Robert, Good to hear you got it running with little trouble. If you are intending to use it one machine at a time, you might want to give Wynn Environmental a call about getting flex hose from them. Their hose is very good quality thick stuff. The prices are as good or better than other sources. Your machine should be powerful enough to handle a small permanent duct system if you want to go there. I realize your machines probably came with 4" ports, but DC's really need 6" (or larger in some cases) pickup hose/pipe. The cross section of a 6" pipe is over twice that of a 4" and the amount of airflow difference is staggering. Modifying your machines to have 6" ports for pickup can be a bother, but the dust collection is so much better you will not regret it. Often you can combine more than one point of pickup into a manifold that feeds a 6" pipe to get sufficient airflow. For example: a table saw with below the blade and overarm pickups. Let us know how it works out for you.