Shop Work: How to make your own PVC dust collection adapters
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How to make your own adapters for your dust collection host to attach to your power tools.
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!
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.
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!
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...
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 !
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!!!
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
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!
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!
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
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! :)
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
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
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 🇬🇧
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!
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.
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!
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.
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
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
I have many uses for these made-up adapters for my house shop vacuum. Thanks for the idea and inspiration.
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!
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 😊
Very clever way to mate different PVC diameters.
Did a version of this tonight. Worked perfectly! Thanks!
Nice! Glad I could help!
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!
Great ideas for making these reducers. I'm making mine soon, thanks!
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.
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.
Great idea. I will be making a couple this weekend. Thanks for sharing
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 video. Watched others on this subject but liked yours the best.
Thanks, Rick! Much appreciated.
Thanks so much. I've seen a few other ways on how to do this, so this gives me another solution for flaring.
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
Very creative, my friend. Thanks for sharing this.
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
Great idea! Love the flange
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
EXCELLENT IDEA - got a couple tools that need to connect, and I can't find an off the shelf adapter - Thanks!
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
A 2" x 1 1/2" Reducing bushing would make the joining part way easier.
Fish, once again a great tip. I will be using this. thank you
Thank you for sharing your ideas. Much appreciated.
A little black spray paint and you have some beauty’s. I’m going to do this thanks for the vid.
You are an absolute genius!!!
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..
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
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.
LOVIT , This I Need to do and Thx’s for Sharing !
Awesome Idea !
Enjoyed the video. Keep up the great work
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! 😀
exactly what i was looking for mate! Thanks!
Nice video. Great ways to save some money by making custom adapters! Thanks!
Thanks, woodstoney!
Fisher's Shop
Good Idea !! I like this video
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!
Pretty slick. Explained very well. Thank you!
Thanks Mark!
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.
Thank u sir! Great idea! Thank you for posting! God bless!
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!
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
That's a great idea! Have been needing a solution like this.
Thanks, Gary! Glad I could help. Thanks for watching! 😀
nice set up.thanks will be making lot of them
Great video! Thank you for the fast forwarding ;)
Genius! Thanks for sharing. Great info...
Great Video!! Right to the point!
Awesome idea! Thanks for sharing!
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!
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.
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.
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!!
Worked like a charm! Thanks
Glad it helped!
Awesome just what I needed! Thanks
Glad it helped!
Dude that was smart thanks for sharing
Great Video, thanks for sharing!
Great solution! I have scraps of pvc of different sizes, I'm off to save me some $$$. Thanks!
Thank YOU for sharing this.
Excellent video and process
Thanks for sharing
Glad you liked it! Thanks
Very nice explained ,And easy to follow,And do thanks guy
You got it. Glad I could help
Sweet. Well done.
That was excellent. Thanks
Great idea, thank you!
you learned a lot of editing through the years lemme tell ya
Genius!! Cheers 👍
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!
Wowwww..... super video!!! Thanks a lot!
My pleasure!
Great Jobs! Thanks!
Needed this video!! So tired of trying to fit ports with the right sized store bought adapters.
Seriously useful, thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Start the flange over a glass soda bottle.
Great idea!
Fantastic - thank you. Subscribed.
Welcome aboard!
Genius idea.
Great idea you could use a reducer fitting
Great job
BRILLIANT !!
You da man. Thanks for posting
I am "a" man... but i'm not "da" man. YOU da man! :)
brilliant idea.
Thanks! Glad you liked it!