... Just get the CT26. It comes with a hose! Let's pretend for a moment that my budget has room for the CT26 (which it doesn't). I would need to buy adapters to connect my Dewalt and Porter Cable sanders. Or I'll have to get new Festool sanders too. It's like that book, "If you give a mouse a cookie" but for woodworkers. "If you sell Elroy a Festool..." -E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 Just now, Elroy Skimms said: Or I'll have to get new Festool sanders too. You should want to buy the Festool sanders... I started with the Domino, then needed a hose for my vac. I bought the bosch hose. Then I bought a sander... Bought the CT, then a bunch more stuff.... It really is better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elroy Skimms Posted January 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 7 minutes ago, hawkeyestoob said: That I am not certain of. I can tell you that it works well with my shopvac. So that's a no-go for my Ridgid due to its non-standard size. But buying the hose and a new (small) shop vac is still far more affordable than buying the CT26. I could by 4 hoses and 4 shop vacs and 4 dust deputies for the price of 1 CT26. -E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 The hose is 27 mm, which is basically 1 1/4 inch hose end. The other end should fit right into the ridgid. I can't believe I'm saying this again, but Mel is right, you will get the vac and upgrade those sanders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elroy Skimms Posted January 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 7 minutes ago, Woodenskye said: The hose is 27 mm, which is basically 1 1/4 inch hose end. The other end should fit right into the ridgid. I've ordered the hose. If it doesn't fit the Ridgid, I'll get a small shop vac from Lowes and be done with the non-standard Ridgid crap. Thanks all for the help! -E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minorhero Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 Home depot sells something like this: http://www.rockler.com/fein-step-adapter-for-turbo-i-and-turbo-ii#turnto-reviews-content The scuttlebutt online is that this will do what you want to do. No personal experience with it but apparently you take a hacksaw to it to just use the size you need. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 Woodcraft and rockler both sell a universal small port hose that adapts to the rigid vac on one side and the domino on the other. It's about 20. Problem is you can't control suction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elroy Skimms Posted January 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 22 minutes ago, Brendon_t said: Woodcraft and rockler both sell a universal small port hose that adapts to the rigid vac on one side and the domino on the other. It's about 20. Problem is you can't control suction. Any chance you have a link for the Woodcraft item? The store manager didn't suggest it and a quick search for universal hose didn't come up with results. -E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 Can you cut notches in one of the adapters to make it fit inside or outside of your hose? Nah! After thinking about it, probably not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elroy Skimms Posted January 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 7 minutes ago, K Cooper said: Can you cut notches in one of the adapters to make it fit inside or outside of your hose? Nah! After thinking about it, probably not No, the sizes are too different for that. A MacGyver solution might be to wrap the smaller adapter with tape or something. -E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jplemons Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 Just another chance to chime in and say -- I absolutely hate everything to do with dust collection as it relates to woodworking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 46 minutes ago, Elroy Skimms said: Any chance you have a link for the Woodcraft item? The store manager didn't suggest it and a quick search for universal hose didn't come up with results. -E I don't have a linkbut have one sitting idle in my shop since I bought the CT vac. If you want it, pay shipping and I'll send it your way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elroy Skimms Posted January 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 20 minutes ago, Brendon_t said: I don't have a linkbut have one sitting idle in my shop since I bought the CT vac. If you want it, pay shipping and I'll send it your way. PM sent. -E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 Cheap and dirty fix - go to Home Depot plumbing section and check their "flexible pvc adapters". Available in several configurations, and can stretch a bit. Very likely you can find one to match your hose to the tool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedhardwoods Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 When I needed to connect hoses to odd sized tool outlets I went to the plumbing dept at my local lumberyard and picked up several kinds of fittings. I was able to connect everything I needed to. A simple 1" x 1 1/4" reducer let me hook my 1 1/4" shop vac hose to my hand planer. A 2.5" hose coupler, 1.5" pipe coupler, 1.5" pipe, 2" x 1.5" reducer, and a special 2" x 1.5" reducer lets me connect a 2.5" hose to my dust deputy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 This fix doesnt cost enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek_PNW Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 Have you tried these adapters from Rockler? http://www.rockler.com/dust-right-universal-small-port-hose-kit Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elroy Skimms Posted January 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 7 hours ago, Derek_PNW said: Have you tried these adapters from Rockler? http://www.rockler.com/dust-right-universal-small-port-hose-kit No, but I think that might be the item @Brendon_t was talking about from Rockler. I couldn't find the Woodcraft equivalent else I would buy it locally. He might be shipping me his hose. If not, I'll probably end up buying one of my own from Rockler. I prefer Woodcraft only because there is a store here in town and I don't have to wait for shipping. -E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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