Phisherman wrote:
On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:51:21 -0700, Dan wrote:

A follow up on the thread on using a shop vac as a dust collector. I
have a Ridgid vac with 2 1/4" hoses, however the connection at the vac
is of the clip on type (hose end clips in with a small tab, rather than
friction fit, so you can drag the vac around by the hose without it
pulling out), and the actual vac inlet opening is closer to 2 11/16". I
would like to use this as a dust collector on my Bosch slide miter saw,
which has a 1 1/2" dust collection fitting. Would like to use about 12
feet of 1 1/2" hose to connect the vac to the saw. I can't find
anything like this, there appear to be some places that can make it up,
but they're pretty expensive (~$100). Anyone know where I can get a
hose of the type I need for a reasonable price?

TIA

Dan

The vac hoses I've seen are expensive. At this point you should
consider moving up to a DC and use the 4" hoses to draw a larger
volume--that will catch a lot more dust and your lungs will appreciate
it. A shop vac is still useful to have around.

Thanks for the reply. No doubt a real DC system is much more effective,
the problem is, I don't have much room in my garage work space. At the
moment I only have the miter saw & a drill press, though I'm leaning
toward getting a router table, not sure where I'll put it! Before I
moved, I had a Unisaw, I don't even think I could squeeze a contractor's
saw in this very tight 2 car garage.

Dan