Using a Fein shopvac for dust collection

[JohnCoker]

I have an old Fein Turbo II unit that I can use for collecting dust from my new Desktop. However, I'm not sure what adapter is necessary from the smaller hose that comes out of the Fein to the 2" O.D. plastic tube that comes up from the Z dust skirt plate.

Anyone have a suggestion as to what adapter or replacement hose will work for this application?

[scottp55]

John, Have you considered a dust deputy to save on bags and preserve your suction. Dust deputy hose is perfect friction fit on my Fein hepa 2 and a 10' length of Rockler 2.5" hose with a little of their Extrem tape gives a good friction fit on your dust foot end. Rockler also makes a handle that fits over the fat end of your Fein hose perfectly and I just swap hoses at the deputy intake(10 seconds) and then use Fein hose for sanding and machine cleanup whatever. Best not to restrict Diameter right out of the gate. going straight to 2.5 hose with a 35 to 2.5 adapter would work too.

[jerry_stanek]

+1 on the dust deputy

[wespor]

So that's how you connect it up. Haha, I've been using the Dust Deputy backwards.

[scottp55]

Weston, Shame on you :) Didn't you watch "Twister"? The clear air is in the center, "the eye of the storm". Bet your shopvac bags last longer now! Clean all your filters and blow it out to restore vac. I hope you didn't write any bad reviews:)

[JohnCoker]

Thanks for the suggestions; I did end up using the Fein and a Dust Deputy.

[David Iannone]

That's a very nice looking desktop setup there.

[scottp55]

John's spoilboard is way too pretty though:) I see you've raised your computer and got a stool John:)

[Hoytbasses]

too clean :cool:

[JohnCoker]

John's spoilboard is way too pretty though:)
Yeah, all it has is small screw holes. I like the use double-sided tape to hold the sheets to backing boards, then screw them down to the MDF spoilboard.

This means the spoilboard lasts a long time and I only have to hit the raised lip of the screw hole with a chisel to mount another sheet for cutting. (This is what I had to do at the TechShop, because they don't want you to cut into their surface sheet at all.)

[scottp55]

Ball peen and a cabinet scraper here. John, You didn't cut a rabbet in your spoilboard to show your exact cutting area?

[JohnCoker]

John, You didn't cut a rabbet in your spoilboard to show your exact cutting area?
No, I saw that in the instructions, but it hasn't been necessary yet. (I'm usually cutting much smaller parts than the MDF surface.)