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Connect a Bosch GTS1031 table saw port to a Festool D27 antistatic hose

How to join a Bosch GTS1031 table saw port to a Festool D27 antistatic hose, and what stops it leaking dust.

Not compatible

Not compatible without stepping down. A Festool D27 antistatic hose is far larger than the Bosch GTS1031 table saw port, so it needs a 2 in to 27 mm step reducer.

END A51 mmBosch GTS1031 table saw port (2 in OD, 51 mm OD)
END B35 mmFestool D27 antistatic hose (35 mm tip in OD, 7/8 in ID)

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

The two ends

End ABosch GTS1031 table saw port (2 in OD, 51 mm OD)
End BFestool D27 antistatic hose (35 mm tip in OD, 7/8 in ID)
Fit typemale port into hose cuff
Reducer needed2 in to 27 mm step reducer

Shop notes

The hose is about 23 mm and the port about 51 mm, a gap of 28 mm, so the port simply swallows the hose with no contact. A 2 in to 27 mm step reducer is needed, and even reduced the airflow is mismatched between the Bosch GTS1031 table saw port and the Festool D27 antistatic hose.

Wrapping tape to close a 28 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.