Customer Reviews

JET 708634 DC-1200 2 Horsepower 1,200 CFM Vertical Bag Dust Collector, 230 Volt 1 Phase

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2 star:		(0)
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I went with the DC-1200 to reduce the amperage draw on my 115V circuit, and also because it had the specs to give me plenty of versatility. My shop is pretty small, and everything is on wheels. Right now the DC can be wheeled around near whichever machine I'm using, but in the future when all is fixed, this DC unit will still have the suction to handle my planer from across the room via flex hose.

Assembly was easy, with well-written instructions. The unit was pre-wired for 230V, so no changes needed there. The lower bag is difficult to get back on without a helper, though, and the filtration of the stock bags leaves something to be desired. I'll soon be replacing them with felt bags. About the only other item on my wish list for this unit would be having the power switch mounted higher, so I don't have to bend down to the floor to turn it on or off.

Still, this unit works very well for the collection of the big stuff, and I haven't touched a broom in a while. My friends with the smaller Jet and Delta units can't make that claim.

I've owned one for 3 years. It is connected via 4inch metal ducts to 6 machines - longest run is about 20 ft. Jet, like Delta and others, overrates CFM, especially thru 4in opening. But it does an adequate job on large particles. As advertised, the JET standard bags are rated for 30 microns. That's way too large for most dust from table saws, sanders, etc. Buy felt bags rated to 5 micron. They cost more, but your lungs will thank you. The bags will still be hard to change unless you add some hangers made of coat hangers.

I'd change my intake from the dual 4inch to a single 7 in (converter plate from Oneida and others) and the main ductwork in the shop to 6in. Then, I'd have a 4 star system. By the way, these systems are noisy.

Over the past three months, I have purchased 4 Jet woodworking machines including this one, to the tune of almost $2400. Until recently, I was planning to purchase a Jet Planer Molder and Performax Drumsander, but based on my recent experience with the WHM Tool Group, who makes this equipment, I am having second thoughts. Although I am for the most part happy with the machines I've purchased, when I was assembling my table saw, the fence that came with the saw did not match the one in the instructions, and I had to spend a considerable amount of time on hold with the WHM customer service department to find out how to mount it to the saw. I can live with that, but as I began to use the saw I discovered that although two arbor wrenches are required to change the saw blade, only one came with the saw. Although I don't think it is too much to ask that they throw in two $6 wrenches with a $1500 saw, I thought, I'd just order one from the WHM website. There I found that the Shipping for the $6 wrench would be $19.99. I sent a note to WHM regarding this requesting a reply, and did not receive one. When I called a week later, I was curtly told that the saw comes with only one wrench. When I asked why it would cost $20 to send a $6 wrench that would fit in a standard letter sized envelope, I was told that they do not ship via U.S Mail, and that was the end of the conversation. I ordered the wrench to the tune of $26.70, and was surprised again to find that it was back ordered with no expected date of delivery. I sent a copy of this rating to WHM tool group to give them a chance to respond, but again have received no response almost a week later. For what ever it's worth, if customer service is important to you and you don't want to have to purchase things that should come with the tool and then be charged three times the value of the item for shipping and handling you might want to consider another brand.