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 Good product at a good price... November 23, 2008
Victor H. Agresti (Gaithersburg, MD United States)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Dust Collection 4" to 2 1/2" Reducer
This product is a Woodstock International W1044 reducer. One end is exactly 4" outside diameter (inside diameter is 3.75"), and the other end is 2.5" O.D. (I.D. is 2.25").
You won't be able to directly connect this adapter/reducer to a machine with a 4" or 2.5" dust port - since the reducer is the same size. A section of hose would be needed between the machine's dust port and the reducer.
This reducer is male on both ends. If you consider the inside diameters, that could be called female, but you won't be able to clamp the reducer end to tighten it over a hose (e.g., a 2.25" hose), if you insert a hose in that end.
As you can see in Customer Images, the reducer is funnel-shaped, and on my computer monitor, "W1044" is just visible in the middle of the photo.
Since the ends are only tapered at the tips, clamped flexible dust hoses stay put.
Quality of this simple and inexpensive product is first-rate. It is made of 1/8" thick ABS plastic. I have several of these in my dust collection system, one of which is over 10 years old. They seem to last forever.
I Shoulda' Bought One Sooner! July 6, 2000
Al the Pal (The Fruited Plain, United States)
I had been using my screaming, ear-killing ShopVac for dust collection on my router table until I bought this adapter. Now I use my quiet, absolutely wonderful JET 1100 cfm dust collector (see that review), connected to the hose from my ShopVac through this adapter. I can actually hear my router now!This will adapt your 2 1/2" vacuum hose to your 4" dust collection hose. I can even vacuum the floor without going deaf now! Such a cheap improvement; your ears will thank you!
Needed Dust Collector Reducer September 28, 2009
William S. Weil
This 4" to 2 1/2" reducer fits my Craftsman dust collector to the deluxe dust collector kit that I purchased from Sears online which did not supply this necessary reducer.
The best thing ever! October 30, 2008
Not Mark Twain (Atlanta)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I cannot think of a better gift the home shop owner can give to him/herself than a dust collection system. The time it takes to set it up is minimal and the first time I used my miter saw with the vacum hooked up I almost started to tear up a bit. OK, maybe a bit strong but I did not have shards flying and the need to be in a full hazmat suit just to make big pieces of wood small.
I do hope you spend a few dollars on a system for yourself, I spent around a grand and am very happy with it.
All the best,
An Atlanta Handyman
 A NO PROBLEM FITTING February 3, 2001
BRADLEY KELLER (BRIGHTWOOD OREGON)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
If your worried about this thing fitting STOP !! This fitting fits inside the standard 4" collection hose no problem.As for the reduction end it's also true and mated with my shop vac hose just fine. Here's a little helpful hint.If your having problems with fittings or your dust collection hose has a weird tweek in it and wont fit up under your machine like you want.Use a heat gun or a hair drier to slowely heat up the hose and then position it however you need to. Now get out there and collect some dust.
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