Ridgid EB4424 Spindle Sander - DC Improvement

[glenn bradley]

I couldn't find the post where I mentioned this so here you go whoever it was that asked. A 2-1/2" wye with one leg enlarged on the inside diameter to fit a shop vac (use the spindle sander for this . . . duh), a rubber coupler from the BORG and some flex hose.

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Goes together like so:

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I have a few tools in this part of the shop that trigger the shop vac. I just move the hose from machine to machine. The rigid flex really allows you to get in close without touching the abrasive:

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Another view:

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Slips off for storage along with the sander in the cabinet:

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[Bill Huber]

That should help a bunch....

I put some tape over half the openings in the back, going from right to left and that also will help but not as much as this.

[Andrew Howe]

I just bought one of.these spindle sanders and am going to do.this mod :)

[Rich Engelhardt]

I just bought one of.these spindle sanders and am going to do.this mod :)
+1...
I just bought one a few months ago & haven't unpacked and set it up yet.
As always,,,thanks for the tip Glenn.

[Joseph Tarantino]

going to copy that one for sure.

[glenn bradley]

The hose is easy to move in and out of the way of different operations and has worked well for me. SMC Member Simon also had a much more sophisticated one here: http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?130003-A-dust-hood-for-Ridgid-oscillating-sander