Dust Separator

Save a 5 gallon pail, works great. Save your vacuum filter use this

Works as advertised but the top black elbow is hard to snap into the top.

Great collector

I was skeptical at first , but this Kreg Dust separator works! While using the wet dry vac, I filled a five gallon bucket of wood shavings in the dust separator vs. a few handfuls of chips in my wet dry vac

I purchased this as a replacement for my existing Bauer cyclone-style collector, hoping its lower profile would free up some valuable shelf space in my cramped work area. Immediately after assembling and installing the collector, I noticed an extreme reduction in suction - easily less than 50% of what I had with the Bauer. Upon closer inspection, I observed that the blue insert plate was misformed and was not seated properly. There are small hexagonal holes on this piece that are obviously intended to seat on corresponding posts that are on the main lid. I was able to manually manipulate the insert to align with the posts, however, it immediately 'warped' back to its original orientation. This mis-alignment results in the creation of a gap close to 1/4" that prevents the collector from creating a seal when it is attached to a collection bucket. Airflow can be felt around the entire circumference of the buckets (I attempted use with multiple in order to rule out the bucket as the cause), and is most prevalent near each of the handle tabs, as they have slightly extended slots adjacent to them. This seems to be the obvious reason for the lack of suction I experienced with the collector installed. I contacted Kreg support, who confirmed that the gap on my unit should not be present and concluded that my unit was defective. They offered a replacement, but I opted to arrange for one through Amazon instead since that is where I purchased the unit. I was in disbelief immediately after opening the second, replacement unit when I observed the SAME malformation / mis-alignment of the blue insert on the second device! I have since arranged for a return & refund and will go back to using my Bauer (which works perfectly)! I chose this collector over other less expensive brands, primarily due to an impressive amount of buyer feedback complimenting the quality of Kreg products. While their support team was responsive and helpful, this particular product send to be a swing and a HUGE miss! Actually, I suppose TWO swings, since i received two units, each with the identical defect. This would have been my first Kreg product, but after experiencing the same issue twice I'm simply moving on. The design of this collector is efficient, but not original or unique in any way and it appears that, in my case, the added "feature" they attempted to add is what caused it to be completely unusable. Having had high hopes for this collector made by a company that apparently has a widespread. reputation for quality products, receiving two devices with the exact same defect was a big let-down!!!

Collect dust and wood shavings very well

This product works well with a regular shop vac with some adjustments. Definitely need to buy adapters and extra hoses so it works with more ease. Worth the money and does what it’s supposed to.

Works really well! Vacuum doesn't struggle with saw dust clogging it's filter.

Great product. Very happy with results. Does exactly what you want..love this

Très bon produit

Works perfectly

I find it rare that something I have seen in a video actually works the same in real life. I got this, cleaned out my shop vac and filter, hooked it up and sucked up a large amount of fine dust and larger particles from my planer. All if it went into the bucket and nothing in the shop vac. I was amazed. I bit difficult to move it around while you are sucking up stuff as the hose is not that long but I think with time, that will get better.

should work. Hose is crap and never got a chance to use the product split in half. How terribly low grade.