Dude. You're my hero. You've shown me a practical way to make adapters so I don't have to waste time shopping for them, especially when they probably don't even exist!
Just came back here to see what you were like at first. Like a fine wine, your channel has truly matured! P.S. --- Have friends of mine raving over your flip-top cart and building it (with my mods of course)!!!
Thank you, been searching ebay for 2 days, scrutinizing every dust reducer, but every one of my tools requires a different size. I have lots of craftsman, yet none of them have the same port size. I have 9 gallon craftsman shop vacs, so tired of my duct tape ugly ass connections that eventually fall apart or collapse. You sir are a genius! Thanks!!!!!
When I grow up...ok, IF I grow up, I want to be smart like you Drew! Well done man, so simple and cost effective. Going to head to the shop to play with some PVC now...
For making the flange, I was expecting you to take the hot floppy tube and manually bend the hot end out to make a flange. The way you actually did it, and the fact that it worked, was a pleasant surprise. Thanks for the demonstration.
So, I just made my first one using this trick. I came up with little bit of an enhancement to your idea, which is to reduce the diameter of the larger end where the small piece and the large piece meet in the middle. I was having trouble making the flange on the smaller piece large enough to mate to the larger end. So after I flared the end of the larger piece, I put a hose clamp around the the mating end and heated it. As it softened, I tighted the hose clamp. I got it so matched the diameter of the small pieces flange perfectly. i'm very pleased with your idea, thanks!
Good idea! Never thought of this. So simple but so great. Those shop vac power tool adapters are not cheap, and I bought one that did multiple sizes ($25 CAD) but it still didn't fit my track saw nicely. This is what I'm going to do. Literally stumbled on this video at the perfect time.
very useful technique. I have run into the same problem in my shop. Instead of making the flange connection, I use a 1 1/2 to 2" pvc fitting. To get the flair on the 1 1/2" pvc, I made a tapered mold from a piece of dowel. Works good, I can make fittings as needed.
That would work too! When I was filming this, all I had on hand was the 2 sizes that you see in the video. But if I had to go to the store to get materials, I probably would do what did.
Nice. It looks like that will work. I think I'll use a chain-link fence post topper as a form though, instead if the table top. They come in domed or conical forms, and are only a couple bucks each. I just prefer a sloped transition to a stepped transition.
That’s great idea. I would use one of those to initially increase the size of the opening, making it easier to fit around the piece you are trying to make a fitting for.
Hello Mr. Fisher... I've been following you for awhile now, and really enjoy your videos! Always fun to watch the very first video from a Channel that I look forward to every New Episode. Thank you for your humor and humility! It's refreshing. -- Exodus 35:10
Most people are saying why dont you buy premade coupling, but it's about creativity and making something out of nothing. It's a good feeling when make your own stuff.
Drew, your videos are great! I've noticed in a few of them you heat PVC to shape it for a specific use. Once you heat it up, have a wet rag or a spray bottle with water handy and wet the PVC with it. It will reduce the amount of time you have to maintain the shape you are trying to get to cool.
This is genius. I've used a heat gun to adjust the angles on some PVC conduit I've installed around my house, but I never thought to use it to make custom adapters for dust collection. This is way cheaper than the flexible rubber couplers that I've been buying at HD.
That is a handy tip and thanks for sharing. You can use a carbide deburring tool, typically used to deburr metal pipe, angle iron, etc. but it works well on plastic, too.
I’ve been trying to come up with an idea for all my tools and the vacuum for a month now I’ve been racking my brain. I’m so glad I’ve seen your video what a great idea so simple yet genius! Keep up the great work thanks.
Thanks. Very simple idea after someone shows it! Just after to watch this video I went to workshop to construct a pair of adaptors. It works! I have two adaptors now made of 3-in sewage PVC pipes. They are not so professional in appearance like yours but they are functional. If you are using an adjustable temperature gun, 330 degrees Celsius looks good for sewage PVC pipes.
