Earlier this year Rockler came out with this new Dust Right Cord and Hose Hook, a single hanger accessory that helps manage your dust collection hose, air hose, and extension cords. It mounts to the wall and keeps your hoses and cords up off the ground, safe and out of the way.
Rockler Dust Right cord and hose hooks are fastened to the wall with either screws or nails. There are 3 mounting holes, and each hanger gives you 4 different hooks for organizing your hoses and cables.
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There is also a hook at the top, for hanging the bracket over a nail or screw to temporarily keep your hoses and cords in check.
The large hook on the bottom is sized to fit a 4″ dust hose. Notches in the sides allow you to use a rubber band or zip tie to keep the hose from popping out of the hook.
The medium sized hook can fit several of air hoses of practically any size. It also has notches on both sides for securing the hoses in place.
There are 2 smaller hooks, sized for holding power or extension cords.
The Dust Right hangers are made from glass-filled nylon for strength and rigidity. It’s 16″ long and it stands off the wall by about 5-1/2″. Rockler claims the bracket has an overall width of 1-7/8″, but that has to be a mistake. Looking at the pictures, I might believe it to be 7/8″ wide.
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Here’s the bad news, these brackets cost $10 each, and you’ll probably need several of them. But, if you buy 3, the price drops to $9 each.
Update: The 3-packs are no longer available, only single brackets are available in-store and online.
First Thoughts
Rockler introduced this cord and hose hook about a month and a half ago, but I was reluctant to post about it. At the time, these brackets were priced at $15, and that’s just for a single bracket.
Either they got wiser, or they found a way to cut some costs, because Rockler dropped the price to $10. This price is more competitive, but still pretty high.
In contrast, I can go to Lowes, Home Depot, or Menards, and buy a 4″ plastic pipe hanger for around $1. Of course this will only hold the 4″ dust collection hose, but you could purchase a smaller sized pipe hanger for your air hoses and cords, and still have money left over before you hit the price of just one Dust Right Hose and Cord Hook.
These cheap pipe hangers might not be as elegant, and the PVC hangers certainly won’t be as strong as Rockler’s glass-reinforced nylon hangers, but you’ll have some extra cash in your pocket – a lot more if you have a big shop.
mike aka Fazzman
these seem interesting and at least for me I wouldnt even use them for the intended purpose. Id use them for storage hooks in conjunction with pvc.
Travis
I saw them when Rockler posted on their instagram page. I then saw the $15 prices tag…..for each unit. I laughed and immediately thought about how cheap I could make the same thing for out of some scrap plywood or plastic hangers. Nice to see they dropped the price some but $10 for a single, simple cast plastic bracket is too much. Here’s to hoping they lower the price to $5. Then I would pick some up. I know they would still be making a decent profit. The R& D spent designing this in AutoCAD or the equivalent could not have been that much.
JeffD
Way too freakin’ expensive.
Give me some scrap 3/4″ plywood and a little time on the band saw. Problem solved.
BradH
Ill just make it with my laser… $5? I will sell you as many as you want.
fred
My metal dust collection ductwork is suspended from the ceiling and cuts across the center of my shop – not along the walls – to service my table saw, jointer , bandsaw, scroll saw, router table and sanding station. The main duct is 6 inch diameter – but I branch off (wyes) to 4 inch at the machines I thought about a perimeter run – when I was laying out the shop – but it used more ductwork – and I was concerned about drop in CFM. I also had enough headroom in this part of the basement. I originally placed my RAS and Jointer closest to the dust collector – because I thought they would require more CFM than the table saw. My RAS is now pretty much unused – in favor of a miter saw in the garage – which I hook up to a portable dust collector. If you have the headroom – I’d recommend this – as I would recommend going with metal duct rather than plastic corrugated that has to encourage some interior build up and additional loss of CFM
KokoTheTalkingApe
I feel like you could do the same thing with some string and some cup hooks, or screw eyes with a bit of the eye cut off to make a hook. Tie a piece of string to make a biggish loop, then hang it on the hook, bring the end of the loop around the duct or whatever, and hang it on the hook again.