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Connect a Bosch GTS1031 table saw port to a 1-1/4 in shop-vac hose

How to join a Bosch GTS1031 table saw port to a 1-1/4 in shop-vac hose, and what stops it leaking dust.

Reducer required

Not a direct fit. Joining the Bosch GTS1031 table saw port to a 1-1/4 in shop-vac hose needs a 2 in to 1-1/4 in step reducer.

END A51 mmBosch GTS1031 table saw port (2 in OD, 51 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 GTS1031 table saw port (2 in OD, 51 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 needed2 in to 1-1/4 in step reducer

Shop notes

Measured across the joint between the Bosch GTS1031 table saw port and the 1-1/4 in shop-vac hose, the port (51 mm) is 19 mm larger than the hose (32 mm), so it will not seat. A 2 in to 1-1/4 in step reducer closes that 19 mm step so the two hold together instead of leaking at the gap.

A 19 mm mismatch feels close enough to force, and it will hold for a minute before it works loose under airflow. Fit the step ring rather than trusting friction on a gap this size.