red river Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 I have a Delta 40-694 and I have broken the blower assy. line that comes off of the side of the saw. I know that there are others on this site who use an aquairiam pump with hose to blow off sawdust. I would appreciate if some folks would weigh in on brand and model of pump that does this job. I don't know what to look for. Thanx in advance. forrest OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 Man I tried that years ago when I had my old Dremel and can tell you in my case waste of time and effort. How much effort to fix assembly? That would be my suggestion. Maybe jury rig something to fix it. Others may have had better luck with the pumps. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 Did just the plastic flex hose break or did the metal part right at the saw break? If just the plastic line those come apart and you can take out the bad links and reconnect it.. Yes it will be shorter but this saw is much like the Dewalt I had and they come with pretty long flex line when new.. I had this happen a few times on my DeWalt.. They make a special plier tool to help take apart and put back together.. I never needed them as they pull apart not too bad.. putting them back on can be a struggle though.. It helps a lot if you can heat them up in some really hot water for a few minutes to make the plastic a bit more flexible add a drop of soap to help it slide together.. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadBob Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 I used an aquarium pump for years, but they no longer make one like the one I used. If you want to try an aquarium pump, I recommend the Tetra Whisper. It's cheap ($6.40 today) and lasts a long time. I have several. If the Loc-Line is broken, replace it with the real thing. Loc-Line 40413 It will last longer and work better. Wichman and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rash_powder Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 I used whatever seemed appropriate from Walmart. The one I had was adjustable and dual output, so I combined the two outputs to one. Seemed to work well enough. Wichman and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 What BabBob said. The flexline is easily repairable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 I have the line in stock on my website as listed below my signature. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta Moreton Posted December 21 Report Share Posted December 21 I warm the end with a hair blower to be able to disconnect and reconnect. It’s really not too bad. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crupiea Posted December 21 Report Share Posted December 21 Just get the cheapest one walmart sells. and some clear tubing. I put the end of a ball pen into one end of the tube to make it more directional and taped the tube alongside the regular tubing. Works great and is constantly on when I saw instead of only blowing air like the bellows do. Total cost should be about $10. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadBob Posted December 21 Report Share Posted December 21 The real Loc-Line is very tight, unlike the knockoffs that usually come on saws. I highly recommend the tool. I changed mine to the real thing because the one that came with the saw would not stay in place and was too short. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Fengstad Posted December 21 Report Share Posted December 21 I used an aquarium pump on my old dremal it was o.o but also another nuisance on a useless saw OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middave Posted December 21 Report Share Posted December 21 Upgraded my hegner saw with loc-line tubing. However, purchased the tool to make assembly easier. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red river Posted December 22 Author Report Share Posted December 22 Wow, I appreciate all the responses. I replaced the broken segment on line but could not get line attatched to nipple. I tried hot water, blow dryer and cussing without any luck. Finally, I messed with it until it was too short. I'm not sure how I will proceed but i'll let ya'll know how it came out. Merry Christmas to all...... Forrest..... OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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