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Connect a Skilsaw SPT99T table saw port to a 1-1/4 in shop-vac hose

How to join a Skilsaw SPT99T 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 Skilsaw SPT99T table saw port to a 1-1/4 in shop-vac hose needs a 2-1/4 in to 1-1/4 in step reducer.

END A57.1 mmSkilsaw SPT99T table saw port (2-1/4 in ID)
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 ASkilsaw SPT99T table saw port (2-1/4 in ID)
End B1-1/4 in shop-vac hose (approx 1-1/2 cuff in OD, 1-1/4 in ID)
Fit typehose cuff into female socket
Reducer needed2-1/4 in to 1-1/4 in step reducer

Shop notes

Measured across the joint between the Skilsaw SPT99T table saw port and the 1-1/4 in shop-vac hose, the port socket (57 mm) is 25 mm larger than the hose tip (32 mm), so the hose tip rattles inside without gripping. A 2-1/4 in to 1-1/4 in step reducer closes that 25 mm step so the two hold together instead of leaking at the gap.

A 25 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.