Originally Posted by
Martin Wasner
It still wouldn't be as good as the mirka hose. It's like the cord never existed once it dives into the hose. Which make me wonder if the cord is just inside the hose...
I see the advantage and my dealer has them hooked up to the demo sanders but the thing the sleeve fixes that I had is the propensity of the hose corrugations to catch on things. Keep in mind I use the Festool hoses for track saws, jig saws, routers etc which are admittedly more prone to catching. The white Festool sleeve is rather bulky but the ones I have made up function as well or better than the Mirka hose IME in part due to the fact the Festool hoses them themselves are better than the Mirka ones. Mirka does have an advantage with the coaxial hoses since they come in very long lengths.
Now you have me wondering what is actually going on with the cord inside the hose...
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