Customer Reviews

Jet JW1003 4-Inch-by-21-Inch Dust Collection Floor Sweep

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I agree with the previous reviewer that this is an excellent "tool" to clean up all of the dust and scraps that have would up on the floor. The unit it self is sturdy and should stand up to lots of use. But that is not all it can do.

I found one very cool use for the floor sweep. Since I don't have a sanding table with built in dust collection, I tried something different. I clamped the floor sweep to my bench top and sanded my project in front of the sweep. All of the sanding mess was sucked up into the sweep and away into my DC system.

I definitely give Jet Floor Sweep 1003 and my Jet DC 1100 a big thumbs up.

The Floor Sweep is an excellent "tool" to clean up all the dust that escaped from the DC system and made it's way onto the floor. The large size, about 24" by 6", with a 4" outlet, allows for a quick and easy cleanup of the shop floor. Just use it like a regular vacuum cleaner. The plastic housing is heavy duty, will stand up to a lot of use, and abuse.

Include a blastgate to the floor sweep, then you can turn it on and off when needed. It is somewhat too large and bulky to clean the bench tops, but does an excellent job on the floor. It is worth setting up a branch on the DC system just for this floor sweep.

Bought this thinking I would use it a lot, but that hasn't been the case. It works fine, but the hassle of getting it out and hooking it up each time for floor cleanup means I use it very little. I use a broom and dustpan, then every few days I open the garage door and blow out all the dust in the shop with a leaf blower.

I LIKE THE CONVENIENCE OF THIS PRODUCT, IN THAT IT ENABLES ME TO SWEEP AND CLEAN SHOP WITHOUT HAVING TO LOCATE A DUST-PAN, MANIPULATE A DUST-PAN, FIND A TRASH CAN TO DUMP THE DUST-PAN INTO, AND THEN FIND A PLACE TO STORE THE DUST-PAN.

THIS PRODUCT IS INSTALLED AT THE BASE OF MY WORK BENCH AND ALSO BESIDE MY SAND-BLAST CABINET. IT IS OUT OF THE WAY AND DOESN'T ROB ME OF STORAGE SPACE. I NOW HAVE MORE ROOM FOR A "NEW TOOL" WHERE MY DUST-PAN USED TO BE.

YOU WILL NEED TO REMEMBER TO INSTALL IT "CLOSER" TO YOUR DUST-COLLECTOR FOR MORE SUCTION. IF IT IS A THE END OF THE LINK, SUCTION IS LACKING.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE BACK EDGE AND SIDE EDGES SECURELY "SEALED" TO THE FLOOR TO INSURE MAXIMUM SUCTION. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU WILL HAVE TO ENGINEER YOURSELF (THUS, ONLY 4 STARS).

This product does exactly what you would lthink I built it into my system in my work shop and it works like a charm.

WORKS FINE IF YOUR COLLECTOR IS STRONG ENOUGH TO PICK UP THE STUFF FROM THE FLOOR.

This works fine as a floor sweep if you secure it to the floor. As a hand held wide-mouth dust collector, it leaves a lot to be desired (and a lot of dust). I purchased mine for 6.74 from Rockler and it is less than 8 at WoodCraft, so the Amazon price is way high for this item.

Put it on the floor and sweep the dirt in. The vacuum system does the rest.