how easy is it to connect this to a shop-vac? What is the size/shape of the port on the sander than a shop vac hose would connect to?
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The exhaust port is 22mm OD. I found the Fein 921072K13 Step Adaptor is a perfect fit to the Makita, and the Bosch VAC005 5-Meter Vacuum Hose 35mm fits perfectly to the Fein and to my Shop Vac. This was a perfect solution with no modifications required to anything. The Bosch hose has a swivel at the tool end and is small and flexible enough to work perfectly with the Makita RO sander.
56398
No you cannot easily connect to a shop vac. The port coming off the sander is too small and the connector to the bag is oddly shaped so you can't even tape a hose to it. You could order a special adaptor from a third party and hope it doesn't fall off. For less money both DeWalt and Milwakee make sanders that easily accept shop vac hoses. There is much less dust when connected to the suction of a vac than used with just a tiny bag for collection.
56399
Connects very easy actually.. The bag comes off and the vac connects to the port where the bag was connected.. Not sure about the size exactly - about an inch or so.. Depot sells an adaptor kit with multiple sizes included that will fit..
56400
The port size is 7/8". I find the sander works very good with the bag that is already attached to the sander, why buy more. It takes very little time to empty. Robert
56401
Round. Going to guess 1 1/4" od. Maybe a hair less than that. It's -5 degrees and snowing right now so I'm not going to go outside to garage to measure.
56402
It does not connect to a shop vac hose at all. I am returning mine. You might be able to cobble an adaptor with duck tape but why bother as other sanders are connectable. The little bag is not adequate for heavy sanding and a shop vac in necessary when doing heavy sanding to keep the dust down.
594420
Standard 1-1/2 connector. Fits my rigid shop vac w the vacs muti-connector.
1389439
it has an adapter to fit the larger shop vac so i think it would directly fit up to the smaller hose. i found the tool to be cumbersome & quit using it. the vacuum works fine but took too long to sand.
1353831
It works with a central vacuum. I am not sure that it would work with a shop vac. Maybe as an extension hose only, but then I am not sure the shop vac attachments would work. It should work with any central vac. I have a TruTone central vac and it works great with it. Any issues you would have, would be with the wall outlet. If you need to change the wall outlet, it takes about 5 minutes.
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I simply detach my dust bag and attach my shop vac to that port and it seems to get a lot of the dust but not totally. I have only used y smaller shop vac not my big one but I'm sure it will pull in the dust
464320
Actually, I don't think it would work with a shop vac. I use it on a Kenmore vacuum with what I think is a pretty standard hose attachment.
1314578
There is an adapter (part # VAC002) that will adapt the sander to standard vacuum hose sizes (1-1/4" & 1-1/2" hoses).
1885758
This question was asked once before. It's got a 7/8" OD exhaust port and even if you could adapt it up to shop vac size it's just not worth the hassle of having to deal with the hose and the problems that will cause always being in the way. I don't even use the little dust bag that comes with it, I toss them, I wear a dust mask and periodically I blow the dust out of it as everybody should regardless if you use the little dust collection bag or not. If you want your sander to last a long time blow clean dry air into all the ports on the sander whenever you see it's getting really dusty. I hope this helps because I like the sander, I had the old version of this sander and liked that too, even better but companies always figure they have to make their products look new and improved.
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It has a good quality, light and flexible hose. Much, much better than typical hoses found on shop vacs in the big box stores. Mine gets daily use attached to a DA sander for final sanding of doors and panels. Works perfect, no complaints on the hose.
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When you remove the cloth output filter you will see that two different diameter hose connections can be made. One connection has an OD of about 1 inch and the other about 1.5 inches. I did not have a connection that fit either of them. But, I had some 1.25 inch OD/1.0 inch ID clear vinyl hose that made a perfect connection between my small Shop Vac hose and the sander. This vinyl hose can be purchased very cheaply at many hardware stores by the foot. It only took four inches of it to make a solid connection that has never come off during use. If I could I would insert a photo but see no way to do that. Hope this helps. It really is a great RO sander.
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Thank you for your question. The VAC024 adapter will connect to the 1250DEVS sander with an 1 1/2 vacuum hose. Bosch VAC024 Vacuum Hose Adapter If you have further questions please feel free to contact our Bosch Customer Service Representatives at 1-877-BOSCH-99 (1-877-267-2499)
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Daniel, I checked your sander model and believe I made a mistake. My 5" sander appears to have a larger dust collector attached than the one of your ROS10 model, and the hose connector snaps in its place. If that is the case, it would not help you. However, Bosch may make one for your model. Sorry for the error.
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There are adapters you can get for it. You'll want to measure the actual size of the hose's inlet first though as the listed hose size usually refers to the hose itself and not the inlets (i.e. shop vac has 1.5" hoses but they're actually 2" at the inlet cuff). The cyclone inlets have an inner diameter of 1.75" so you can stick some hoses into them.
884981
There isn't a port for a shop vac. So the answer is no unless you can manage to rig something to the saw to accept a vac hose
873327
I don't know. However you can take off the sawdust bag and see if the vac hose will fit. If it fits, or is close use some duct tape or masking tape to make the seal airtight. Obviously, you will lose some flexibility with the sander, but it will be a easier clean-up . If you use the plastic plate with the nubs on it to pierce the sandpaper, the sander does a pretty good job of capturing the dust in the collection bag. I strongly suggest using ear plugs and/or protective headphones when using the sander, especially if using the sander with the vaccum.
460698
Yes to both questions. I've hooked it up to my orbital sander, I just had to make an adapter and it worked great. The only issue I have is the "whistling" sound the hose makes when not straight, but I get that with my long shop vac hose too.
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I have a rigid shop vac. I use it to vac the dust from my work piece and keep my sander clean as I work the wood.