For those who don't have Festools, the dust port on the OF-1010 router
is oval and doesn't fit the hoses very well. The round 27mm hose end
has to be forced around the oval port.

For those who do, I found this adapter. It works really well.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/265073864218?_trkparms=aid%3D1110002%26algo%3DSPLI CE.SOI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20201210111451%26meid%3De7 ba0f708bbc4ac3ac8600bf2e62e282%26pid%3D101196%26rk %3D5%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dpf%26sd%3D264823814169%2 6itm%3D265073864218%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D204 7675%26algv%3DPromotedSellersOtherItemsV2WithMLRv3 %26brand%3DFestool&_trksid=p2047675.c101196.m2219

I'm surprised Festool doesn't sell it. The price is about right.

On 5/17/2021 8:02 PM, wrote:

For those who don't have Festools, the dust port on the OF-1010 router
is oval and doesn't fit the hoses very well. The round 27mm hose end
has to be forced around the oval port.

For those who do, I found this adapter. It works really well.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/265073864218?_trkparms=aid%3D1110002%26algo%3DSPLI CE.SOI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20201210111451%26meid%3De7 ba0f708bbc4ac3ac8600bf2e62e282%26pid%3D101196%26rk %3D5%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dpf%26sd%3D264823814169%2 6itm%3D265073864218%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D204 7675%26algv%3DPromotedSellersOtherItemsV2WithMLRv3 %26brand%3DFestool&_trksid=p2047675.c101196.m2219

I'm surprised Festool doesn't sell it. The price is about right.




Cool!

Have you seen the Rockler adapter?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDJevOIcciU

But probably has to be used with the Rockler hoses. ;~(

On Tue, 18 May 2021 08:28:23 -0500, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

On 5/17/2021 8:02 PM, wrote:

For those who don't have Festools, the dust port on the OF-1010 router
is oval and doesn't fit the hoses very well. The round 27mm hose end
has to be forced around the oval port.

For those who do, I found this adapter. It works really well.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/265073864218?_trkparms=aid%3D1110002%26algo%3DSPLI CE.SOI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20201210111451%26meid%3De7 ba0f708bbc4ac3ac8600bf2e62e282%26pid%3D101196%26rk %3D5%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dpf%26sd%3D264823814169%2 6itm%3D265073864218%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D204 7675%26algv%3DPromotedSellersOtherItemsV2WithMLRv3 %26brand%3DFestool&_trksid=p2047675.c101196.m2219

I'm surprised Festool doesn't sell it. The price is about right.




Cool!

Have you seen the Rockler adapter?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDJevOIcciU

But probably has to be used with the Rockler hoses. ;~(

I bought one just before I found this. It needs and adapter for the
adapter. It's not really useful. The Rockler hose would need an
adapter at the other end too. I probably would have tried to make it
work but I saw the above first. It's a much cleaner solution.

On 5/18/2021 10:57 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 18 May 2021 08:28:23 -0500, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

On 5/17/2021 8:02 PM, wrote:

For those who don't have Festools, the dust port on the OF-1010 router
is oval and doesn't fit the hoses very well. The round 27mm hose end
has to be forced around the oval port.

For those who do, I found this adapter. It works really well.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/265073864218?_trkparms=aid%3D1110002%26algo%3DSPLI CE.SOI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20201210111451%26meid%3De7 ba0f708bbc4ac3ac8600bf2e62e282%26pid%3D101196%26rk %3D5%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dpf%26sd%3D264823814169%2 6itm%3D265073864218%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D204 7675%26algv%3DPromotedSellersOtherItemsV2WithMLRv3 %26brand%3DFestool&_trksid=p2047675.c101196.m2219

I'm surprised Festool doesn't sell it. The price is about right.




Cool!

Have you seen the Rockler adapter?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDJevOIcciU

But probably has to be used with the Rockler hoses. ;~(

I bought one just before I found this. It needs and adapter for the
adapter. It's not really useful. The Rockler hose would need an
adapter at the other end too. I probably would have tried to make it
work but I saw the above first. It's a much cleaner solution.



One has to wonder why there are oval ports.

On Tue, 18 May 2021 15:08:43 -0500, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

On 5/18/2021 10:57 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 18 May 2021 08:28:23 -0500, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

On 5/17/2021 8:02 PM, wrote:

For those who don't have Festools, the dust port on the OF-1010 router
is oval and doesn't fit the hoses very well. The round 27mm hose end
has to be forced around the oval port.

