Customer Reviews

Bosch TS1004 Table Saw Dust Collector Bag

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3 star:		(9)
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I was apprehensive about this collection bag based on the reviews. However, for the price, and because I was generating a lot of saw dust, I decided to give it a try. I do have a rather powerful shop vacuum that I would sometimes attach to the saw for larger jobs, but that was always a hassle, and particularly for those occasional short cuts. So, I decided to try this dust bag.

To my pleasant surprise, it has worked very well. Apparently, Bosch has made some improvements since other reviews were written, since the bag I received was made of heavy cloth material and has a nice zipper in the bottom for easy saw dust removal. The bag collects virtually ALL the saw dust that goes through the dust port, and only when the neck of the bag got inadvertently restricted by the power cord did it ever clog up. On the occasions when I've attached the shop vacuum, I really have to say that I don't think it collected much more saw dust than this simple (and inexpensive) dust bag does.

So---bottom line, the dust bag seems to have been redesigned by Bosch, and for me it works well, and much better than expected. For the price, I don't think you can go wrong.

This is a simple bag that's about 12" by 30" inches or so with a wire clip that goes around the dust port. It works pretty well in that everything expelled from the dust port goes into the bag, which is emptied by just shaking the sawdust out through the same opening.

All together it catches about 80 percent of the sawdust - about what one would expect. The cloth is a thin synthetic and there is no zipper or velcro to make it easier to empty.

This well-made dust collector for the Bosch Table Saw appears to be made of nylon and cotton and attaches to the dust port at the rear of the saw. It has a zippered bottom, and does collect sawdust. It is not as good as connecting to a shop vac but even with a shop vac you will still have sawdust to pick up--with any make of "job-site" saw. I frequently use my saw in a garage so I use the dust collector and I also place a cardboard box under the saw. A great deal of the sawdust goes into the box, quite a bit goes into the Bosch dust collector, and a goodly amount will still be all over the floor. This is the way with all saws of this type. The price was great $10.99, and I ordered it with a saw thus avoiding any shipping fees or sales tax. I do recommend this accessory as it is a help. I ordered it on January 30, with a delivery date on or before February 14. I received it before February 10. It was well-packed. I am more than happy with Amazon and Bosch.

Not worth the price you ask? It's only $11.00. True. Don't waste your $11.00. Instead plug a shop vac into the exhaust port of the table saw. The small exhaust port gets jammed easily and if that happens, forget collecting any dust in the bag. If the exhaust port stays clear, then I'd say I collect about 10% of the dust produced. Especially with MDF. What a mess!! I built a moble stand for the saw and folding stand so I push the whole thing out into the drive way and use it out there because of the mess it makes inside the garage.

The saw is great and I'm very happy with it. I gave it 4 or 5 five stars in my review of the saw itself. But this collection bag is pointless. Save your money and spend it elsewhere.

Until I get my dust collector for all my tools, I use this bag on my DeWalt 2-speed planer where it works great. I empty it frequently, but that's a planer for you.

although very light and handy,this cheap solution is really only good for small projects.unless you don't mind emptying the bag constantly.another way around this though,is to open the bottom of the bag and put it over a five gallon bucket,which you can then swap out as you go.

The 4000K must rank way up there with the world's greatest sawdust dispersing tools. My Dust Collector was tried and failed. It is now gathering dust (pun intended). It is a nice thing to look at and seems to fit OK, but you wouldn't want to depend on it. I can't be certain with actual efficiency rating, but I'd be shocked if you could prove it captured even half the sawdust. Get a REAL dust extractor with enough vacuum to suck the paint off the tablesaw stand, and you will be sure to collect 90% of the saw's by-product. The other 10% will be up your nose unless you wear a paper mask. :-) But real men eat sawdust, don't they?

I have had this saw for a while and use my shop vac hooked to the dust port which works great. I do at times have the vac in another location and the dust collector bag is a great option. I like the way is is tubular and the dust collects at the bottom and is easy to remove and dump.
Dave

lets face it - it is not a vacuum but it helps. it collects a fair amount of dust from my Dewalt 745. for the price it does alot - i put it on everytime i use my saw since it just makes cleaning up a little easier.

Easy to install and lightweight. Zipper on bottm of bag for emptying. Might not be heavy enough for everyday use. If the bag were heavier I would of given the fifth star.

After using this dust bag for months now, I am pleasantly surprised at how much dust the bag actually collects. In fact, it works better than I thought it would. The capacity is quite good and you can use the saw quite a bit before having to empty the bag.

Does the bag collect as much as a shop vac attached to the saw or a dust collection system? Of course not, and it would be unreasonable to expect that it would. I am puzzled at some reviews that knock the product for not comparing favorably to a true dust collection system. I use the bag on a Bosch 4100-09 unit and use both the stock and zero clearance inserts. Contrary to some reviewers, I have not found the bag to significantly restrict output airflow.

At home I use a dust collection system, but on the road this bag works well and saves cleanup time at the end of the job. I think if you keep your expectations reasonable, you will be satisfied with this dust bag.