Customer Reviews

Jet 708616K 650 CFM Single Bag Dust Collector

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This Jet unit is a nice bargain. Good quiet motor providing excellent suction for a unit of this size, it nonetheless has two shortcomings. The first is the dust port attachment being very unwieldy, especially when you try to position it more or less precisely next to your stationary power tool. The motor and the frame seem to get in the way a lot. The other complaint is that when the motor is turned off, the bag falls flat onto the ground, resulting in the collection bag getting very dirty in no time. Maybe a way to hook the end of the bag onto the frame would help. It is relatively heavy, so pushing it around your shop on the small plastic casters is not very mobile. You might want to mount it on a piece of plywood with larger rubber casters.

When I recieved this item it contained the blower and bag ONLY! No hose. No extension arm. No dust port. All those items have to be ordered seperately.
I complainded to Amazon about this and they were very courteous and prompt in apologizing. Naturally, I was offered a full refund.
This is actually a good powerful unit. I just can't believe that JET is so cheap that they won't include a few bucks worth of cheap hardware.

For a small workshop or on a jobsite, this dust collector is great. It's easy to move, powerful, and fairly quiet. I use mine on jobsites and in my garage workshop, where it takes up little room and sucks up almost everything. I use it with my planer, tablesaw, jointer, and even as a shopvac. I would have given it a 5 star rating except for the fact that there is a black plastic guard over the impeller which prevents it from collecting planer shavings well. Simply remove it and it works perfectly

Unit does not include the flex hose, the extension arm, or the dust hood. In the June,03 tool crib catalog pg.28 the description "Packaged with adjustable extension arms, you can position the dust port exactly where you need it." This is not misleading advertising,this is false advertising. I am pretty sure there are laws concerning false advertising

Bought my with a JW1049 Dust Collection Separator in an attempt to maximize its capacity. The thing works great. By-the-way, I DID receive the accesory kit that so many reviewers seem to be missing. It came in a seperate box and I have not found it all that useful (yet) but I did get it.......

This thing is a little tornado, I'm a little concerned that it might suck up the cat.

There is a couple of things they could have done better like the wheels are plastic but can easily be upgraded to heavy duty rubber. The on off switch is a little difficult to get too. But the working units are well built and durable and thats what counts.

I bought this item to draw marble dust off of my sculpture work. It is a very sturdy, well made item that draws well, but doesn't get all the marble dust sucked up -propably does fine with wood dust. I widened the scoop with cardboard to create a larger "exhaust hood" which has helped. The hose could be longer and more flexible, it's very stiff. Can't say it's any better or worse then the other brands.

OSHA and numerous physicians and industrial health experts posit the dust that does the most damage to our lungs is 10 microns or smaller. Why do so many "dust collectors" come with 30 micron bags? Answer: Because the companies that sell them are more interested in their bottom line than your health.

If you buy a dust collector like this to simply keep your work area clean, then it does the trick. If you want a clean work area AND clean lungs, don't waste your money on this unit (or any unit that doesn't have 1 micron bags).