For those who do, I found this adapter. It works really well.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/265073864218?_trkparms=aid%3D1110002%26algo%3DSPLI CE.SOI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20201210111451%26meid%3De7 ba0f708bbc4ac3ac8600bf2e62e282%26pid%3D101196%26rk %3D5%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dpf%26sd%3D264823814169%2 6itm%3D265073864218%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D204 7675%26algv%3DPromotedSellersOtherItemsV2WithMLRv3 %26brand%3DFestool&_trksid=p2047675.c101196.m2219

I'm surprised Festool doesn't sell it. The price is about right.




Cool!

Have you seen the Rockler adapter?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDJevOIcciU

But probably has to be used with the Rockler hoses. ;~(

I bought one just before I found this. It needs and adapter for the
adapter. It's not really useful. The Rockler hose would need an
adapter at the other end too. I probably would have tried to make it
work but I saw the above first. It's a much cleaner solution.



One has to wonder why there are oval ports.

I looked at the Rockler end again, just to remind myself why I didn't
think it was a good solution. The OD(*) of the Vac end of the adapter
is the same as the OD (circumvented since it's an oval) of the Festool
27mm hose end. It would take a F-F coupler to mate the two. It could
be a small piece of the Rockler hose but the whole thing getting
pretty long at this point. I thought it would be awkward, at least,

(*) It's hard to tell, exactly, since it's threaded, intended to
thread into their hose. THis meant that the ID of the Rockler hose
may not fit exactly on the 27mm hose. More kludging may be necessary.

I think it's an oval port to clear the workpiece better. The dust
port is pretty low on the router base. I suppose they could have made
the base thicker but that has its own problems.

On 5/18/2021 4:24 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 18 May 2021 15:08:43 -0500, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

On 5/18/2021 10:57 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 18 May 2021 08:28:23 -0500, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

On 5/17/2021 8:02 PM, wrote:

For those who don't have Festools, the dust port on the OF-1010 router
is oval and doesn't fit the hoses very well. The round 27mm hose end
has to be forced around the oval port.

For those who do, I found this adapter. It works really well.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/265073864218?_trkparms=aid%3D1110002%26algo%3DSPLI CE.SOI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20201210111451%26meid%3De7 ba0f708bbc4ac3ac8600bf2e62e282%26pid%3D101196%26rk %3D5%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dpf%26sd%3D264823814169%2 6itm%3D265073864218%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D204 7675%26algv%3DPromotedSellersOtherItemsV2WithMLRv3 %26brand%3DFestool&_trksid=p2047675.c101196.m2219

I'm surprised Festool doesn't sell it. The price is about right.




Cool!

Have you seen the Rockler adapter?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDJevOIcciU

But probably has to be used with the Rockler hoses. ;~(

I bought one just before I found this. It needs and adapter for the
adapter. It's not really useful. The Rockler hose would need an
adapter at the other end too. I probably would have tried to make it
work but I saw the above first. It's a much cleaner solution.



One has to wonder why there are oval ports.

I looked at the Rockler end again, just to remind myself why I didn't
think it was a good solution. The OD(*) of the Vac end of the adapter
is the same as the OD (circumvented since it's an oval) of the Festool
27mm hose end. It would take a F-F coupler to mate the two. It could
be a small piece of the Rockler hose but the whole thing getting
pretty long at this point. I thought it would be awkward, at least,

(*) It's hard to tell, exactly, since it's threaded, intended to
thread into their hose. THis meant that the ID of the Rockler hose
may not fit exactly on the 27mm hose. More kludging may be necessary.

I think it's an oval port to clear the workpiece better. The dust
port is pretty low on the router base. I suppose they could have made
the base thicker but that has its own problems.



I looked again too, at your original. I bet the round Festool hose is
suppose to leak around that oval port on the router base.
That way the dust that escapes the out side of the router gets sucked in
by the leaking hose connection. ,~) Or not.

On Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 3:08:51 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
One has to wonder why there are oval ports.

Maybe Festool had a summer intern mechanical engineer doing the design and their focus was on the fluid mechanics equations. There are no factors in fluid mechanics for "is this practical".

On 5/18/2021 5:58 PM, Bob D wrote:
On Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 3:08:51 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
One has to wonder why there are oval ports.

Maybe Festool had a summer intern mechanical engineer doing the design and their focus was on the fluid mechanics equations. There are no factors in fluid mechanics for "is this practical".




Yeah! What you said. ;~) I have to think no room for a round port on
the base unless they made it much smaller.