[SandlilyMarkos]

All,
My ageing Anderson routers are in need of both suction hoses for the router beds and about a mile of pneumatic hoses, many which ride in the catrac and flex all day long. I'd appreciate suggestions for good hoses for both. I'm in Michigan, good suppliers also welcome.

[warrenb]

Good Ol' poly line for the pneumatic hoses. Wire reinforced tube for the suction hoses. Being in Michigan you can probably find a Parker or Fluid Connectors outlet easily.

[iwaskevin]

look up exotic rubber they have shops all over mi.

[ger21]

McMaster Carr.

[RCaffin]

Suction hoses: I collect discarded domestic vacuum cleaners.
Most engineering shops should carry pneumatic air line. Some old stuff goes brittle and shatters.

Cheers
Roger

[CyanWestley]

The issue with using a "dust collector" system on a tool designed for a small hose is getting enough air velocity. Dust collectors are designed to draw a large volume of air at lower velocity, whereas a vacuum cleaner (shop vac) is designed to draw air at a high velocity. A shop vacuum will draw a fairly constant amount of air through its hose.

The larger the hose diameter the better the air flow and dust removal, so in my opinion 2.5 inch is as small as I would ever want to go. I found a 2.5 inch universal reducer at Home Depot that had mounting holes so it can be bolted to the top of the dust shoe (just cut off the adapters on the bottom).