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Rob Will
04-05-2008, 12:54 AM
Does Festool sell a vac hose with a power cord made into the hose?

If not, what is the best way to bundle the two together?

Anybody ever tried a nylon sleve?

Thanks,
Rob

David Eldridge
04-05-2008, 2:01 AM
Not in the USA. :( Underwriters Lab won't allow the cord to be in the vacuum hose. I bought a package of small velcro strips at home depot and just attached the cord to the hose with velcro strips. Good luck. :)

Greg Funk
04-05-2008, 2:14 AM
You can buy hose clips 85848 from Fein. Coastal Tool sells them http://coastaltool.com/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/a/fein/turbo-i-accessories.htm?L+coastest+lmns5274ffca48ca+120743 2155

Greg

fred woltersdorf
04-05-2008, 7:17 AM
here's what i did, i got the idea from a posting on the festool owner's group. the sleeve is woven plastic and is used to manage cables. the brand is Gorilla Sleeve.

Per Swenson
04-05-2008, 8:09 AM
Rob,

Seeing as the plugit cord fits everything but the large routers,

but the large router plugit does fit every thing....

I just zip tied the 1400 plugit to the hose.

Per

Russ Massery
04-05-2008, 9:29 AM
Ditto on Per's response. All my cords except one is still in the box.

Mick Zelaska
04-05-2008, 9:52 AM
I just used nylon ties to attach the power cord to the vac hose. Wish the TS-55 used the same cord as all the other Festool tools I have.

Peter Quinn
04-05-2008, 11:04 AM
I''m using the velcro strips from the depot as my vac gets used with festool, bosch, makita and PC tools and the festool cords definitely don't fit other brands.

Jim Kirkpatrick
04-05-2008, 4:07 PM
I find these velcro straps (http://www.amazon.com/Velcro-90302-4x36-Black-Strap/dp/B000BQLZB6/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1207425916&sr=8-2) work well with Festool hose and cord. They're also handy around the shop for other uses too. I got mine at Officemax

jason lambert
04-05-2008, 5:22 PM
I posted that on the Festool owners group been using it 2 years works great and unlike Festool's hose that runs the power cord in the inside I don't loose hose diameter and it protects the hose and makes it slid better over the guides. Here are all the details:

http://www.forcemachinery.com/festoolmods.htm

Eric DeSilva
04-06-2008, 8:41 AM
I think I saw on the Festool forum that a cut up innertube--make little donuts--works well for this...