I've done this before with the gray plastic electrical conduit , but haven't thought about doing it for dust collection. Thanks for jogging my memory !
Hola! 🖐 Not only does look like a very efficient DIY solution to a unique problem, this looked like it was loads of fun!!! Thanks for sharing this video, this may come in handy for me some time in the future. Take care and have a good one, Adios! 👊
Thanks Stephen! So far they've worked out just fine. The one for my sander (the one that tucks inside the port instead of on the outside, has a tendency to slip out on occasion so I"ve had to use duct tape to hold it in place. Aside from that, this solution has really worked out well for me since I don't have a standard dust collection system.
Nice trick with the flared one. I have done the other molds often, but that was new to me. I find it useful to start with a longer a piece when heating the first end, then cut to size on the band saw, with a sled to help square the cut. Good idea to keep it on the black hose in when heating the other end, as PVC does have shape memory.
Thanks Drew. Finally getting to some stationary dust collection and these are exactly the solutions I need. Once again, thank you so much for the time and effort you put into creating your content, outstanding job on this one; easy, not overenginered and efficient for sure. Thanks again. God Bless.
Thanks for the clever solution! I've been messing around with adaptors for about two weeks returning all of them because they just didn't work out. Nice video also.
That was a great idea!! It seems like I only have a couple of tools that have the same size dust port. Now I'll be able to collect dust from EVERY tool that spews sawdust!
I used your method with some 4-inch PVC. Worked great. I also did this with some 2-inch to use as a coupler between a 2-inch and 1.5” hose extension I had for my orbital palm sanders. I found that the PVC was a lot heavier than any of the hoses I was using, and it was a bit of a pain holding up that extra weight all the time. I think I’ll look for some thin-walled PVC, see if that works better than the thick-walled stuff.
The thick ones are schedule 40, they get heavy for sure. Use schedule 20 that are thin. Howeve when heating them up you have to be careful, they bend and melt easier.
Sweet idea! I have multiple brands in my shop and every brand has its own port size... Previously i tried with duct tape but the dust was piling up on it's sticky part and it was anoying. With this trick it will be awesome. Thanks!
thoughtful ! very nice job.. you have a cnc and no bench vice ! might ought to go back to the beginning. but, if you got by this long without one you just don't know what you are missing. one gets used to what one has..
In the future, you can use an empty champagne bottle for starting/creating flanges and coves with hot PVC. The bottom of the bottle creates coves, the neck creates flanges. Just slide PVC down the neck or press firmly into the bottom of the bottle for a cove.
GREAT adapter, I will definitely use this idea around the shop. Question: At about 3:28+-, why can't you 1. cut the smaller piece about 1/2" past the expanded coupler 2.make the 2" piece a couple of inches longer 3. sand a taper on the coupling side of the 2" piece and then simply glue them together, rather than doing the next "mushroom" step?? Just a thought to cut out a step. Again GREAT idea for both male and female connections.
That would probably work too. I only had the 2 sizes of PVC lying around. But yes, if you're looking to make a bunch and you're hitting up the store to get your PVC, then you can probably step it up with varying sizes instead of mushrooming out a smaller one like I did. Might cost more in the end having to get more sizes of pipe, but the trade-off might be easier assembly. Thanks for the comment.
Great video and idea, i tend to buy my adapters on-line for my tools and they can cost a bit as well, but this is a way better idea and it could have saved me a few quid as well. Thanks for the Video. Barry (ENG)
Thanks for the video,what a great idea, I’m going to get started n that first thing tomorrow, sure beats buying that high price stuff from the wood shop store, thanks again
I had to run right down stairs and try this. I can get 2 inch pvc over my shop vac connector, but I couldn't get it over a (full) pop can. I also did one where it shrank slightly to make it into my radial arm saw hood. It seemed to rebound to its original size on the other side, which is good, since it won't fall out. I recommend wearing some work gloves while doing this.
