Remedy for vac hose ridges getting snagged? Anyone???

[Zeddedhed]

Love the new hat Zed.

Well spotted. My 11 year old son pointed out that my pic was sooooo 1980's and I needed to keep up and 'stay relevant'.

 

[scubadoo]

I saw this solution on the FOG some years ago. I used braided sleeving from CPC, with heat shrink tubing to hold the ends in place, though a bit of tape would probably do just as well:

http://www.easyflip.co.uk/CPC_Digital_C ... ?page=1396

Jack

Hi Jack,

I don't suppose you can remember which size for which size hose and what length you needed?

Thanks

Dave

 

[pcb1962]

I saw this solution on the FOG some years ago. I used braided sleeving from CPC, with heat shrink tubing to hold the ends in place, though a bit of tape would probably do just as well:

http://www.easyflip.co.uk/CPC_Digital_C ... ?page=1396

Jack

Hi Jack,

I don't suppose you can remember which size for which size hose and what length you needed?

Thanks

Dave

I did my hose recently with 5m of 40mm size of this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111705972548
That was the smaller diameter Festool hose on my CTL midi

 

[Jack (W)]

Hi Dave,

I bought the sleeving a few years ago for use with the hose that came with my Festool CT22E dust extractor. The hose is 3.5 metres long and has an outside diameter of about 34mm. I can't remember for sure what nominal diameter sleeving I bought, and I no longer have the receipt to refer to.

However I wanted to include both the hose and the power cord within the sleeving, and so I almost certainly bought the 32mm nominal diameter sleeve with the 20mm to 50mm expansion range.

Jack

 

[MattRoberts]

Thanks PCB - been meaning to get some of this

 

[Shrubby]

Festo used to sell a steel pole that stuck in the top of your vac and had a loop on the top you pass the hose through - I still use one on of my SR6 vacs and it helps in some situations. Often though you just have to put an F clamp on the edge of the workpiece for the hose to run against the round wooden handle to avoid snagging. I had some of their original cable to hose clips from about 25 years ago and they were bluddy dreadfull
Matt

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

I bought a 25m roll of braided sleeving in 25mm. It fits the standard 27mm festool hose and with a bit of twisting and pulling I put some over the 36mm hose on my kapex too. It's been on there since beginning of June and hasn't frayed. Makes the pipe a bit more rigid but apart from that it's very useful product.
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRAIDED-SLEEVIN ... 4141809021

 

[Woodmonkey]

I've been meaning to do this too, just wondering does it effect ease of stowing the hose away?

 

[ColeyS1]

I'd says it make them a tad stiffer but unless you're trying to get an elephant into a mini, it shouldn't be a problem. I've been using mine for a while now and it really makes that horrible judder as a catches/scrapes on a corner a long lost memory. I thought it'd need replacing fairly often but have been surprised by how little it's worn - there's the odd strand that's broke but it doesn't seem to fray wildly out of control.

Coley

 

[MattRoberts]

I've been meaning to do this too, just wondering does it effect ease of stowing the hose away?

I actually find it easier now - the stiffness stops it from snaking about so much, making it simple to stow. Would definitely recommend it.

But make sure to get longer than you think. I think I got 5 metres, and ended up using it all on my 2 metre hose. The diameter is usually accurate though, and has a lot of stretch