Dust Collection 101

I use Penn State.

-- Bruce from Central New York

go to http://woodworker.com and search for FAZLOK … this is a quick connect system for 4” and 2 1/2” tools and hoses. Great if you move your DC around to various tools. Check it out.

-- Nicky

Dano, the easy (read as cheap) is a 4” hose conector. This will slide inside thw Y and the size convertor. I don’t know what your shop is like but if you have open rafter you can run a hose over the top, this has plenty of guts to pull everything up. My personel preferance would be to run a 4” intake hose with your size adapter on the end of the hose. you will not need a 4” hose connector but you will need a 2 1/2 hose connector. your choice. And yes they should really do A better job with id/od descriptions.

-- RTB. "dumb animals are not stupid they simply can't talk "

With things I have read, keeping the larger diameter hose for as much of the dust collection run works best for dust collection. As RTB says, put the 2 1/2” adaptor on the end of the hose (closest to power tool). This helps to keep the large and fine dust suspended and moving to the dust collector as it should.

As far as getting the fittings I needed, I made a trip to the woodworking store to buy the fittings, so I knew they were what I wanted/needed.

Dalec

I recently bought a Delta DC also. Which, for now I roll around to my tools. I got my accessories from Rockler. I did not add a 2 1/2” hose I went directly from a 4 inch flexible hose to my equipment using there 4” to 2 1/2” adaptor and for me they work great.

-- Doug, Cass City, Michigan