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1-1/4 in shop-vac hose diameter

The real bore and cuff diameter of the 1-1/4 in shop-vac hose and what it connects to.

ID32 mm1-1/4 in, 32 mm

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

Measured hose dimensions

Fitting typefemale cuff (goes over a port or into a socket)
Inner diameter / bore (ID)1-1/4 in, 32 mm
Cuff outer diameter (OD)approx 1-1/2 cuff in
Nominal size1-1/4 in (approx 32 mm)

Shop notes

Used on: Compact wet/dry vacuums, the smallest common shop-vac hose.

The 1-1/4 in hose is nominal to its inner bore, about 32 mm. It is close to the 35 mm EU tool-port size, so a 32-to-35 mm step is the single most-sold shop-vac reducer.