Well done. I enjoy working with PVC/thermoplastic. I plan to make some adapters for orbital sanders and thought I'd check for a vid. Sure enough! Thanks...
great video. thanks for sharing. this seems a good place to start shaming all the tool companies and governments for not standardising (if not all, at least some of) the outlets on the tools so that people don't have to resort to this kind of work-around. it would be more environmentally friendly as well as saving a lot of headaches.
Have you ever made self cleaning blast gates for pipes under 4"? Just wondering if you had a different take on them. This was another great video for sure!! Thanks and keep them coming.
Sorta. I've only made one wooden blast gate in the past and it worked very well but since then, I've upgraded my dust collection system and haven't used it in years.
Uh, Drew, I hate to tell you this, but there are already reducing connectors in PVC that would’ve made your transition work much easier. PVC is great to work with, isn’t it? Cool stuff. Nice job!
Excellent Nice Ideas... as you were making 1st adapter for planner I thought you were going to swege the small piece like you did on the side to fit vac but a little more . It would have fit snug into the larger PVC a little cement, done stronger and less time
Am not going to lie ... mid way through the video I was thinking “what the hell was he thinking”... but I like what you did simply because I would’ve never thought to join the two pieces like that, I would’ve paid for the adapter thinking it’s the only way
Speed up the cooling period by misting water on the heated pipe that way you don't have to hold it until that magic temp is reached where it will not move.
LOL! It's actually the shopvac attached to the sander. As soon as I clicked on your link and listened to it, I busted out laughing. "OOoooOOoOOooOOooo!"
I've used the heat method to make adapters that were just a little different on each end, but the joining different sizes with the flange method is genius. I'll never buy a $10 adapter at Rockler's again.
Drew...I'm just catching up on some of your older videos and saw this one. Very clever idea for the adapters. Question: how did you attach the dust deputy to your shop vac? I have a similar arrangement but have yet to determine how best to keep the two units close together. I see some white blocking material between the two units right at the beginning of your video but not sure how they are attached. Thanks!
just got back from homedepot trying t find an adapter between my planer port and my shop vac. Last night I spent over an hour looking for ides . I did try the heating on some PVC but could not get it to go together but your comment on reheating showed me my error. I did not heat a enough the first time I tried reheating and it seemed like it was worse, your comment about when reheating it goes back to original shape. it sure does!!. I cobbled something together with a rubber coupling for the planer but will make some other adapters for my bandsaw and mitre saw. You would think the manufacturers would coordinate with the plumbing world on sizing. I am thinking they want to push there own 'dust collection' systems and fittings on us.
Yes, but the reducer goes over the pipe. He used 2 inch pipe to go over the outlet which is a 1/2" smaller than the inside of a 2' coupling so the coupling won't work.
Would you not have a better fit if you pushed or "Mashed" as you described the shop Vac hose further into the PVC and use the expanded section to better fit in the larger pipe???
Dude. You're my hero. You've shown me a practical way to make adapters so I don't have to waste time shopping for them, especially when they probably don't even exist!
This just opened my eyes to a whole new world of very easy, effective, time-and-money-saving possibilities. You are a gentleman and a scholar.
Thank you, sir!
Just came back here to see what you were like at first. Like a fine wine, your channel has truly matured! P.S. --- Have friends of mine raving over your flip-top cart and building it (with my mods of course)!!!
Yeah, some of my early videos are quite painful to watch
Thank you, been searching ebay for 2 days, scrutinizing every dust reducer, but every one of my tools requires a different size. I have lots of craftsman, yet none of them have the same port size. I have 9 gallon craftsman shop vacs, so tired of my duct tape ugly ass connections that eventually fall apart or collapse. You sir are a genius! Thanks!!!!!
Glad you liked it! :)
When I grow up...ok, IF I grow up, I want to be smart like you Drew! Well done man, so simple and cost effective. Going to head to the shop to play with some PVC now...
For making the flange, I was expecting you to take the hot floppy tube and manually bend the hot end out to make a flange. The way you actually did it, and the fact that it worked, was a pleasant surprise. Thanks for the demonstration.
Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
So, I just made my first one using this trick. I came up with little bit of an enhancement to your idea, which is to reduce the diameter of the larger end where the small piece and the large piece meet in the middle. I was having trouble making the flange on the smaller piece large enough to mate to the larger end. So after I flared the end of the larger piece, I put a hose clamp around the the mating end and heated it. As it softened, I tighted the hose clamp. I got it so matched the diameter of the small pieces flange perfectly. i'm very pleased with your idea, thanks!
Oh nice! Good idea
I've made adapters out of all kinds of stuff, never thought to use PVC. Thanks for the idea, and the excellent how-to video.
Glad to help
Good idea! Never thought of this. So simple but so great. Those shop vac power tool adapters are not cheap, and I bought one that did multiple sizes ($25 CAD) but it still didn't fit my track saw nicely. This is what I'm going to do. Literally stumbled on this video at the perfect time.
Right on! Glad it helped
very useful technique. I have run into the same problem in my shop. Instead of making the flange connection, I use a 1 1/2 to 2" pvc fitting. To get the flair on the 1 1/2" pvc, I made a tapered mold from a piece of dowel. Works good, I can make fittings as needed.
That would work too! When I was filming this, all I had on hand was the 2 sizes that you see in the video. But if I had to go to the store to get materials, I probably would do what did.
Nice. It looks like that will work. I think I'll use a chain-link fence post topper as a form though, instead if the table top. They come in domed or conical forms, and are only a couple bucks each. I just prefer a sloped transition to a stepped transition.
That’s great idea. I would use one of those to initially increase the size of the opening, making it easier to fit around the piece you are trying to make a fitting for.
Hello Mr. Fisher... I've been following you for awhile now, and really enjoy your videos! Always fun to watch the very first video from a Channel that I look forward to every New Episode. Thank you for your humor and humility! It's refreshing.
-- Exodus 35:10
Thanks Bert!
Most people are saying why dont you buy premade coupling, but it's about creativity and making something out of nothing. It's a good feeling when make your own stuff.
You got it!
It's also very difficult to locate all fittings you might need.
Drew, your videos are great! I've noticed in a few of them you heat PVC to shape it for a specific use. Once you heat it up, have a wet rag or a spray bottle with water handy and wet the PVC with it. It will reduce the amount of time you have to maintain the shape you are trying to get to cool.
Great idea
This is genius. I've used a heat gun to adjust the angles on some PVC conduit I've installed around my house, but I never thought to use it to make custom adapters for dust collection. This is way cheaper than the flexible rubber couplers that I've been buying at HD.
I don't know about "genius", but I'm glad you liked it. haha. Thanks for watching, Jaime
That is a handy tip and thanks for sharing. You can use a carbide deburring tool, typically used to deburr metal pipe, angle iron, etc. but it works well on plastic, too.
Yup, that'd work nicely
I’ve been trying to come up with an idea for all my tools and the vacuum for a month now I’ve been racking my brain. I’m so glad I’ve seen your video what a great idea so simple yet genius! Keep up the great work thanks.
Glad I could help!
Thanks. Very simple idea after someone shows it!
Just after to watch this video I went to workshop to construct a pair of adaptors. It works! I have two adaptors now made of 3-in sewage PVC pipes. They are not so professional in appearance like yours but they are functional. If you are using an adjustable temperature gun, 330 degrees Celsius looks good for sewage PVC pipes.
Awesome, great job! Glad it worked for you
I've done this before with the gray plastic electrical conduit , but haven't thought about doing it for dust collection. Thanks for jogging my memory !
Thanks!
You're very welcome, thanks!
Hola! 🖐 Not only does look like a very efficient DIY solution to a unique problem, this looked like it was loads of fun!!! Thanks for sharing this video, this may come in handy for me some time in the future. Take care and have a good one, Adios! 👊
Thanks so much 😊
I did not think this would work but I tried in the construction of my Dustless vacuum and it worked fantastic!! Thank you for such a great tip!!
