WEN DC1300 1,300 CFM 14-Amp 5-Micron Woodworking Dust Collector with 50-Gallon Collection Bag and Mobile Base , Black

This seems to work great for me. I don't have a dedicated wood working shop so nice to be able to roll araound to which ever piece of equipment I am using. On the equipment that is a pain to get hose on I bought extra hoses and just leave them hooked up on the equipment and disconnect for vacuum. Overall noise level is not that bad form this. Wish it would have came with at least 1 extra bag.

OK, so I don't usually write a lengthy review but feel that this item needs one. Overall, as a dust collector, this thing is a beast. And for the price point, it's fantastic. The price point is why I'm giving it a 5 star and not a 4 star.Two negatives about this product. One, which has already been well documented by other reviews, is the instructions. They're terrible. I actually returned the first one b/c I thought WEN had not drilled the correct size holes for the bolts that attach a component. So I returned it and purchased another one hoping for a different result. Fortunately I spent a little more time reviewing the number of bolts, sizes, etc. to figure out that I had used the wrong bolt in my last attempt at assembling it. WEN will save themselves a lot of money on returns if they take 2 sec to publish a descent set of instructions.Second negative is the casters. The stock casters that come with it are no good. After about a week they started getting stuck and I had to force the entire machine against the stuck wheels. Very frustrating. I purchased a set of 2" casters (link below) and swapped out the stock casters for these. Initial indications are the new casters are terrific, but I've only had them on for one day. But a night and day difference. Bonus about these casters is the predrilled holes in the base of the machine line up perfectly for the new casters so I didn't even have to drill any new holes in the base. Took 10 min to swap out the casters. Would take even less time had I not put the stock casters on in the first place.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TC3R3CH?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

For the price this is a good machine. A little noisy but it does what it's supposed to do. The only trouble I had with assembly was the metal bands that serve to hold the filter and collection bags in place are thin enough to be sharp on the edges, so when you are trying to wrestle them around the cylinder you can get cut, which I did. Other than that all the parts were there and the instructions are fairly straight forward. One comment would be to attach the handle to the cylinder before attaching the bags. The instructions have you attaching the handle after the bags, which requires you to remove the filter bag to attach the handle. I also took the time to lay out all of the screws, bolts and nuts, grouping them by their size. Made things allot easier as well as gave me the opportunity to make sure all the components were there in the proper count. One other note, and maybe I missed this somewhere in the description, but there is a label on the motor assembly that says you should be running the machine through a 25 amp or larger breaker. Well I don't have anything larger than 20 but it seems to work fine with the table saw and the dust collector running at the same time. Might be a problem down the road but I didn't feel like hiring an electrician to run a separate line.

The media could not be loaded. I had been using a wall mounted unit for dust collection- and this kicks its butt. The suction is good enough for my needs. MDF dust always use to escape my collection unit but not on this beast. The directions were not that terrible. They could of given a chart of the screw sizes but other than that no issues. Images were big and I wear glasses. So over all very happy with this purchase. In the directions it does mention you can buy replacement bags on the manufacture website. Bags were of a good quality- very thick. Ill be re-using mine and dumping the dust into lawn bags. The delivery from amazon was next level. The driver brought it up to my garage. Nice work WEN on this item- it is solid.

I felt like I was taking a little bit of a risk with this brand as I had no experience with their equipment. The specs were good and the reviews were good so I decided to give it a try. It was easy to assemble and it works very well. I have it hooked up to a cabinet saw. The dust collector does a great job of gathering the dust. I’ve used it to build all my kitchen cabinets and a few vanity cabinets, and other projects. I have no complaints.There is a warning that the startup current is high and may cause circuit breaker tripping. I have it on a 20 amp circuit and it has not tripped the breaker yet.

this thing is easier on the ears than my 5 gal shop vac.it moves a lot of air. no dust escapes my table saw now. there was a note it should be used on a 25 amp circuit breaker due to start up, so i tested it. the highest reading i got was 18 amps, but only for a split second. running amps is 8.6. a 20 amp breaker will easily handle this. the rods that hold in the filter assy. are bit flimsy in my opinion, but they work just fine.i wasn't expecting much for the price, as i have spent more than this on shop vacs over the last few years.this is well worth the money. it impressed me, which isn't easy to do.