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Ideally you would have a rigid exterior and a softer interior. It would be helpful if the interior of female portion of the item was made of a more flexible material so that a more secure connection could be made.
I've gone back to taking 10 seconds and tightening the clamp each time I move to a different machine. I would reiterate what another reviewer said about wrapping the port with some duct tape. I did that on my planer and it seemed to help. I was hoping that this would save some time by not having to attach clamps each time I switched to a different machine. This wasn't worth the headache for me. The fit on most of my machines is not good. That has not been the case. The connector simply slips off after a few seconds.
This item works fine but my band saw has a cast metal saw dust port that is 4 inches so I had to add a piece of 4 inch pvc pipe to connect it to the reducer.
The quick connect is just what I needed to create my pre-collection filter on my dust collection system.
Worse, nothing seems to want to stay put. They will pivot in the taper under vacuum pressure and allow air gaps, reducing static pressure significantly. I won't therefore endorse them. Assuming any possible future male connector becomes available, it had better be much less than 7 dollars to make the resulting system cheaper to own and use vs. Most will slide in about 1/2", some a little more, and some only about 1/4". Still, 8 dollars for a simple mold of plastic. The PSI reviews are more critical and more numerous than those for the Jet version, and not knowing to look there, I decided to buy this and give it a go. There's probably 25 cents of plastic in these things.
Perhaps they are in the works and we'll see them soon.Fazlok by Woodtek has done this scheme right, or so I tend to believe by reading some reviews of it. Sure, all of them will go inside to some degree. PSI offers a version of this connector, reviews of it are also available here at amazon. Any bump on the hose, such as tapping it with a board or your elbow, will usually cause your hose to pop free of this connector. Both sides are tapered to match each other.
On the negative side, I don't have any 4" OD hookup that fits securely in the tapered end of this connector. I cannot find that such male connectors exist. And I do not mean bumping the hose near the connector, but instead near your tool. I wish I had read those reviews before buying this.
Lack of competition in resellers makes this an expensive alternative.OK, let's be fair, this connector by Jet/PSI is also 8 bucks. Result: You pay 8 bucks per connector, which is 1 dollar MORE than the MSRP. At least the Fazlok is transparent and includes a twist-lock to prevent accidental slippage, which given identical prices between the competing makers, offers a slight edge to Fazlok for the dollar spent. However, I don't own and have never used the Fazlok products. You'll need 1 female for your collector end, and each tool will require 1 male end (either at the tool itself, or at the end of a short length of hose attached to the tool).
I spent more time reconnecting, twisting, mashing, tapping, etc., my splices into this quick disconnect than I would have by just loosening a clamp, sliding hose over a standard connector and tightening the clamp again.This is NOT a complete solution. If such a male connector ever comes forward, and if it sells at 8 dollars also, then I'd recommend taking a long look at Fazlok if you are willing to spend that kind of money on a simple piece of plastic. The engineering and manufacturing costs can't be THAT much (it's a cylinder, and how difficult is that to engineer).I think I'll stick with the old way of fiddling with hoses and clamps until either (1) Jet makes a male connector to match this female one, or (2) Woodtek gets more resellers for Fazlok so the price comes down to below MSRP per connector. the Fazlok. My mistake.Well, on the plus side, its well made, solid and the correct dimenstions.
As of this review date, Woodworkers Supply seems to be the sole reseller for Fazlok (I could be wrong). What is lacking is the male counterpart connector, which should have a tapered end to match that on this female connector. None of them make an airtight seal. Yes, the connection is really just that delicate and weak.
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