Popular Post drzaius Posted October 9, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 The other day someone (can't remember who or what forum) posted about making vacuum hose adapters for sanders, which gave me some inspiration. My Bosch sander has a filter & pretty good collection on its own, but I wanted to be able to connect the shop vac to it. So I had a 3/4" PVC coupling laying around the I did a little cutting, filing & sanding to make an adapter: The coupling is a nice snug fit inside the vacuum hose & the 2 cuts allow it a secure friction fit onto the sander. It is not an airtight fit by design because I didn't want too strong a vacuum at the sander. he Makita belt sander was a little more difficult because it has a rectangular port. I used a piece of 1.5" ABS, heated & formed it to fit the port. While the plastic was still hot, I clamped it against the sides of the port, which molded it to the ridges on the port & keeps the adapter locked in place. 1.25" pipe would have been a better fit on the port, but the 1.5" pipe is just the perfect size for at tight friction fit on the vac hose. I'm not sure what adapters are available commercially, but I had the materials on hand & both of them only took about an hour to do and work very well. Both are easy to put on & take off and are secure in use. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 Love the rectangle dust port on the belt sander.... I ran into problems with the Domino. Hard to use without dust collection. I ended up with a card board tube some clamps and a waste line. Ran about 30 foot of line to a shop vac. Count hear the shop vac but could hear the suction on the Domino. Worked like a charm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted October 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 The next one to tackle is my old Lamello. It just has a rectangular hole, no flange or anything to attach an adapter to. It's going to involve a little metal work I think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 10, 2020 Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 12 hours ago, BillyJack said: Love the rectangle dust port on the belt sander.... I ran into problems with the Domino. Hard to use without dust collection. I ended up with a card board tube some clamps and a waste line. Ran about 30 foot of line to a shop vac. Count hear the shop vac but could hear the suction on the Domino. Worked like a charm. BJ, whose clamps are those? Pretty cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Valleyslim Posted October 16, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 If your good at using 3d fusion, you can design any adapter you need and 3d print it. I 3d printed drawer handles for my custom sawstop outfeed table and an 2 inch hose adapter for my bosch router. Also a 3d router plate and router template to cut hole for drawer handle to go into. Of course if your nerdy you can print other cool things. All these files I printed were free, but like I said you can learn 3d fusion and design anything and the program can 3d print it. Everything you see there minus the batman headset holder cost about 5$ worth of filament minus the 3d printer itself which I paid 280 for 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 Making such adapters is about the most useful thing I've ever seen a plastic 3D printer do. Nice work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 The 3D printer plastics that I've seen are very stiff and hard. Are there any softer or more elastic options? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted October 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 I'm afraid 3D printing is above my pay grade & there's too much I want to do with wood to take the time & expense of getting into it. But sometimes I wish i did, like making those adapters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valleyslim Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Mark J said: The 3D printer plastics that I've seen are very stiff and hard. Are there any softer or more elastic options? Yes its called flex something, but its properties are like rubber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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