Dust collector hose question

5/28/20, 3:17 PM #1

Barry Irby
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Dust collector hose question

Barry Irby

I have a 4" hose on my DC that I move around to different tools that do not have a permanent connection and to clean the floor. A short piece came off near the connector, probably from a lot of flexing. Now a piece is coming off the other end. So the hose is getting shorter and shorter.

I looked at the WoodCraft site and their hose is $43 for ten feet. Amazon has a 20' hose for half the money with free delivery, but it gets mixed reviews. I don't really need twenty feet but 12 or 15 would be nice, making clean up a little easier.

Anybody have a good recommendation for a hose? One that will be flexed and moved around?

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5/28/20, 3:37 PM #2

Kneale Brownson
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I bought a 4" hose about 20 feet long maybe 20 years ago from a local hardware that dealt with woodworking equipment. Used similarly.

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5/28/20, 4:54 PM #3

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I bought the one on Amazon a couple of years ago and it seems to be holding up well not as heavy as the good ones from years ago that you can actually step on.

The ones from Woodcraft are not a thick a wall as they were years ago also. the one i got was shipped from Peachtree woodworking.

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5/28/20, 6:29 PM #4

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Get it for free

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If you watch the free listings on Facebook Marketplace you’ll find whole shop vacs for free. You could swap out your too short hose for a longer one then sell or give away the free vac

Craigslist has free listings too

Tom

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5/28/20, 6:59 PM #5

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I bought very high quality 4" and 6" hose from ClearVue. This stuff is tough and clear so you can see if there is anything inside. Kind of heavy and not cheap.

JKJ

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5/28/20, 7:57 PM #6

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Oops. I need to clean my glasses. 2” v 4”. Duh!

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5/28/20, 10:08 PM #7

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JL

Peach Tree Woodworking - scroll down the page (past the expensive hose)...

Peach Tree WW

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5/29/20, 12:39 PM #8

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Thanks everyone, ordered Peachtree stuff

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