You're very welcome, Art! Thanks! :)
Thanks for taking the time and effort to product this great video tutorial on making PVC adapters for shop vac connections to tools
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent video. I have been dicking around trying to get several different size ports to take my shop vac hoses. Massive thanks to you from the 🇬🇧
This can save you a pretty penny. These adapters are not cheap to buy and it seems every machine uses a different size! Thanks for posting
Thanks Stephen! So far they've worked out just fine. The one for my sander (the one that tucks inside the port instead of on the outside, has a tendency to slip out on occasion so I"ve had to use duct tape to hold it in place. Aside from that, this solution has really worked out well for me since I don't have a standard dust collection system.
Awesome Idea! I'm in the process of adapting 1-1/2" hose to my tools and this fits the bill perfectly. Thanks for sharing!!!
Very clever way to mate different PVC diameters.
Thanks! This works with black ABS dust collection fittings as well. I modified a few of them to fit some non-standard tool ports.
Nice
Nice trick with the flared one. I have done the other molds often, but that was new to me. I find it useful to start with a longer a piece when heating the first end, then cut to size on the band saw, with a sled to help square the cut. Good idea to keep it on the black hose in when heating the other end, as PVC does have shape memory.
Thanks for watching! Glad it was helpful
A 2" x 1 1/2" Reducing bushing would make the joining part way easier.
What a fantastic idea. It opened up a lot of possibilities in my shop. Thanks for posting this video
You're very welcome, Joe. Glad you liked it!
I have many shop equipment and of course with all sizes of ports. My nightmare has come to an end. Thank you. Great simple video
Thanks Drew. Finally getting to some stationary dust collection and these are exactly the solutions I need. Once again, thank you so much for the time and effort you put into creating your content, outstanding job on this one; easy, not overenginered and efficient for sure. Thanks again. God Bless.
Thanks so much. I've seen a few other ways on how to do this, so this gives me another solution for flaring.
Very creative, my friend. Thanks for sharing this.
Did a version of this tonight. Worked perfectly! Thanks!
Nice! Glad I could help!
Thanks for the clever solution! I've been messing around with adaptors for about two weeks returning all of them because they just didn't work out. Nice video also.
Glad I could help!
That was a great idea!! It seems like I only have a couple of tools that have the same size dust port. Now I'll be able to collect dust from EVERY tool that spews sawdust!
Thanks Bill!
Dude, brilliant 👏 Oh, the possibilities this opens up! One of those solutions that. Seems obvious when you see it. Great stuff mate!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it
I used your method with some 4-inch PVC. Worked great. I also did this with some 2-inch to use as a coupler between a 2-inch and 1.5” hose extension I had for my orbital palm sanders. I found that the PVC was a lot heavier than any of the hoses I was using, and it was a bit of a pain holding up that extra weight all the time. I think I’ll look for some thin-walled PVC, see if that works better than the thick-walled stuff.
The thick ones are schedule 40, they get heavy for sure. Use schedule 20 that are thin. Howeve when heating them up you have to be careful, they bend and melt easier.
Great idea! Love the flange
Sweet idea!
I have multiple brands in my shop and every brand has its own port size... Previously i tried with duct tape but the dust was piling up on it's sticky part and it was anoying.
With this trick it will be awesome. Thanks!
Thanks! Glad you liked it. I hope it works out for ya
Nice video. The only thing I would add is to keep a wet wash cloth handy to wipe the hot pvc so you don't need to wait for it to cool. Great job
Not a bad idea!
thoughtful ! very nice job.. you have a cnc and no bench vice ! might ought to go back to the beginning. but, if you got by this long without one you just don't know what you are missing. one gets used to what one has..
Great ideas for making these reducers. I'm making mine soon, thanks!
In the future, you can use an empty champagne bottle for starting/creating flanges and coves with hot PVC. The bottom of the bottle creates coves, the neck creates flanges. Just slide PVC down the neck or press firmly into the bottom of the bottle for a cove.
