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Connect a Bosch GTS 10 table saw port to a 1-1/4 in shop-vac hose

How to join a Bosch GTS 10 table saw port to a 1-1/4 in shop-vac hose, and what stops it leaking dust.

Not compatible

Not compatible without stepping down. A 1-1/4 in shop-vac hose is far larger than the Bosch GTS 10 table saw port, so it needs a 63 mm to 1-1/4 in step reducer.

END A63 mmBosch GTS 10 table saw port (2-1/2 in OD, 63 mm OD)
END B31.8 mm1-1/4 in shop-vac hose (approx 1-1/2 cuff in OD, 1-1/4 in ID)

Rings drawn to scale from the measured diameters in the table below.

The two ends

End ABosch GTS 10 table saw port (2-1/2 in OD, 63 mm OD)
End B1-1/4 in shop-vac hose (approx 1-1/2 cuff in OD, 1-1/4 in ID)
Fit typemale port into hose cuff
Reducer needed63 mm to 1-1/4 in step reducer

Shop notes

The hose is about 32 mm and the port about 63 mm, a gap of 31 mm, so the port simply swallows the hose with no contact. A 63 mm to 1-1/4 in step reducer is needed, and even reduced the airflow is mismatched between the Bosch GTS 10 table saw port and the 1-1/4 in shop-vac hose.

Wrapping tape to close a 31 mm gap never seals cleanly and chokes the airflow further. Step the sizes properly, or pair each end with a fitting closer to its own size.