Originally Posted by
Tim M Tuttle
I guess I am the lone dissenter on the Rockler hose kit. I bought one and hated it. Used for about a month and ended up getting a Bosch hose that fits my tools and shop vac nicely. The Rockler kit is very heavy which made it incredibly cumbersome when using it with a ROS.
You're not alone. The hose is too heavy and pulls itself right off the bench. Their design in having it contract so much makes it a bit unwieldy. The ends work fine in some ports but, slip off others under the weight/drag of the hose. An overhead support is almost a requirement.
There is always a trade-off between durability and lightness, flexibility and shape retention, purpose and cost. Mine went back and I ended up happier with a less flexible but lightweight and tough hose from Ridgid. It came in a kit focused on using your shop vac to clean you car interior for about $15. I no longer find that particular kit (glad I bought a couple of spares) but it is a lot like this. The small end is flexible and fits my BOSCH ROS perfectly.
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It fits my Domino with one wrap of hockey tape around the port that I expected to replace often; the first wrap is still on there .
I made it a habit for awhile to pick up every random shop vac end and adapter I came across in the clearance bin. A typical 2-1/4" cuff adapts the large end of this small hose to the standard end of my larger shop vac hose. I use a shop made regulator cuff to back the suck off a bit.
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Otherwise the vac labors and the sander pics up my sander-sitter when I grab the ROS.
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