WEN Woodworking Dust Collector, 5.7-Amp Motor with 12-Gallon Bag, Mobile Base, and Optional Wall Mount (DC3401)

I purchased after getting tired of sweeping up dust and wood shavings as part of my various woodworking product. While not wanting to spend several hundred dollars on a much larger system, I found this one reasonable priced and meets the job for my needs. After a couple of months of ongoing use, the system continues to operate well. Time will tell if the cloth collection bag holds up. One recommendation would be to purchase a spring type clamp for both the hose intake and bag attachment pipes as wire clips that was part of the package, while they work are somewhat cumbersome to use. Spring clamps make it much easier to remove and reinstall.

This dust collector is amazing. Super quiet and amazingly powerful. The price is very reasonable for its quiet performance. Perfect for single performance requirements or get a spit adapter with separate hoses. Unlike the other dust collectors that sound like freight train in your garage, this little guy out performs collectors twice it size.

Seems to work well so far, hooked up to a router table and dust bin

Can’t do better for the price! This has changed my woodworking shop completely! I can now work with dust going everywhere. Great suction and the 15 gallon bag holds a good amount. It is a little messy when you have e to dump the bag, but besides that Amazing product.

I have been using the Wen dust collector for about 2 months. I am quite pleased. I have been using a vintage Torit 1/2 hp dust collector, but the Wen has a higher CFM that works a lot better for my equipment. Only problem I have had is when I put softer wood in the jointer, it ends up with more shavings that plugged the input of the collector. Seller warned about it, so I am good with that. With hardwoods, it is not a problem - more sawdust, less shavings. Before, I had to put on a dust mask using the table saw, but now it is no longer needed.

The media could not be loaded. Summary: Not too loud, suctions well when used with one tool and no splitter (watch out for long shaving from a planer - it will clog), but I would replace the bag with a higher quality one.Full review: I purchased this dust collector for my small planer. The shavings that come out of the planer, even such a small unit, is no match for my small shop vac. I was only interested in the models with an induction motor (quieter and more power), but a smaller unit (wall mount/4 in inlet) since the outlets in my garage won't handle a larger unit.The Wen dust collector is well packaged with strategically placed Styrofoams. It's not loud but sounds similar to my small shop vac, and quieter than the planer - see decibel readings for relative comparison. I was able to run my planer and Wen dust collector together from the extension reel (rated 13A), most of the time, so 7.4A rating must be the maximum amp of this motor. The Wen dust collector keeps up with the planer - no clogging, though I only run hardwoods that produce smaller chips than softwoods. Originally, I put the unit on the wall, but I built a mobile base that holds both the planer and Wen dust collector. Also, be careful with the handle - it attaches to the sheet metal which flexes a lot.The only concern is that the dust bag - which puffs out the dust that visible under the flashlight. I thought the bag will eventually accumulate enough fine saw dust inside to "clog" the pores ("seasoned") to minimize the dust release. But, so far - the bag is at least 1/3 filled, I still see dust is coming out from the bag. As the dust fills up the bag, the filter area decreases so it may be forcing the air out of top section of the bag and may be contributing to some dust release. This is the major limitation of this style of dust collector with a collection bag that also acts as a air filter - more dust accumulates in the bag, less filtration/air flow. While some dust escaping is ok as long as I can open the garage door, but I plan to replace the dust bag with a filter. This is my initial impression of this unit, and overall, I am happy that I don't have to sweep the piles of shavings any more.Update (Oct 2023): I purchased a canister filter for my Wen dust collector. With a MDF adapter, the filter fits ok onto the outlet of Wen unit. I also tried the Wen unit with a DustRight 5 micron bag, and I could not see any fine dust coming out, unlike the Wen bag. While both bags are rated at 5 micron filtration, the DustRight bag has thicker bag material compare to the Wen bag. I compared the db level with the DustRight dust collector (rated also at 650CFM), and the Wen unit is quieter (72 db vs 77 db for the DustRight dust collector).

The dust collector works as it should but you're probably going to need an aftermarket bag sooner or later. Remember WEN companies didn't cut corners to save a few pennies? Out of the box it was missing a mounting bolt. I had to file a warranty claim instead of them just mailing me a replacement. The bag had an open seam at the end of the zipper that I had to sew shut. Ten months later the zipper broke. No reply when I submitted a warranty claim. I've had 3-4 other WEN products that have been OK but this one makes me glad I didn't buy their planer.They did end up sending a replacement bag three weeks after I first filed the online warranty claim.

I am using this for my master bathroom renovation. I have it hooked up to my 4 inch vent fan line that exits out the back of my house. Busting up tile and drywall would be a dust disaster in my bedroom w/o this. It comes with an extra set of carbon brushes, and I ordered more to have on hand. Works very well for the money, and is perfect for my needs.