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The simple solution would be to make the cylindrical pieces solid then loft between them before shelling to the desired thickness. That’s assuming both parts have the same wall thickness.
An alternative approach (appropriate for parts with different wall thickness or parts with other features that would be lost if they were made solid) is to split the parts before lofting then union again…
My alternative approach is just something I frequently use when joining two parts that already have details that would be otherwise lost if I made the parts solid.
There are several other approaches one could use depending on the particular workflow.
Does your dust collection port require a tapered fit in the corresponding part (hose, whatever)?
You might want to give one or both ends a tapered fit. Here I used a 5° taper for demo purposes. I believe the actual taper is more like 2-3°.
It does require a tapered fit. The main hose is a 4” coupler and some of my tools have smaller ports, to top it off, the smaller ones aren’t universal in sizing, so I’ll probably be doing a few of these.
