POWERTEC 2-1/2" x 10' Dust Collection Hose, Flexible PVC Dust Collector Hose for Table Saw, Band Saw, Router Table, Belt Sander, Woodworking & Garage, Wood Shop Dust Collection System (70129)

Muy buena y funcional

4 Stars because it's what I expected and not the hoses fault that my 9 gal Craftsman vac with a new filter is too weak. I would have given 5 starts, but the hose is still a few inches to an entire foot short of the advertised length. I stretched it out and it was close, but it shouldn't need to be pulled that far to reach the advertised length. But I'm still satisfied. I have triple checked each connection and all are secure with no air escaping. The hose material is good bendable quality with the wire inside. I was able to cut the hose with scissors and the wire with a snip. Using adapters, I connected it to my 12" Hitachi miter saw and ran about 8' hose down to my vac where I have a Y adapter attached. Behind the saw I mounted a Powertec Big Gulp dust funnel\hood and it too is good quality. The Big Gulp is mounted just behind and below the saw to catch dust as it falls. I built side walls, a back wall and a top to keep dust from spreading out. Incidentally, the top serves very well as a shelf for frequently used pencils and other items I need in close reach at the saw. All works well, but the suction is not enough. Perhaps a smaller diameter hose would help, but I wanted to see inside the hose. Which is why I was able to notice the small handful of saw dust that had gathered in the longer portion of the hose that extends down from the saw. It was drooping down about 3" below the intake of the Y adapter and didn't have enough suction to pull the dust in. But I adjusted the hose to go down with no drooping and that fixed the issue. Proper suction would be better. If I add other devices even with blast gates, I suspect additional power loss. I can't imagine what type of power a 4" hose would require. Changes I'll make: Eventually I'll invest in a proper dust collector with more power. Get a smaller diameter hose (see through won't matter to me now that I know what I need to avoid with the hose placement.) I'll test PVC with spare tubes I have laying around and let you know, but my guess is that I may need better power here as well.

Worked well

Ten feet is wishful labeling. Functionally, with both ends locked down you can pull it to about 8ft to 8.5ft. Laid down on the floor it settles to around 7ft. That said, I'm happy with the material and quality so far.

It was all that I could do to fit this hose on Powertec 21/2” blast gates and couplers! I have never had this issue, and it is very unlikely that I will buy dust collection hose from Powertec.