RT1200 Vacuum Manifold?

[Bimmer]

Hi all,

I just bought a used RT1200 trimmer. It didn't come with the vacuum manifold.

Dillon will sell me a vacuum manifold for $16.50, but that seems to me like an awful lot for a fairly simple piece of plastic (I love Dillon and don't mind supporting them, but still... ).

I've seen similar vacuum manifolds for other tools, and they're cheap. Does anybody here know of an alternative to the Dillon vacuum manifold?

[Mbauer67]

At the risk of sounding rude, just pay the money and order it from dillon. And use it as an excuse to order something else, like a new Super 1050, as a Chrsitmas gift to yourself.

Edited November 26, 2012 by Mbauer67

[Bimmer]

Yes, paying the money and ordering it from Dillon would be the simple way. That's not rude, that's obvious. I figured that out on my own.

I'm asking here if somebody knows of an alternative, which is something I haven't been able to figure out on my own...

[Chucker]

_{Someone suggested a PVC t-fitting to me a while back. It's supposed to slip over the threads of the trim die between the lock nuts.}

[Bimmer]

Ah, yes! That's ingenious!

Thank you!

[amlevin]

I went to the local Auto Parts store and bought a piece of Radiator hose with a 90 degree angle molded in it. Goodyear P/N 60425

As I recall it was less than $10. The short end on the trimmer and the long end pointed down alongside my 650 with a vacuum hose just plugged in. The plastic piece on my Shop Vac Mini fits nice and snug as well as the hose to the trimmer. No clamps required.

[G29SF]

The way the manifold fits, I would just buy one from Dillon and be done. Definitely worth the $16.50.

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