Where to buy flex hose and reducers?

[martlewis]

Got my 100mm flexible ducting for my extractor that will run round the shop with various tools attached. Couple of things I need help with tho...

Every tool seems to have a different sized dust extraction port. Does anyone know a good place to buy various hoses that will connect to 100mm blast gates and reduce down to:-
70mm (router)
56mm (jointer)
32mm (bandsaw)
38mm (chop saw) ?

Measurements are outside diameters of ports so hose inside diameters would have to be same or slightly greater.

Also where can I buy wall fixings for 100mm hose?

Cheers guys and Merry Christmas.

Martin.

 

[jasonB]

Axminster, Rutlands and Camvac all stock a range of reducers, adaptors etc.

Jason

 

[tiler99]

Dont forget these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... &rd=1&rd=1

 

[OLD]

Wall fixings you could make some from galvanised banding used by builders typically 20mmx10m with fixing holes £4.10 in toolstation.

 

[Hoopyfrood]

Most woodwork tools suppliers will sell you reducers.

When I put my extraction in I used common 100mm diameter underground waste pipe (Marley brown) and cut a load of steel strips (est. 200mm x 25mm), bent around the pipe and screwed (both ends) into the joists to support it. Then split up a load of 13amp cable I had left over from wiring the workshop to connect each m/c to the extractor for the anti-static protection. Works really well!

Admittedly, not the prettiest of solutions but a little more cost effective than some of the alternatives that can be bought...!

 

[Barry Burgess]

I tend to use both purchased reducers and made ones. It is easy to do with PVC piping and a heat gun - mould the shapes you want.
Barry

 

[martlewis]

Am having real difficulty finding the right parts for my extraction system, can anyone help?

I have these... http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Plastic-Blastgates-21600.htm

Now all I need is short lengths of hose of various sizes to connect to the machines listed at top of this thread. I bought a reducer from Axminster that can be cut to various sizes but it's too bulky to connect directly into the extraction ports on my machines. Any ideas please?

 

[Noel]

Are you running flexi pipe everywhere? Or just for drop downs?

 

[martlewis]

cos it's only a small shop it's all run using 100mm grey flexi pipe from axminster with y junctions above each machine, then a short length of same flexi pipe and a blastgate. just need to go from each blastgate to the port on each machine reducing the size as necessary.

 

[mpooley]

Just get some sheet metal - like zinc or aluminium and roll into a cone- then rivet and tape the joints.
this way you can make any size you want.

Mike

 

[Anonymous]

Check out you local A/C supplier (seach yellow pages for Air con or Duct or duct work or pipe work or ducting .....)