4" to dual 2.5" adapter

[Rand]

Can anyone tell me where to find an adapter that will connect a 4" dust collection hose to 2, 2.5" hoses?

Thanks.

[LarryG]

Offhand I cannot recall ever seeing such a fitting (which is not to say they don't exist).

One answer would be to use a 4" wye fitting, and then put reducers on two legs of the wye. That is, use three fittings to make one.

[sweensdv]

I'll bet a local sheet metal shop could make a tin box for you with two inlets and the larger outlet. It could be a little on the expensive side though.

[pelligrini]

I did a 4" hose to a 2 1/2 reducer then a 2 1/2 Y. I've never seen a single fitting to do it.

[vaking]

Been there, done that

I do not believe there is such commercial product.
Here is what I ended up with.

http://www.bt3central.com/showthread.php?t=19223&highlight=dust+separator

The box on top of the lid on the trash can has an intake from 2 2-1/2" hoses (one with the gate, so I can close it if I want).
The other side of a box is connected to a dust collector with a single 4" hose.
Inside the box between the intake hoses and hose to DC is a simple diagonally-sitting mesh filter that separates dust from larger particles. Larger particles are stopped by the mesh and fall down to the trash can. Dust makes it through the mesh and reaches the dust collector.

[bluzcat]

I needed a similar piece for a router table once (above and below collection). I just stuffed two pieces of 2-1/2" vacuum hose into a 4" DC fitting, shot a little expanding foam in the gaps and wrapped it with stretch film. It didn't look as bad as it sounds, and it worked great. I don't have that router table anymore, but I saved the hose for the next one.

[Martin]

reducing dust collector fitting

look at Woodcraft "dust extraction fittings" it looks like you can do the project with two fittings of less than $10.00 cost.
I have been planning to do something like that; later after a small remodel project.

[dbhost]

You will want to have 1 4" connection, and 2 2.5" connections. My rig is thus...

Lee Valley 4" to 2.5" Y fitting item #03J60.93. Basically a 4x4 with a 2.5" branch.

Piece of short hose.

Peachtree item #441 4" to 2.5" tapered reducer.

The short hose goes between the end of the Y and the reducer.

[garymuto]

try this.

http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=21449

[pierhogunn]

try this.

http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=21449

so 2 of those and one of these

http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=16970

you should be good to go

[pelligrini]

That rockler 2 1/2 product is for their dustright ports not all fittings match up with them. There has been a couple reports here that didn't like the dustright reducers.

[Rand]

Thanks for the help guys.