Remember when you had the sawdust in your woodshop under control? Keep your work area clean and organized with the WEN 12-Gallon Dust Collector. With a 5.7-amp motor moving over 660 cubic feet of air per minute, we can say with confidence that this thing really sucks. The 6-inch impeller combined with the 4-inch dust port inlet lets you connect to your favorite woodworking tools. The four 1-3/4 inch swivel casters lock in place to prevent unwanted movement while the compact design makes for easy storage and transport between jobs. Take off the wheels and mount it to your shop’s wall with the optional built-in wall mount for accessible dust collection whenever you need it. Compatible with the WEN 10-Foot Dust Hose (model 28200) and the WEN 20-Foot Dust Hose (model 28221). And because its a WEN product, your dust collection system comes backed by a two-year warranty, a nationwide network of skilled service technicians and a friendly customer help line, all to make sure you remember WEN.
- 5.7-amp motor moves over 660 cubic feet of air per minute
- 4-inch dust port allows for connection to your favorite woodworking tools
- Four swivel casters lock in place to prevent unwanted movement during operation
- Compact design features onboard carrying handle for easy storage and transportation
- Mount the unit to the wall of your shop for accessible dust collection whenever you need it
Audrey Bernhard (verified owner) –
It’s all good
Toby Hegmann (verified owner) –
Great unit for a drill press or table saw. Will not work on a planer, has a cheap little squirrel cage blower wheel that will plug up with longer shavings. The bag doesn’t have a zipper to empty it either. I have to buy another dust collector for my planer now
Aliyah Nicolas (verified owner) –
I had a problem with the impeller being warped a bit causing vibration.A phone call to WEN’s support line solved my problem. A new impeller is being shipped, no questions asked. GREAT support. I highly recommend this product and this company.
Martine Murphy (verified owner) –
The Wen dust collector is easy to assemble, with just the need to attach the casters and then clamp on the dust bag. One minor glitch was that the instructions say that the casters attach with two washers and two nuts, but only one washer (and the two nuts) was provided. The casters will go on without the second washers, but it is probably better to have them. A pack of 6 washers is $1.19 at Home Depot.The dust bag clamps on the output duct with a supplied band clamp and is held securely. In use, the collector is not overly noisy and it moves a lot of air. You will need to buy hoses or pipes to connect the input to whatever you are collecting dust from. The caster base can be removed for wall mounting.
Iva Christiansen (verified owner) –
Vent fan works great
Johan Wiza (verified owner) –
I’m very satisfied with the product, I’ll be purchasing more in the near future.Thank you Jose cano / Canovent, Inc.
Rae Bashirian (verified owner) –
It is a good vacuum, just wish the bag had a zipper in it to make emptying it easier.
Graham Parisian (verified owner) –
This review is for the 5.7 amp WEN dust collector. This is generally a good product for handyman individuals who want to limit dust in their workshop areas for woodworking activities where space for a larger-sized cyclone-type collector is not there. This product is not satisfactory for collecting wood shavings or even relatively small-sized wood chips as all material collected either goes through the fan or ends up blocking the screen ahead of the fan. Most everything about 1/2-inch or larger collects on the screen ahead of the fan, blocking airflow and requiring removal of the suction hose to clean the screen for the unit to remain effective. Shop vacuums and most shop dust collectors put the filter bag ahead of the fan so that is not an issue. I chose this product knowing these limitations. I use it to collect sawdust from my table saw and compound miter saw. Overall, for that purpose, I find it adequate and rate it “good”. Despite the high motor speed of 4500 rpm, the product is relatively quiet during operation when compared to my shop vacuum that I had used previously for that purpose. For best use of limited space, this product can be wall- or shelf-mounted, as delivered, my choice being shelf-mounting. I purchased WEN Model No. 28221, 20-foot long hose from The Home Depot to facilitate use. WEN does a great job with packaging and overall product quality from my experience, having owned their products for decades, this product a welcome addition.
Jaquan Klein (verified owner) –
My first dust collectot and it’s great! Way more powerful than i expected. Not super loud, pretty compact and big bag.
Leatha Lowe (verified owner) –
It’s really not much better than the shop vac if I had to to again would have gotten something with a little more power
Terrell Berge (verified owner) –
The unit is quieter than my shop vac, but it doesn’t suck as well as my shop vac. I have it hooked up to my table saw and a lot of dust still escapes. Its better than nothing, but if I could go back, I would buy the bigger one
Michelle Metz (verified owner) –
Eventually wall mounted it. In either case, it is a little load, but normally when in use, it is because a power tool is also on, so noise devices help for both. Nice suction.
Ashlee Littel (verified owner) –
Compact, yet powerful! Design is well thought out.