With this line of canister-filter dust collectors, JET has raised the bar on how clean shop air can be. To begin with, the new filter design captures particles as small as 2 microns, keeping even the smallest particles out of the air you breathe. The best dust collectors in this price range in the past have never done better than 5-micron filtering-and that was after adding additional filters to existing systems. The V-weave design of the canister filter also yields greater capacity than a common bag filter. A larger filtering area allows for better airflow, so a plastic collection bag can be used without reducing the machine's 650 cfm. As a result, when the bag is full, you can tie it off and dump it rather than having to empty and reuse a dusty old cloth bag. To clean the filter just turn the handle on the top and it rotates a cleaning flapper inside the filter, shaking loose dust and debris into the collection bag. There is no more need to remove the filter for regular cleaning.
Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
After spending countless hours on the internet reading many reviews, this is the dust collector I bought. Although I did not buy it from Amazon I thought this review would help others currently in the market. I got mine from Woodcraft for $299. I think Lowes and Home Depot can get them also. Do a little shopping and then turn companies against each other by price matching. You'll save about 10% off your lowest price. Back to the actual review. I talked to the guys at Woodcraft. They advised it would be an excellent garage shop DC. But don't expect to put a 20ft 4" hose on it and get great collection. It's designed for a 10ft 4" hose. That doesn't sound like a lot, but I can put the DC in the center of my garage and reach all four corners. As far as the noise level 60-70 decibels. A normal conversation between two adults is 60dB. Just remember for every 3dB increase you double the sound level. An 80dB collector is going to be at least 3 times louder than this one. I find the noise output very comfortable. I can leave my garage door open with the DC running and not worry about the neighbors complaining. Sound alone was a major consideration when looking at other dust collectors. Now on to actual dust collection. I currently have a 10ft 4" dia. hose and a cabinet saw. Still building my router table, and other tools are on their way. This is for the cabinet saw. I have to say that I was quite pleased after a day of cutting half inch plywood. There was a layer of fine dust on the surface of the table, but I have a feeling that no dust collector is going to get all that. Wood Magazine has a good article on dust collectors under 300 dollars. Granted they tested the Jet DC-650 w/ 30 micron bags. At the end of the test they placed a 2 micron canister making the Jet DC-650CK and results showed a 130cfm increase over the already 650cfm. Good article, go read it. Overall I am very satisfied with my dust collector. Even happier that I saved a little money. I have to throw this in. Beware of the review that sounds to good to be true. Companies pay people to write reviews on here. After an hour of reading them you'll notice that some of them sound to much alike. I found reading the (one star) first helped the most, those people usually don't lie.
