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Anyone have one? If l so, what are your thoughts? Â
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I plan to get a few tools over the next year or two, such as a planer, jointer, band saw, and drill press. Obviously, some of these will require a larger dust collection system, and though I might look at the smaller DeWalt models for my miter and table saws, the Harbor Freight or a similar machine may work better for stationary use.
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A quick search shows a Grizzly model for around the same price, and a Delta for about $100 more. Any thoughts on those? Â
My father in law has the harbor freight unit and I believe he likes it. Have you checked Craig’s list for any used units? I have a 1 hp jet and it works very well for my planer, jointer, table saw, and router table. I move my dust collector around and don’t have it set up with piping.
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HAHAHAHAHAHA funny you brought it up! We just had to suck some blown in insulation(and a lot of animal leftovers) out of an attic to get rid of smoke the smell and got the HF dust collector to act as a vacuum for the job…. 12 12′ bags filled and it worked like a champ! Now obviously this is NOT the intended use for it but I can say that it passed an extremely serious torture test. I think I have some pics on my phone I’ll try to add later.
Rrich1, I haven’t checked Craigslist yet, but probably should to get an idea of the secondhand market. Unless I can find something better, it seems the HF version will work well enough for my needs. Regardless, it will be at least seven months before I buy one, giving plenty of time to research and make a decision. Thanks for the input so far; I look forward to other opinions/advice.
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