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RE: Overhead trolley for Festool vac hose - Alan S - 06-16-2018
If you want it to work like a curtain rod but be able to go around curves, you might consider something like this:
http://woodgears.ca/curtain_rods/corner.html
RE: Overhead trolley for Festool vac hose - Gary G™ - 06-17-2018
Or
https://www.mcmaster.com/#cable-trolleys/=1dbmkq4
RE: Overhead trolley for Festool vac hose - Cecil - 06-17-2018
How about some cable, a turnbuckle, and some pulleys.
![[Image: 61RDJO5ZerL._SL1200_.jpg]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61RDJO5ZerL._SL1200_.jpg)
The "M15" pulleys are $10.59 /5 on Amazon. Should not be much more at a local hardware.
If you don't need a long run, steel rod may work too, though a long run likely would sag in the middle, causing the pulleys to gravitate toward the middle.
RE: Overhead trolley for Festool vac hose - Cooler - 06-18-2018
I may just mount one of my boom arms from my photo studio.
It swings side to side in an arc. It wall mounts.
![[Image: _DSF5749_c0gt5p.jpg]](https://format-com-cld-res.cloudinary.com/image/private/s--QqOz5fuB--/c_limit,g_center,h_1200,w_65535/a_auto,fl_keep_iptc.progressive,q_95/_DSF5749_c0gt5p.jpg)
RE: Overhead trolley for Festool vac hose - WaterlooMarc - 06-18-2018
Cooler, that’s almost exactly what I use.
RE: Overhead trolley for Festool vac hose - Cooler - 06-18-2018
(06-18-2018, 12:31 PM)WaterlooMarc Wrote: Cooler, that’s almost exactly what I use.
This swings in an arc, and the saw travels in a straight line. It did not seem like it would work that well.
I have two wall mounted ones and one light stand mounted one. So it would not be a problem to try it out.
Cooler.