Well, I decided I needed a track saw, and I had a couple Woodwerks gift certificates, and Woodwerks happens to have a large Festool presence, so bottom line is that I now own a TS55REQ. I do not have the extra money to buy the plug-n-play dust collection system. So, I need to make the TS55 work with my shop vac (Ridgid) that has the standard 2 1/4" port.
I was hoping that with the Festool universal adaptor provided with the saw, and my Mirka dust hose that mates to the shop vac, that I could make the connection. However, last night I could not figure out any magic combination that made this work. I was hoping that the tool-side adapter on the Mirka hose would unthread, but it appears to be bonded (or I'm just a weakling.. )
Googling around and looking on FOG, it seems that a few have used this Bosch vac hose but I'm not sure what the connection at the saw looks like. I figured I would get drawn and quartered if I posted out there that I was trying match up a Mirka hose on a Festool...
Hopefully someone here has mated a TS55 to a standard shop vac. if so can you provide your complete set up - from tool to vac including all adapters?
Thanks for your help!