Neat idea!
... and you get to empty a Champagne bottle, as well!
GREAT adapter, I will definitely use this idea around the shop.
Question: At about 3:28+-, why can't you 1. cut the smaller piece about 1/2" past the expanded coupler 2.make the 2" piece a couple of inches longer 3. sand a taper on the coupling side of the 2" piece and then simply glue them together, rather than doing the next "mushroom" step?? Just a thought to cut out a step.
Again GREAT idea for both male and female connections.
That would probably work too. I only had the 2 sizes of PVC lying around. But yes, if you're looking to make a bunch and you're hitting up the store to get your PVC, then you can probably step it up with varying sizes instead of mushrooming out a smaller one like I did. Might cost more in the end having to get more sizes of pipe, but the trade-off might be easier assembly. Thanks for the comment.
Start the flange over a glass soda bottle.
Great video and idea, i tend to buy my adapters on-line for my tools and they can cost a bit as well, but this is a way better idea and it could have saved me a few quid as well. Thanks for the Video.
Barry (ENG)
My pleasure, Barry. Glad you liked it!
Pretty sure you saved me about 100 in little parts that cost between 5-8$ each. Thank you so much!
That's awesome! Glad I could help!!
Thanks for the video,what a great idea, I’m going to get started n that first thing tomorrow, sure beats buying that high price stuff from the wood shop store, thanks again
You're welcome! Have fun, Tarin!
Thank you for this!!! So frustrating trying to get the dam connections for everything!!!!!!
Thank you for this video. Watched others on this subject but liked yours the best.
Thanks, Rick! Much appreciated.
You are an absolute genius!!!
Adapters are very costly. I have made some this way, but never gave it a thought to glue two different sizes together. Thanks buddy for the idea!
Thank You. Just what I need for my tools. I’ve got the same craftsman sander and couldn’t find adapter for my rigid vac.
I had to run right down stairs and try this. I can get 2 inch pvc over my shop vac connector, but I couldn't get it over a (full) pop can. I also did one where it shrank slightly to make it into my radial arm saw hood. It seemed to rebound to its original size on the other side, which is good, since it won't fall out. I recommend wearing some work gloves while doing this.
Great idea. I will be making a couple this weekend. Thanks for sharing
Pretty slick. Explained very well. Thank you!
Thanks Mark!
nice set up.thanks will be making lot of them
I have many uses for these made-up adapters for my house shop vacuum. Thanks for the idea and inspiration.
I thought I was the only one who suffered the agony of hose coupling ...good info in this video
Well done. I enjoy working with PVC/thermoplastic. I plan to make some adapters for orbital sanders and thought I'd check for a vid. Sure enough! Thanks...
+buxka2 you’re very welcome! Thanks for watching! 😀
great video. thanks for sharing. this seems a good place to start shaming all the tool companies and governments for not standardising (if not all, at least some of) the outlets on the tools so that people don't have to resort to this kind of work-around. it would be more environmentally friendly as well as saving a lot of headaches.
Worked like a charm! Thanks
Glad it helped!
Very slick. I can never find any adapters for the vacuum, to tool ports that work. I will make some. Thanks
You're welcome! Glad you liked it
Nice video. Great ways to save some money by making custom adapters! Thanks!
Thanks, woodstoney!
Fish, once again a great tip. I will be using this. thank you
Great idea. I've been going crazy trying to find adapters for my shop vac (they don't exist!). Gonna try this now!
Glad I could help!
Have you ever made self cleaning blast gates for pipes under 4"? Just wondering if you had a different take on them. This was another great video for sure!! Thanks and keep them coming.
Sorta. I've only made one wooden blast gate in the past and it worked very well but since then, I've upgraded my dust collection system and haven't used it in years.
A little black spray paint and you have some beauty’s. I’m going to do this thanks for the vid.
Thank u sir! Great idea! Thank you for posting! God bless!
