DELTA AP400 Shopmaster 1-Horsepower 650 CFM Vertical Bag Dust Collector, 120/240-Volt 1-Phase

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This is the perfect dust collection system for the home woodworker. It packs a powerful 1-horsepower motor and moves a maximum of 650 cubic feet of air every minute. Top and bottom collection bags mean you score a hefty 2.6 cubic feet of chip/dust capacity. When we ran this system, we were impressed by how quiet it is--a great advantage for the home woodworker. The 4-inch hose fits standard dust and chip chutes on tools like your jointer, table saw, and planer--the big names in sawdust manufacturing! The AP400 is a great choice for the average home woodworking shop because it's mounted on such a small footprint--just 14 inches wide and 27 inches long--and it sits on four easy-glide wheels to move the system from one tool to another or into the corner for storage. Great power, great price. --Kris Jensen-Van Heste

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DELTA AP400 Shopmaster 1 Horsepower 650 CFM Vertical Bag Dust Collector, 120/240-Volt 1 Phase

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 27 x 14 x 57 inches
• Shipping Weight: 72.4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00006K005
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• Item model number: AP400
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #126,356 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #66 in Home Improvement > Power & Hand Tools > Power Tools > Dust Collectors & Air Cleaners

Customer Reviews

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199 of 200 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent collector for one-tool-at-a-time use, September 23, 2004

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G. Garvin (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: DELTA AP400 Shopmaster 1-Horsepower 650 CFM Vertical Bag Dust Collector, 120/240-Volt 1-Phase (Tools & Home Improvement)

I've been using this dust collector for about a year now and it beats the crud out of using a noisy shop vac for dust collection (not to mention being able to use 4" DC ports). This unit is well made and pulls any amount of shavings I make from my jointer or planer. I've read about user modifications made to this unit regarding the ridiculous crossbar over the intake that is intended to keep curious morons from sticking their hands up or sucking grenades into the spinning impeller. This same safety device has the unfortunate side effect of making the machine extremely susceptible to clogging. While I would never endorse making such modifications, the crossbar on mine magically, umm.. disappeared while I was assembling it, very likely around the time I plugged in my grinding tool.
Performance - I estimate this machine pulls 99% of dust and shavings from all of my tools that are equipped for dust collection (jointer, planer, router table). The exception is my table saw which, as anyone who owns a contractor-style table saw knows, is not designed very well for dust collection. It also works great for vaccuming the floor of the shop after using the lathe. Just don't get it near any stray plastic bags, screws, wooden blocks, or soda cans, or you'll be treated to a semi-horrifying sound. It really does move quite a bit of air, and I would argue with anyone who claims their shop vac does a better job. Unless, of course, their shop vac was the size of a refrigerator. There is a noise level to contend with, but it's more of a loud hum than the head-splitting whine you get with a shop vac.
Fit and Finish - The unit is soundly made. The bags are sturdy and the frame is made from decently heavy gauge sheet metal. The bar that supports the top bag is the only piece that seems to be not up to par. Actually, it's where the bar joins the sheet metal on the frame that is the problem. The weight of the bag tends to make the bar sag. This is a minor problem, as the bag fully supports itself when the machine is turned on and the bag becomes inflated.
The biggest problem I have with the machine is bag removal - especially the bottom bag. It's not actually the removal part that bugs me; the bags come off just fine. It's putting them back on that's a pain. I've come to learn that if you fold the hem of the top of the bag over the locking strap, it makes it easier to replace the bag. Then when you have it in place and are ready to flip the locking tab, you have two options: lock it down where the bag fits very loosely, or move up to the next notch where I have to call on my previously secret Superhuman strength to get the latch flipped closed.
Overall, I am very happy I purchased this piece of equipment and would recommend it to anyone with a small wood shop. It has proven its worth time and again: it doesn't take up an extraordinary amount of precious shop space and most importantly, it gets the job done.

90 of 94 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great dust collector!, October 25, 2002

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Geronimo (Scottsdale, AZ) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: DELTA AP400 Shopmaster 1-Horsepower 650 CFM Vertical Bag Dust Collector, 120/240-Volt 1-Phase (Tools & Home Improvement)

This is a good dust collector, and is a must if you are using a planer or table saw. It is relatively quiet and efficient. The only downside is the 30 micron bags which tend to leach a bit of fine dust into the air. But for the price of this unit, it can't be beat. It comes with a good quality 5' hose, which is adequate for most operations. The stand is very solid and mobile. Since it is on castors, you can position it next to your work. This is the perfect DC to run one machine at a time, and I would not hesitate to buy it again!

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good Dust Collector (after modification), January 13, 2004

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This review is from: DELTA AP400 Shopmaster 1-Horsepower 650 CFM Vertical Bag Dust Collector, 120/240-Volt 1-Phase (Tools & Home Improvement)

Have had the AP400 for a couple of months now and have had the same broblem with clogging on the planer as another reviewer, shavings getting hung up on the little cross bars at the inlet. I solved the problem with a slight modification (it involved metal snips) and it now works fine with no clogging! I have it connected with overhead pipe system (standard old galvinized vent pipe from my local home center) with T's coming off to four different machines with blast gates on each T to allow one at a time to be used. Works great you don't have to keep fooling with the large hose moving from one machine to another, just close and open blast gates as needed. When not in use I can disconnect the hoses that run from the blast gates at the T's down to each machine and roll all the equipment out of the way (I am set up in my garage works great.