OWERTEC 2-1/2" x 10' Dust Collection Hose, Flexible PVC Dust Collector Hose for Table Saw, Band Saw, Router Table, Belt Sander, Woodworking & Garage, Wood Shop Dust Collection System (70129)

Fits within my dust collection system

Nice pipe. Used it for dust collection and find feeders.

Our S-i-L got as new Craftsman Shop-Vac type vacuum and it came with two large pieces of 2 1/2 in. tubing holders attached to the powerhead. They work incredibly well to manage the vacuum hose. I've wished for YEARS that I had a way to wrap up that honkin' big hose so I'm NOT tripping over it. Having esperienced how well the "hose holders" worked to manage the Craftsman's hose, I searched for a 2 1/2" piece of PCV or ABS pipe that would do the job. Could not find anything that would fit the hose closely enough to work to contain it as desired. Then I found this clear chunk of tubing on Amazon. Seemed to be the perfect Diameter size, so I ordered it. When it came, I cut off two 3" long pcs. on my miterbox saw. Then I put those in my bench vise, inline with the clamping screw and tightened the vice carefully against the ends, so about 1/3 of the tubing was above the Vice Jaws. I used a 32 tpi hack saw to make two cuts of approx. 1/3 of the tubing - so I ended up with about 2/3's of the pipe still intact. Having that remaining 2/3's of the tubing allows the clear tubing to nicely grip the Vacuum hose and hold it in place! I located the Air Exhaust ports on either side of the upper motor housing and then predrilled a couple of small pilot holes In the "holders" I'd cut and then used two Self drilling screws to fasten the Holders to the motor housing outlet ports. (knowing that there weren't any wires or anything I could damage in those Port areas, as I could feel around up inside those outlets) Now, when I'm done vacuuming, I just grab the hose and wind it 360 degrees around the Motor head, dropping the hose in the two holders on the motor housing shrowd and tuck the end of the hose in- under the hose before the first holder. Super simple and now I have a Vacuum hose that is always contained and right were it should be! THANKS Amazon...for always seeming to have just what I need to fix my challenges!

4 Stars because it's what I expected and not the hoses fault that my 9 gal Craftsman vac with a new filter is too weak. I would have given 5 starts, but the hose is still a few inches to an entire foot short of the advertised length. I stretched it out and it was close, but it shouldn't need to be pulled that far to reach the advertised length. But I'm still satisfied. I have triple checked each connection and all are secure with no air escaping. The hose material is good bendable quality with the wire inside. I was able to cut the hose with scissors and the wire with a snip. Using adapters, I connected it to my 12" Hitachi miter saw and ran about 8' hose down to my vac where I have a Y adapter attached. Behind the saw I mounted a Powertec Big Gulp dust funnel\hood and it too is good quality. The Big Gulp is mounted just behind and below the saw to catch dust as it falls. I built side walls, a back wall and a top to keep dust from spreading out. Incidentally, the top serves very well as a shelf for frequently used pencils and other items I need in close reach at the saw. All works well, but the suction is not enough.Perhaps a smaller diameter hose would help, but I wanted to see inside the hose. Which is why I was able to notice the small handful of saw dust that had gathered in the longer portion of the hose that extends down from the saw. It was drooping down about 3" below the intake of the Y adapter and didn't have enough suction to pull the dust in. But I adjusted the hose to go down with no drooping and that fixed the issue. Proper suction would be better. If I add other devices even with blast gates, I suspect additional power loss. I can't imagine what type of power a 4" hose would require.Changes I'll make:Eventually I'll invest in a proper dust collector with more power.Get a smaller diameter hose (see through won't matter to me now that I know what I need to avoid with the hose placement.)I'll test PVC with spare tubes I have laying around and let you know, but my guess is that I may need better power here as well.

I set up my dust collection system for my shop with clear 2.5” tubes along one wall, with blast gates every 3 to 4 feet. I really like that I can see if any dust is building up and clear accumulations before it jams up. The clear tube seems durable enough, not as much so as PVC But I like it better.

Hose works as expected. Great for connecting different tools to my chip collecting system.

Perfect

Delivered and packaged well. Unfortunately did not meet my application, no fault of the product, took my best guess when ordering.