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Connect a Festool 27 mm (D27) tool port to a Festool D50 antistatic hose

How to join a Festool 27 mm (D27) tool port to a Festool D50 antistatic hose, and what stops it leaking dust.

Reducer required

Not a direct fit. Joining the Festool 27 mm (D27) tool port to a Festool D50 antistatic hose needs a 27 mm to 50 mm step reducer.

END B49.2 mmFestool D50 antistatic hose (1-15/16 in ID)
END A27 mmFestool 27 mm (D27) tool port (1-1/16 in OD, 27 mm OD)

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

The two ends

End AFestool 27 mm (D27) tool port (1-1/16 in OD, 27 mm OD)
End BFestool D50 antistatic hose (1-15/16 in ID)
Fit typemale port into hose cuff
Reducer needed27 mm to 50 mm step reducer

Shop notes

Measured across the joint between the Festool 27 mm (D27) tool port and the Festool D50 antistatic hose, the hose (50 mm) is 23 mm larger than the port (27 mm), so the port rattles inside without gripping. A 27 mm to 50 mm step reducer closes that 23 mm step so the two hold together instead of leaking at the gap.

A 23 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.