two of the little annoyances in the shopare these vacuum hoses. they're exceptionally good at being drawn tosharp corners, edges, and catching on them. let me demonstrate. to fix the problem i bought this.it's a braided plastic sleeve. you slide it over a hose,and it creates a much smoother texture. once installed, the hose has no problempassing over the previously offending edges. now i don't claim to be the firstperson to do this – i've seen many people make similar hose covers – and because ofthat i even considered not making this video. but i figured if i can save justone person
the frustration i experienced whentrying to decipher what it is i need to buy to do this, then it will be worth it.so if you're completely uninterested in sleeving your vacuum hose, then you canstop watching now. otherwise let me share what i learned and hopefully it'll helpyou. when you set out to buy the stuff you have to figure out three things.color, sleeve diameter, and sleeve length. color is pretty straightforward unlessyou're really indecisive designer. i kept it simple and opted for black. sleevediameter tripped me up the most. the internet offered many mixed opinions. i have twohoses with outside diameters of 34mm and 45mm. iexpected i would need a different sleeve
diameter for each. well it turns out thatthe sleeve really is so stretchy, that one size comfortably conforms to both ofthese hoses. specifically, the 40mm braided sleeve was perfectfor both cases. tou might not have the same hose as me but generally myrecommendation is that the 40mm sleeve will work for anything upto 50mm in diameter. when it comes to the length of the sleeve, you'dexpect that's as simple as measuring out the distance of hose you need to cover,and ordering the length you measure. the catch is when you get a segment of this, that's the flat rolled length. once youput it over a hose, the diameter expands
which shrinks the length. on my largerhose, effective coverage is only about 60% of the flat length. in total i ordered 5m of this material, cut it in two pieces, and snaked it over my hoses. itwas enough to cover about a 180cm at the tool end ofeach hose. and it even fit a power cord inside. the last thing to do isprotect the ends. if they're left bare, they'll fray over time. one solution is to applyshrink-wrap tubing over it, but i dont have shrink wrap so i came up withan alternative using a combination of plastic wrap and electrical tape. thetape holds everything together, while the plastic wrap prevents any stickyresidue. high-tech stuff here, no doubt.
so there you go... homemade shrink wrap, and a hose that doesn't snag. high five for watching!