A few days ago I posted Woodcraft's sale on Jet dust collectors. I figured I would put my money where my mouth is...so I ordered the 1200VX from Woodcraft.
I just closed on a new home with a two car garage for my new shop so I decided to buy myself a house-warming gift. :dance3: ...since I like house-warmings I just might find some more tools :grin:
I thought I would post the ordering and transportation process as the beginning of the installation, ducting, placement, etc...
I used the site to order the DC...very easy process...billing address, shipping address, credit card, status emails, wait...
When ordering anything that is "shipped from manufacturer" it will come by freight and not the usual UPS/USPS/FEDEX. The carrier in my case is from Scranton, PA and easy-peasy, they will call when it has arrived in their terminal and set up a delivery date/time.
Woodcraft's status email, unfortunately, does not work very well. The link they provided for tracking doesn't work and while they provided a tracking number, they don't tell you who the carrier is. After trying out all the known possibilities I called Woodcraft and they happily looked up my order and told me who the carrier is. I had to call the carrier to get tracking info...no problem there. So now I am waiting for the phone call.
I plan to use 8" snap-lock for the main trunk ducting with 4" drops. I just need to get all my stuff into the shop and do a layout of all the equipment. This has been the most time-consuming phase...where to put what. Once I have settled on that I will start the ducting and electric work. If I can manage it, the ducting will be on the floor against the walls (let gravity do some of the work). As some of the equipment will have small orifices for dust extraction, I will probably add a gate to relieve some of the suction. I plan to use external conduit for the wiring to the equipment and a separate sub-panel for the shop.
For now, I am emptying the trailer full of household stuff and then going back for the shop stuff...my RAM3500 and 7K GVW 8x16 trailer is perfect for the job...although I will admit to some loss of MPG on the first trip...:grin:
Next report will be a quick layout post and then the unboxing and assembly.
You might ask why I selected the JET 1200VX...(in no particular order)...some top-of-mind items I considered...
1. tough to beat the $/CFM ratio
2. no need for a separator (Vortex action takes care of that)
3. no need to modify other DC's with impeller/separator/filter
4. comes with 2-micron filter (like the Wynn) with scraper
5. can't beat the $/micron ratio
6. smaller footprint than with otherwise needed separator
7. assemble and use
8. nearly twice the CFM than other modified inexpensive units for about the same money (based on others' anemometer tests)
9. no 30 micron bag for me, especially after all the discussion on this forum regarding the fine dust getting blown past the bag and into the shop...
The Jet name helped, CS/TS was very friendly and helpful while I was researching. I did look into the other usual cast of characters, some less $/some more $, some with more or less CFM, some were different colors but same components. And there was the brief look at Powermatic and other biggies...big dollar... I also looked at lower CFM categories but decided "there's no replacement for cubic displacement"...
Power requirements were all about the same...whether 115 or 230. The 1200VX is a 230/1PH model.
When it came down to it...can't beat it for the price and other's experience with the Jet...I'm anxious to add my own...
I just closed on a new home with a two car garage for my new shop so I decided to buy myself a house-warming gift. :dance3: ...since I like house-warmings I just might find some more tools :grin:
I thought I would post the ordering and transportation process as the beginning of the installation, ducting, placement, etc...
I used the site to order the DC...very easy process...billing address, shipping address, credit card, status emails, wait...
When ordering anything that is "shipped from manufacturer" it will come by freight and not the usual UPS/USPS/FEDEX. The carrier in my case is from Scranton, PA and easy-peasy, they will call when it has arrived in their terminal and set up a delivery date/time.
Woodcraft's status email, unfortunately, does not work very well. The link they provided for tracking doesn't work and while they provided a tracking number, they don't tell you who the carrier is. After trying out all the known possibilities I called Woodcraft and they happily looked up my order and told me who the carrier is. I had to call the carrier to get tracking info...no problem there. So now I am waiting for the phone call.
I plan to use 8" snap-lock for the main trunk ducting with 4" drops. I just need to get all my stuff into the shop and do a layout of all the equipment. This has been the most time-consuming phase...where to put what. Once I have settled on that I will start the ducting and electric work. If I can manage it, the ducting will be on the floor against the walls (let gravity do some of the work). As some of the equipment will have small orifices for dust extraction, I will probably add a gate to relieve some of the suction. I plan to use external conduit for the wiring to the equipment and a separate sub-panel for the shop.
For now, I am emptying the trailer full of household stuff and then going back for the shop stuff...my RAM3500 and 7K GVW 8x16 trailer is perfect for the job...although I will admit to some loss of MPG on the first trip...:grin:
Next report will be a quick layout post and then the unboxing and assembly.
You might ask why I selected the JET 1200VX...(in no particular order)...some top-of-mind items I considered...
1. tough to beat the $/CFM ratio
2. no need for a separator (Vortex action takes care of that)
3. no need to modify other DC's with impeller/separator/filter
4. comes with 2-micron filter (like the Wynn) with scraper
5. can't beat the $/micron ratio
6. smaller footprint than with otherwise needed separator
7. assemble and use
8. nearly twice the CFM than other modified inexpensive units for about the same money (based on others' anemometer tests)
9. no 30 micron bag for me, especially after all the discussion on this forum regarding the fine dust getting blown past the bag and into the shop...
The Jet name helped, CS/TS was very friendly and helpful while I was researching. I did look into the other usual cast of characters, some less $/some more $, some with more or less CFM, some were different colors but same components. And there was the brief look at Powermatic and other biggies...big dollar... I also looked at lower CFM categories but decided "there's no replacement for cubic displacement"...
Power requirements were all about the same...whether 115 or 230. The 1200VX is a 230/1PH model.
When it came down to it...can't beat it for the price and other's experience with the Jet...I'm anxious to add my own...