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30th May 2021, 08:58 AM #1GOLD MEMBER
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plug it conversion/vac hoses
I think I have a love/hate thing with festool. Their products are way over priced but their system is really well thought out... Having a vac hose in braided sleeve (Amazon.com) with a plug it cable is great but when you are not using a festool tool, its a bit of a pain in the .
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Can this product be purchased anywhere in Australia?
Or, I suppose the other option is to also put a regular extension cable in there, but it becomes bulky at the end
Or, I could convert an extension cable to IEC and convert the tools to IEC too so its less bulky but its a lot of work
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30th May 2021, 02:54 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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I thought about this recently while swapping between my festool domino and lamello zeta.
I made my own overhead boom arm with a cheap ryobi vac hose, some braided sleeve and put a spare festool plugit cable in there with it and thought a little plugit adapter would be handy for my non-festool power tools.
Festool Plug It Convertion Kit | eBay
Found this on ebay. Obviously any warranty would be void and all electrical work should be done by a sparky.
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30th May 2021, 08:12 PM #3GOLD MEMBER
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oh nice...
I can probably 3D print the housing myself. Do you know the difference between the 2 festool parts listed in that ebay sale?
festool 489927
festool 489926
I might just make a mini converter festool plug it to female regular power plug that way I dont have to convert any tools
what size braided sleeve did you get?
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30th May 2021, 09:05 PM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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I'm not sure sorry. Unless it's something to do with how some Festool plugs have the tiny male ridge on top and others don't?
For the braided sleeve I can't recall what size I got it was a few years ago if I had to guess I'd go with 50mm it is kind of stretchy.
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1st June 2021, 08:15 PM #5Senior Member
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Looks like the one on the right is a plug (male end) and the other (on the left) is a socket (female end). The plug (male) would be the bit that goes on the tool (no exposed contacts that may be "live") and the socket (female) would be the bit that is on the end of the lead that plugs into the power point. It's contacts would be shielded from inadvertent contact if the lead was plugged into a power point. But it's hard to tell from the photos.
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6th June 2021, 09:17 PM #6
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7th June 2021, 09:11 AM #7GOLD MEMBER
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Just an update, I've printed the housing and have ordered the the part from total tools. I ordered the part which ends in 27, the one ending in 26 doesn't even come up on their system.
If this works out I'm going to convert most of my tools and make myself a plug it extension cord so I can have a 10m hose/plug it cord.
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7th July 2021, 09:14 PM #8GOLD MEMBER
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Thought this might interest some of you. Makita sander with plug it. Less messy to store not having to wrap a power cable around it only fighting with a vac hose (with power cable attached) than both the hose and electrical cable
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7th July 2021, 09:43 PM #9
Do you have STLs for this that you can share? Is this printed with PLA or ABS? I guess either should be fine from an electrical standpoint but ABS is not as brittle as PLA.
I too considered going down the IEC route but I really couldn't find a supplier that had the right items. I forget what the exact standard it is now; but there is a particular variant that is certified for higher amperage use. That is what I couldn't find.
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7th July 2021, 10:35 PM #10GOLD MEMBER
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Download free STL file FESTOOL PLUG-IT • Template to 3D print ・ Cults
Neither actually - I print PETG when I want something stronger. It costs a bit more but has much better properties than ABS in my opinion. Plus it doesnt stink!
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11th September 2022, 12:21 PM #13GOLD MEMBER
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I cant remember which exactly was correct but I gave both numbers to total tools and only one of them worked. I bought that one and it worked fine
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