Fit Any Power Tool to Your Shop Vac - FineWoodworking
Fit Any Power Tool to Your Shop Vac By Howard Hatch — I hook up tools to my dust-collection system with an easy-to-make adapter. I drill (and saw and pare if necessary) a recess in one side of the adapter to fit the port on the tool and drill the other side to fit the rubber end of a standard 1-1⁄2-in. dust collection hose that I hook up, with a standard fitting, to the 4-in. hose on my dust-collection system. Duct tape wrapped around the joint helps seal any gaps if the fit isn’t perfect.
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