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Harbor Freight dust collector
- Thread starter Jim Holcombe
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I have one. Love it, but it is loud!
They've also got $70 off on their 1,000 pound hydraulic lift table. Coupon i saw on another forum was good until 3-7, so i may be able to pick one up after my next "paycheck" (thanks to those of you who are still contributing to FICA!!)
It's both a dust collector and a fine dust spreader. Those bags are horrible.
I added a proper filter to mine to replace the bag.
This DC is a good deal - probably one of the only machines HF sells that is worth more than the cost. Throw the bags away or use them to sort your laundry, get a Wynn Environmental Nano Filter add a cyclone to separate the big stuff and have a strong dust collector that competes with far more expensive units. Mine has been going strong for over a decade and shows no sign of giving up the ghost any time soon. It’s also pretty quiet, at least mine is, but I recently moved it to the other side of the wall to free up some space.
I added a plywood panel to support the filter and spent some time sealing up some areas - added a little weather strip under the area where the plastic dust bag seats on the rim.
I added a plywood panel to support the filter and spent some time sealing up some areas - added a little weather strip under the area where the plastic dust bag seats on the rim.