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JDS Company 14040 Dust-Force 1-1 2-Horsepower 1,250 CFM Vertical Bag Dust Collector, 110 220-Volt...
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JDS Company 14040 Dust-Force 1-1 2-Horsepower 1,250 CFM Vertical Bag Dust Collector, 110 220-Volt...
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by JDS
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List Price: $5.99
$439.90
At Amazon
on 3-12-2010.
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Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
I was looking for a new dust collector to replace my Penn State Industries 1 HP 850cfm unit which just wasn't hacking it anymore. I wanted something in the 2HP range but when I saw the specs and price on the Dust-Force I jumped at it. Inexpensive to begin with, plus 10% off sale and free shipping. I already own a JDS dust filter so I knew the company had a fairly decent reputation for design and quality. Shipped 2nd day UPS the unit was here in record time and arrived in fine shape. Assembly was easy dispite the relatively crude manual which is why I gave it only 4 stars. A little Vaseline on the ends of the 5" expandible hose allowed it to slip easily onto the outlet chute and inlet funnel. I assume the bag that came with it is 1 micron (only because Amazon's add for this machine says it is) but the manual doesn't give that as one of the important specs and so I have my doubts. Besides, the manual offers as an accessory a 1 micron canister kit. If the bag is already 1 micron why would anyone want the canister? The filter bag is, however, convieniently designed with the continous pocket for the band clamp (my old machine just had loops for the belts and that set up does not work as well). I had almost no trouble threading the band through this pocket except where it had to pass over the seam which took a little faniggling. The bottom bag, however, is in my opinion lame. As another reviewer stated, the two clips that are supposed to support the lower bag while you put the clamp on just do not work well. Small pieces of duct tape did the trick. I would have preferred a lower canister that could be easily removed as this bag will be a pain every time it has to be emptied or replaced. I also doubt the plastic bag will hold up very long if you intend to reuse it. I will probably use inexpensive contractor trash bags or try to covert it over to some type of reusable rigid container. One will definitely want to use a pre-filter trash can converted to a low pressure chip collector before the dust reaches the blower otherwise this bag will be full in no time and you will be wrestling with it every few days. Prewired at 110V and at 1.5HP this unit draws a heafty 16 amps so unless you want to be continuously resetting circuit breakers coversion to 220V is a good idea. This conversion proved to be a fairly simple task dispite the fact that the manual shows a completely different motor wiring set up than the one the machine actually had. The manual goes into a lot of detail on how to open the cover, remove the terminal block insulator and then rewire the terminal block. Problem is that there was no terminal block in my unit. All the wires in my unit were connected using wire nuts. Inside the cover was a spare wire nut taped to the lid for the conversion which was a thoughtful touch but JDS could have at least updated their manual to show the correct configuration or have included a simple addendum sheet showing this alternate wiring arrangement. Fortunately the switch on the machine handles both 110 and 220V setups so you don't have to replace the switch as well (unlike some Delta equipment that I rewired where I had to order a special 220V switch at a highly inflated price plus exorbinate shipping charges). You will, however, need to supply yourself with a new 220V plug, cut off the old 11OV plug and wire up the new plug. At 220V the Dust-Force runs quietly and delivers impressive performance. As soon as I hooked it into my system and started cycling my blast gates I could hear and see all the dust and chips being sucked out that had been left behind in the ducting by the old machine. Overall I'm very satisfied with the Dust-Force considering the price I paid for it. If the increased CFM's keeps the dust and chips moving through the ducting it will have been a good investment.
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JDS Company 14040 Dust-Force 1-1 2-Horsepower 1,250 CFM Vertical Bag Dust Collector, 110 220-Volt...
Available from Amazon
Price: $439.90
Updated on 3-12-2010.
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