Where to Buy Dust Extractor hose For Sander? ( mirka)

[sitefive]

I realize it's my fault for not looking for the hose prices before actually taking the plunge and buying the super overpriced mirka.
But seriously £34 for a damn hose???

Anyone knows a place where they can be had for less or an alternative I could use? I don't mind duct-taping some another hose if I would have to.

 

[marcros]

do you know the diameter of the hose that you need? do you have any other hoses for other tools- it may be more useful to have an adaptor and a single hose, that several hoses to cover all tools.

 

[MCB]

do you know the diameter of the hose that you need? do you have any other hoses for other tools- it may be more useful to have an adaptor and a single hose, that several hoses to cover all tools.

The adaptors seem very expensive for a simple plastic moulding - especially when one is probably going to have to cut it to size for each machine.

Has anybody overcome that problem, please?

MCB

 

[beganasatree]

Hi Sitefive.
Try looking for a vacuum cleaner repair shop,

Peter.

 

[Sporky McGuffin]

It's £34, not £340. Buy the one that definitely fits and get on with making things. You'll get over the £34 much faster than you'll get over having a crap alternative that doesn't fit right and keeps popping out in the middle of using it.

 

[shed9]

It's £34, not £340. Buy the one that definitely fits and get on with making things. You'll get over the £34 much faster than you'll get over having a rubbish alternative that doesn't fit right and keeps popping out in the middle of using it.

Totally agree here or am I missing something? Even the official Mirka adapter is under a fiver. I'm confused how £34 and £5 are deemed expensive for any extraction equipment, let alone accessories for a Mirka sander.

As Sporky McGuffin says, buy the right tool for the job.

 

[Sporky McGuffin]

I don't know what someone in the trade earns, but my guess is that £34 is probably less than two hours' work. Probably less than one hour if you're good at it.

 

[lurker]

I don't know what someone in the trade earns, but my guess is that £34 is probably less than two hours' work. Probably less than one hour if you're good at it.

Depends if you live in fairy land or not, I guess.
Mirka stuff saves me hours (and I'm only a idiot DIYer) and have not found their prices expensive, far from it.

 

[RobinBHM]

The mirka hose is not a basic standard vacuum hose, it is actually tapered along its length. The reason for doing this is to maximise the efficiency of the vacuum by compensating for loss over the 4 metre length.

 

[Lonsdale73]

But seriously £34 for a damn hose???

Best not look up prices for Festool hoses, will give you palpitations.

 

[Roughcut]

The hose for the Mirka hand sander is £11.96 from Axminster?
http://www.axminster.co.uk/mirka-vacuum ... cks-953289


Oops I've just realised you must of meant the hose for the Mirka ROS.

 

[JJ1]

Here you go, hose and dust issue solved in one; http://www.restexpress.co.uk/acatalog/m ... -hose.html

 

[John15]

Try this - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151315674845? ... BIDX%3AITs.
I've use them and they are pretty good.

John

 

[shed9]

But seriously £34 for a damn hose???

Best not look up prices for Festool hoses, will give you palpitations.

I can confirm this, I once ordered four hoses in one order for a central system, a tad under £500

 

[davin]

From what I understand Mirka extractors are rebadged Nilfisk machines which you can buy for around £100.

https://www.cleanstore.co.uk/products/P ... sp?ID=7518

The smaller hose roughcut mentioned is still pretty useful and only about £15.
What I have never found (apart from a Lidl power takeoff hoover hose I once had, and subesquently trod on!) is a multifit adapter that fits all my tools, any ideas?

 

[MCB]

I've found Hallmark Fraulo very helpful and competitivly priced.

Would this be any help for you: http://www.hallmarkfraulo.co.uk/product ... se_adaptor ??

MCB

 

[jimmy rivers]

The Mirka hose and connector is exactly the same as the Festool design (sans the green highlight on the hose) the hose is even tapered so I suspect it's made in the same factory but sold for a third of the price...an advantage over the Festool design is the rubber connector can be easily screwed off ( reverse thread) and if you have a Mirka Deros (?) the hose will screw directly onto the sander exhaust for a more positive, low profile connection.

I'd do as previously suggested...pick one up and crack on with the projects, anything cheaper is likely to be a PITA.

Cheers, Jim

 

[Sporky McGuffin]

Or to put it another way, stop trying to save money, and start trying to make money.

 

[Wizard9999]

Or to put it another way, stop trying to save money, and start trying to make money.

I remembering my father saying that people with money had it because they knew how to make money and how to keep it. to my great regret I took little notice of what he said while he was alive, but later I am realised a lot of what he said was not as daft as I first thought. Increasing productivity by buying a more expensive tool may well be an investment, but I do struggle to see this with a hose if a reasonable alternative can be bought for less.

Terry.

 

[Sporky McGuffin]

Certainly if that's the case, but I'd be looking at the £34 and how many hours have been wasted trying to save half of that. The time wasted has a value in that it could be used to produce paying work; assuming you can save half the cost and end up with something good enough then spending over an hour on that search is counter-productive unless you earn less than £17 an hour. At a guess any skilled tradesperson ought to be earning more than that.

I'm not against shopping around and I'm certainly not against trying to get good value, but I think the process needs to be tempered or it's self-defeating.