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   polarsea1 | Jun 18, 2007 07:00am | #1

   I've read that you can  use the Festool hose with any shopvac - call a dealer to be certain. I have a Fein vacuum and I use the Fein hose with an inexpensive adapter Fein sells.

   
   

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   Edited 6/18/2007 12:00 am by polarsea1

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   nikkiwood | Jun 18, 2007 08:14am | #2

   Not true.

   When I first got set up with Festool, I used a PC hose that I had for their CS and biscuit joiner. It worked okay (without any adapters), but it is flimsy and tends to kink up.

   So I got the Festool hose --- expensive (about $75 when I bought mine), but well worth it. The hose is better than 8', so you can easily rip a piece of ply lengthwise, without a problem. It is also well made, and won't kink.

   I still use my Fein vac for everything, and the hose fitting that came with the Festool hose works just fine. It also fits my other vacs without an adaptor (Milwaukee, and ShopVac).

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   steveky | Jun 18, 2007 08:25am | #3

   Do you know what size hose goes on a Domino and where it can be bought? I'm asking because I've read that the Domino should be used with a vacuum but I don't want to buy theirs when mine works just fine.

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   nikkiwood | Jun 18, 2007 08:38am | #4

   All the Festool products work with the same size hose fittings. I would guess you can find the size on their web site.EDIT: I do know that Festool also sells adapters for almost any other vac system. ********************************************************
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   Edited 6/18/2007 1:39 am by nikkiwood

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   chabber | Jun 18, 2007 08:58am | #5

   I use a Festool hose with my TS55 and a Ridgid shop vac. Fits perfectly on the Ridgid vac and works well. I use the simple 11.5' Festool hose from Woodcraft for around $55.

   Josh

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   MatthewSchenker | Jun 18, 2007 06:18pm | #6

   Steve,
   Lots of people use Festool tools without Festool dust collectors. However, I would suggest using a variable-speed model, to adjust for different tasks.
   Matthew

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   ASK | Jun 20, 2007 01:02am | #7

   When it doesn't fit, I use duct tape.

   I did buy the festool hose to that it fits on the TS 75 but I have about 15' of hose connected to a Dewalt vacuum.

   ASK