I have been using this unit for about two months now and rate it 4 stars because it has made my dust and chips situation much better than previous with no collection device at all. I have been doing crown moldings and using an 80 tooth blade on a 10" saw. It is an Amana Blade with a very wide carbide tooth so it generates a lot of dust and chips. This unit collects most of the debris but certainly not all of it. I use a 5 HP Shop Vac on a 4" hose extension about 8' long from the bottom of the unit. I... more info
2 orders, 2 broken dust hoods:
This is a horror story. My first order was returned by UPS to Amazon as "undeliverable" for reasons never explained (fault: UPS). The replacement for that order (order #2) was received with the dust hood completely shattered. The replacement for this order (order #3) was lost (fault: UPS). The replacement for this last order (#4) was received with the dust hood broken AGAIN. Rousseau's packaging, which is used for these shipments, is not adequate to prevent damage in shipping. Too many large parts... more info
fewer headaches and saves me money:
My new downdrafter is saving me money. My air handler filters run about $50 each. I was going through one a month before the downdrafter. Now I get about 3 months use out of one. That's $400.00 a year that stays in my pocket. The downdrafter will pay for itself and then some in a years time. I also suffer from sinus headaches. The downdrafter reduces the amount of dust on my compound miter saw to almost nothing. I'm feeling good and my production level has increased due to feeling better.
Silly:
We bought this in an attempt to deal with the sawdust from a compound miter saw. It's probably the most useless item I have ever bought. I didn't even try to sell it, it went straight into the dumpster.
