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JET 708640 DC-650 1-Horsepower 650 CFM Vertical Bag Dust Collector, 115-Volt 1-Phase
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Tools & Hardware > Dust Collectors > Item 56
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JET 708640 DC-650 1-Horsepower 650 CFM Vertical Bag Dust Collector, 115-Volt 1-Phase
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by Jet
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List Price: $33.00
$334.95
At Amazon
on 3-12-2010.
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Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
I bought a Jet DC-650 from Tool Crib in December 99 and I couldn't be more pleased with it's performance. My shop co-exists with the family automobile in a two car garage. The collector is attached to one machine at a time with a 10ft flex hose; in this mode of use, it has all the power that's needed. Before I got this machine, I'd do almost anything to avoid using my thickness planer - cleaning up the mess often took longer than than the planing! And to a lesser degree, the same could be said about my jointer. Without a controlled sampling, I'd estimate that the collector easily captures better than 99.5% of the dust from these machines. Dust collection from my contractors style table saw isn't quite as efficient, but that was expected. I still capture well over 60% of the dust from it. The air is cleaner, the garage is much cleaner, and cleanup time is a fraction of what it once was. I don't fully agree with the notion that bag emptying is a snap; even with improvements to the clamping system, it's still a "pain in the butt" (and I think this comment can probably be generalized to all the Taiwanese made single stage units). This prompted me to add a first stage separator. I use the one built around a 30 gal fiber drum that's sold by Highland Hardware. Now I collect probably 6 times as much material before emptying the drum and bag - and I've devised a method of capturing a 30 gal trash bag inside the first stage drum so emptying it is truly a snap. You don't have to use these machines as they come out of the box; you can put the DC-650 on a larger base that accomodates a first stage separator and a method for holding and transporting the attached flex hose. It's generally agreed that the ultimate dust collector is some configuration of a cyclone, but I don't know where one of these can be found for the money that will equal the mobility and performance of the DC-650. It's very simply an outstanding machine for a very modest price.
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JET 708640 DC-650 1-Horsepower 650 CFM Vertical Bag Dust Collector, 115-Volt 1-Phase
Available from Amazon
Price: $334.95
Updated on 3-12-2010.
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