Glad to see those PVC fumes didn't have any long-term effects on you!
For a moment, I could smell colors.
Awesome just what I needed! Thanks
Glad it helped!
Enjoyed the video. Keep up the great work
Drives me nuts when working in my shop that every tool has a different sized vac shoot making some of these adapters will help, thanks for the idea.
Glad it helped
Thank you for sharing your ideas. Much appreciated.
Uh, Drew, I hate to tell you this, but there are already reducing connectors in PVC that would’ve made your transition work much easier. PVC is great to work with, isn’t it? Cool stuff. Nice job!
Yes, there are . . . starting at $6 each!
Excellent Nice Ideas... as you were making 1st adapter for planner I thought you were going to swege the small piece like you did on the side to fit vac but a little more . It would have fit snug into the larger PVC a little cement, done stronger and less time
Am not going to lie ... mid way through the video I was thinking “what the hell was he thinking”... but I like what you did simply because I would’ve never thought to join the two pieces like that, I would’ve paid for the adapter thinking it’s the only way
Very nice explained ,And easy to follow,And do thanks guy
You got it. Glad I could help
Thanks a lot for the ideas. I’ve been using duct tape on my stuff. This is a God send. Thanks again and God bless
EXCELLENT IDEA - got a couple tools that need to connect, and I can't find an off the shelf adapter - Thanks!
Would CA glue work on the flange joint? Cool idea, thanks.
It should
Speed up the cooling period by misting water on the heated pipe that way you don't have to hold it until that magic temp is reached where it will not move.
Great Video!! Right to the point!
exactly what i was looking for mate! Thanks!
Excellent video and process
Thanks for sharing
Glad you liked it! Thanks
Great idea you could use a reducer fitting
That's a great idea! Have been needing a solution like this.
Thanks, Gary! Glad I could help. Thanks for watching! 😀
Lol at about 5:25 I thought that you started screaming "OOOOOOOO" but it was just the belt sander :D
LOL! It's actually the shopvac attached to the sander. As soon as I clicked on your link and listened to it, I busted out laughing. "OOoooOOoOOooOOooo!"
🤣
Seriously useful, thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Genius! Thanks for sharing. Great info...
I've used the heat method to make adapters that were just a little different on each end, but the joining different sizes with the flange method is genius. I'll never buy a $10 adapter at Rockler's again.
Glad it could help!
Drew...I'm just catching up on some of your older videos and saw this one. Very clever idea for the adapters. Question: how did you attach the dust deputy to your shop vac? I have a similar arrangement but have yet to determine how best to keep the two units close together. I see some white blocking material between the two units right at the beginning of your video but not sure how they are attached. Thanks!
Oneida ships the unit with 2 foam blocks and some hardware to screw the container bucket to your shop vac.
Great video! Thank you for the fast forwarding ;)
Excellent. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
just got back from homedepot trying t find an adapter between my planer port and my shop vac. Last night I spent over an hour looking for ides . I did try the heating on some PVC but could not get it to go together but your comment on reheating showed me my error. I did not heat a enough the first time I tried reheating and it seemed like it was worse, your comment about when reheating it goes back to original shape. it sure does!!. I cobbled something together with a rubber coupling for the planer but will make some other adapters for my bandsaw and mitre saw. You would think the manufacturers would coordinate with the plumbing world on sizing. I am thinking they want to push there own 'dust collection' systems and fittings on us.
Awesome! Glad I was of help!
Just a suggestion but they have a 2” to 1-1/2” reducer at home depot
I was going to say the same thing.
...but then...no cool video of trying to fuse PVC to his table saw.
Good call. Thanks
Yes, but the reducer goes over the pipe. He used 2 inch pipe to go over the outlet which is a 1/2" smaller than the inside of a 2' coupling so the coupling won't work.
The coupling would make connecting the 2 pieces together though
Would you not have a better fit if you pushed or "Mashed" as you described the shop Vac hose further into the PVC and use the expanded section to better fit in the larger pipe???