LR4 Vac Hose Fit to Dust Shoe/Boot

LowRider CNC Advice
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Hi all,

I bought, via the link in v1e lr4 instructions, the exact dust hose from the v1e lr4 build list.

Here: Amazon.com: Amylove 2.5 Inch, 20 ft Heavy PVC Dust Collection Hose, Flexible Clear PVC Fume Hose with Stainless Steel Wire Coil and Clamp, Puncture Resistant Vacuum Fittings Dust Collector Accessories : Tools & Home Improvement

I printed the dust shoe for the dewalt 611. Link here DeWalt 611 Tool Mount and Dust Shoe for the LowRider 4 CNC by V1 Engineering | Download free STL model | Printables.com

It fits well on my spindle. G-penny 1.5kw air cooled with correct VFD for this build.

The hose simply does not fit snugly enough in the dust boot. Is there some way that I am not thinking about that I am supposed to secure the 2.5” hose into the dust boot? Friction fit is simply not enough.

There is no way the hose goes over the dust boot to be secured by a collar.

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Thanks

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The Amazon links do change on their own, but no worries. That should be metal spiral, you can just bend it out and make it a snug fit. Don’t like that do a few wraps of electrical tape, print a spacer, or modify the dust boot and print another.

Remember the hose will be secured to the top of the core so it will not move. Just try to get a decent seal.

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Ok I will bend it out and make the OD bigger so it fits well.Or I can model so NBD.

Thank you so much.

Can you please check my latest post about my power source, which I bought on the LR4 v1e instructions in august 25’, which has a bullet style plug but the jackpot wants a mini USB? Just posted. Would be so grateful, as I already am.

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The jackpot does not use the mini usb for power it uses the power jack, so you will need to cut the barrel off, check polarity and use the power input port.

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Just to put it out there the Amazon links are for convenience but are not typically what I sell, so they are similar, but not exactly what I sell in the kits.

Then to make things worse, the manufacturers can change their product and Amazon will change the link if that exact item is no longer available. Neither of those trigger a notification to the user or customer following a link. Kind of a bummer. I would honestly prefer a 404 or something.

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Somebody ran into the same hose size issue using the Amazon link and modelled an adapter. Talked about in a thread during the past few days. You might be able to get the adapter from them.

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Is the hose already zip tied to the top of the core? I zip tie loosely first, then push the hose into the shoe, then tighten the zip tie. This uses the metal part of the hose like a spring, pushing it down into the shoe with a little bit of force. Then the second zip tie pulls the hose and the wires away without disturbing the hose in the shoe because the first zip tie holds it in place.

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Try this adapter I made when I had the same issue

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Also this hose is much superior. More flexible and longer. But you still need the adapter I linked

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I’d have to agree. Can you link me to your business/website?

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This is possible but I don’t want to rely on magical circumstances.

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Ok thanks!

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absolutely will do. Very big thanks. l

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Thanks a lot!

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Just glad to give back to such a great community and cnc!

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V1E.com :wink:

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I get where you’re coming from, but just about everyone uses it the way I described… nothing magical about a spring pushing the hose down into the hole lol. I’d give it a try before throwing money and adaptors at the problem, but that’s just me :slight_smile:

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