$70
{The marketplace} is affected by adapters for connecting store vacuums to energy instruments, and so is my store. But I nonetheless have just a few irritating connections that require frequent functions of duct tape, an imperfect answer at finest.
The true answer seems to be Infinity’s new “Fast-Snap” hose and adapter equipment. At 16 ft. lengthy, the crush-proof hose is an improve over most vacuum hoses, with a common 2-1⁄4-in. finish that matches into nearly all vacuums in the marketplace (measure the within diameter of your inlet to make certain).
However the actual story is on the different finish of the hose, the place a quick-click connector snaps into 4 grippy, versatile rubber adapters. Obtainable in diameters of three⁄4 in., 1 in., 1-1⁄4 in., and 1-1⁄2 in., the adapters have ribbed, tapered interiors which might be very onerous to shake free in use. And two have tapered exteriors as properly, filling in gaps between the 1⁄4-in. increments.
The equipment additionally features a answer for the bigger ports on transportable machines: an additional quick-click 1-1⁄2-in. adapter, with a normal plastic adapter that steps it as much as 2-1⁄4 in., good for my benchtop sander and job-site tablesaw.
For the primary time in my woodworking profession, my two store vacs join shortly and securely to each energy instrument and small machine in my store.
By the best way, in case your vacuum hose has a type of two-button connectors on the top—my Bosch and Fein fashions each do—the Infinity adapters will pop proper on, letting you purchase the adapter equipment with out the hose for simply $36.
—A.C.
Picture: Barry NM Dima
From Fantastic Woodworking #297
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