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   forestgirl | Oct 14, 2006 06:00am | #1

   "If you have any comments, positive or negative...."  Oh, yeah.  At best, those bags filter down to 30 microns.  That leaves a great deal to be desired.  The smallest particles are the ones that are the most hazardous to your health (envision yourself with an oxygen bottle as a constant companion).

   I'm sure the $220-ish price tag is attractive, but if there's any way to squeeze a little more out of the budget, consider going for a canister filter model.  The Jet filters down to 2 microns.  The canisters also have the advantage (major in my book) of not having to wrestle with emptying bags and breathing in all that stuff in the process.

   Another option is to get a cheap DC (Harbor Freight for some folks) and retrofit it with a canister filter.

   Of course, if you can squeeeeeze lots and lots more out of your budget, you could go with a cyclone, but it seems safe to assume that's not in the equation.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   

   
   

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   Edited 10/13/2006 11:01 pm by forestgirl

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   dlb | Oct 14, 2006 02:55pm | #2

   I can purchase a 5 micron bag for the Shop Fox for $30.00 which seems reasonable. Yes, I would like too have a canister instead of a bag but I would also like to have 500 sq. ft. of space instead of the 225 that I currently have. As with anything in life there are tradeoffs. All of this was prompted by an experiment conducted Thursday where I hooked up my wet/dry vacuum to my TS, ripped 6 boards. I looked at the amount of dust collected in the vacuum and how much was in the cabinet of the TS (virtually none) & was suprized. Therefore this thread. I will look around this weekend for canister options. Thanks.

   dlb

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    The undisciplined life is not worth examining.

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   forestgirl | Oct 14, 2006 06:32pm | #3

   I totally understand life constraints -- fight that battle here frequently with the "you get what you pay for" crowd.  Life's a compromise (often).  One thing to check before you buy new:  Craig's List.  Woodworking equipment comes up for sale in most metro areas fairly frequently.  There's a handful of used dust collectors in the Atlanta list right now, and it's not unheard-of for "new in box" models to show up.  I got mine NIB for $325 from a Knots member.

   Good luck!!!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)