Jet JW1038 4-Inch Quick Disconnect with Smooth End

by Jet

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Jet JW1038 4-Inch Quick Disconnect allows for quick hook-ups between dust hoods and flexible hose. This is the ideal tool if you need to move you dust collection system from machine to machine. Perfect for mobile dust collectors, the Quick Disconnect features a smooth end style.

From the Manufacturer

If you need to move you dust collection system from machine to machine the 4-inch quick-disconnect is what you need. Hook up 4-inch hoses quickly.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006S7CK
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: JW1038
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #111,175 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A little too "quick" on the release, February 17, 2005

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Brian Andrews (Knoxville, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jet JW1038 4-Inch Quick Disconnect with Smooth End (Tools & Home Improvement)

This product perfectly fit my system, going from the 4" hose to the 4" port on my tools. The adapter is quick and easy to install and forms a good seal.

The only 4" port on any of my tools is made of plastic. This adapter is made from a very hard plastic. While the hard plastic makes it very resilient to drops and abuse, it makes it very slick. Several times when the tool began to vibrate, the quick release, released and fell to the floor. I am going to wrap my tool's port with electrical or duct tape at the contact point to try and add some friction between the plastic on plastic connection. I think the adapter would hold better on a metal port, but I do not have any metal ports to test this theory.

In all fairness to this adapter, the 4" port on my tool is made of a very slick plastic. Wrapping the tip of the port with duct tape should eliminate any unintentional "quick" releases.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Only half of the needed solution, March 5, 2006

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pond-jumper (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jet JW1038 4-Inch Quick Disconnect with Smooth End (Tools & Home Improvement)

PSI offers a version of this connector, reviews of it are also available here at amazon. I wish I had read those reviews before buying this. The PSI reviews are more critical and more numerous than those for the Jet version, and not knowing to look there, I decided to buy this and give it a go. My mistake.

Well, on the plus side, its well made, solid and the correct dimenstions.

On the negative side, I don't have any 4" OD hookup that fits securely in the tapered end of this connector. Sure, all of them will go inside to some degree. Most will slide in about 1/2", some a little more, and some only about 1/4". None of them make an airtight seal. They will pivot in the taper under vacuum pressure and allow air gaps, reducing static pressure significantly.

Worse, nothing seems to want to stay put. Any bump on the hose, such as tapping it with a board or your elbow, will usually cause your hose to pop free of this connector. And I do not mean bumping the hose near the connector, but instead near your tool. Yes, the connection is really just that delicate and weak. I spent more time reconnecting, twisting, mashing, tapping, etc., my splices into this quick disconnect than I would have by just loosening a clamp, sliding hose over a standard connector and tightening the clamp again.

This is NOT a complete solution. What is lacking is the male counterpart connector, which should have a tapered end to match that on this female connector. I cannot find that such male connectors exist. Perhaps they are in the works and we'll see them soon.

Fazlok by Woodtek has done this scheme right, or so I tend to believe by reading some reviews of it. Both sides are tapered to match each other.

However, I don't own and have never used the Fazlok products. I won't therefore endorse them. As of this review date, Woodworkers Supply seems to be the sole reseller for Fazlok (I could be wrong). Result: You pay 8 bucks per connector, which is 1 dollar MORE than the MSRP. You'll need 1 female for your collector end, and each tool will require 1 male end (either at the tool itself, or at the end of a short length of hose attached to the tool). Lack of competition in resellers makes this an expensive alternative.

OK, let's be fair, this connector by Jet/PSI is also 8 bucks. Assuming any possible future male connector becomes available, it had better be much less than 7 dollars to make the resulting system cheaper to own and use vs. the Fazlok. If such a male connector ever comes forward, and if it sells at 8 dollars also, then I'd recommend taking a long look at Fazlok if you are willing to spend that kind of money on a simple piece of plastic. At least the Fazlok is transparent and includes a twist-lock to prevent accidental slippage, which given identical prices between the competing makers, offers a slight edge
to Fazlok for the dollar spent. Still, 8 dollars for a simple mold of plastic? There's probably 25 cents of plastic in these things. The engineering and manufacturing costs can't be THAT much (it's a cylinder, and how difficult is that to engineer?)

I think I'll stick with the old way of fiddling with hoses and clamps until either (1) Jet makes a male connector to match this female one, or (2) Woodtek gets more resellers for Fazlok so the price comes down to below MSRP per connector.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quick Connect/Disconnect, September 21, 2005

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Michael Lauer (Mitchellville, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This simple device is a time saver for me. I do not have the space for a permanent workshop floor with convenient built-in dust collection. Instead, I use the drag things around the garage or driveway method. The flaired end connects easily to a rigid 4" fitting and I use this to move my dust collection from table saw to router table to planer, etc. The quick connect moves from tool to tool without delaying my work progress. At first I thought the connector might disengage itself while the tool was in operation but I've had no problems. I'd recommend the quick disconnect for anyone needing to change tool connections quickly and reliably.