I have Bosch 3.3 A dustless ROS. In general it has a bag for
collecting dust. I tried to connect it to shop-vac instead. I removed
the bag. Unfortunately the dust opening is odd oval shape so it is not
feasible ho to connect 2 1/4 shop-vac hose to it. It also has rubber
adapter but it is also not suitable for hose connector. Any advice
would be appreciated.
If you have the setup that I think you do, there is an oval shaped adapter
that has a small ( I don't recall the size) outlet. To that you attach a
small hose that has an adapter at the other end to fit the inlet for your
shop-vac
(http://www.boschtools.com/Tools+and+Accessories/Accessories/acc_specificati
ons.htm?item_no=VAC001). I could not find the oval shaped adapter on their
site. This setup was not the easiest to get. I finally got it at a wood
show. Perhaps it may be easily available on Amazon or another website. I
only tried the local dealers.
Now that I have it I like this setup. It controls dust very well and the
small hose is light, flexible and maneuverable.
SteveP.
"Sasha" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I have Bosch 3.3 A dustless ROS. In general it has a bag for
> collecting dust. I tried to connect it to shop-vac instead. I removed
> the bag. Unfortunately the dust opening is odd oval shape so it is not
> feasible ho to connect 2 1/4 shop-vac hose to it. It also has rubber
> adapter but it is also not suitable for hose connector. Any advice
> would be appreciated.
Bosh offers a vacum adapter for most/all ROS sanders
that they sell...
http://www.boschtools.com/Tools+and+Accessories/Accessories/acc_detail.htm?item_group_id=37971
Lowell Holmes wrote:
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>>I have Bosch 3.3 A dustless ROS. In general it has a bag for
>>collecting dust. I tried to connect it to shop-vac instead. I removed
>>the bag. Unfortunately the dust opening is odd oval shape so it is not
>>feasible ho to connect 2 1/4 shop-vac hose to it. It also has rubber
>>adapter but it is also not suitable for hose connector. Any advice
>>would be appreciated.
>
>
>
I don't know about Bosch, but I found a shop vac hose to fit PC ROS at
Highland Hardware. You might check their web site.
"Sasha" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I have Bosch 3.3 A dustless ROS. In general it has a bag for
> collecting dust. I tried to connect it to shop-vac instead. I removed
> the bag. Unfortunately the dust opening is odd oval shape so it is not
> feasible ho to connect 2 1/4 shop-vac hose to it. It also has rubber
> adapter but it is also not suitable for hose connector. Any advice
> would be appreciated.
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> I have Bosch 3.3 A dustless ROS. In general it has a bag for
> collecting dust. I tried to connect it to shop-vac instead. I removed
> the bag. Unfortunately the dust opening is odd oval shape so it is not
> feasible ho to connect 2 1/4 shop-vac hose to it. It also has rubber
> adapter but it is also not suitable for hose connector. Any advice
> would be appreciated.
You buy a 2-1/2" hose connector that fits the hose and also the (solid)
round adapter fitting supplied with the ROS. That's what I did.
Brian