Jet JW1044 4-to-2-1/2-Inch Reducer
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Jet JW1044 4-to-2-1/2-Inch Reducer
Customer Review: Does not adapt the JET 6" Jointer to a "standard" shop vac
Summary: 3 Stars
This adapter had the proper O.D. on the 2.5" side so that the end of my shop vac. hose fit in properly. But the dust chute on the 6" JET Jointer I bought from Amazon.com has the same O.D. as the nominally 4" side of this adapter (so they don't fit together well). No big deal for me: what I did was take a thin-blade hack saw, slice four cuts at 90 degree separation in the walls of the ~4" end, slip it over the dust chut on the jointer, wrap duct tape around the outside of the adapter's large end (while attached to the jointer), and now I've got a removable adapter that actually works. If you can't find the right part (I could not, looking high and low), this is a reasonable solution for those who can handle the minor frustration of the imperfect solution.Customer Review: Don't trust the four inch size, get exact ID and OD size
Summary: 1 Stars
As another reviewer said..... this is the exact same size as the tool port I have.... it is NOT four inches, but slightly less. If it were exactly four inches, it would have worked.... if it were funnel shaped, it would have worked, but it's the exact same size as my dust port. it will not fit over , or inside my dust port. The industry needs a better explanation for dust port sizes.... This has caused me agravation a few other times on shop vac and other tool dust port sizes.
Gene
Customer Review: Easy way to make it work...
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this to use with a Big Gulp Dust Hood. Turns out that the OD of the adapter and the Big Gulp were the same. However, the small end fits my Shop Vac perfectly. So instead of moaning and groaning about it, I simply cut a piece of sheet metal 14 3/16" x 2 3/4" and made a wide band clamp. Bend both ends 1" and 90 degrees for tabs. Drill 2 ea 1/4" holes for clamp screws and install to couple the two sections together. Bending the sheet metal to a nice round shape is easily done over a section of 3" PVC drain pipe. Elapsed time, about 20 minutes. Estimated cost, 15 cents, 27 cents counting nuts and bolts. Just as rigid as a friction fit, too.
JB
Customer Review: Fits great!
Summary: 5 Stars
The description by Robert Feeser (one of the top 500 reviewers in Amazon) explains 'This adapter is great for mating the popular 2 1/2" vacuum hose size to your 4" hoses. This 4" is a male end that will fit well into your 4" hose acting as a female, and the 2 1/2" end is a female that will receive your 2 1/2" hose as a male. :-) I don't know why that is so funny, but it strikes me that way. That is the best description I can give it. These Jet adapters fit perfectly'.Customer Review: For hose to hose only
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this thinking that I could put my vaccum accessories on my dust collector - They do not fit. This is a hose to hose only fitting. It is built well for a hose to hose connector, so I give it 5 for that purpose only.