Which Air Cleaner?!??!?!

[Adam Cormier]

Hey all,

I am in the market for an air cleaner. I am looking at the Delta 50-875

http://www.amazon.com/DELTA-50-875-3.../dp/B00009LI48 (http://www.amazon.com/DELTA-50-875-3-Speed-Filtration-System/dp/B00009LI48)

and the General International 10-600 M1

http://www.amazon.com/General-Intern...1425861&sr=1-1 (http://www.amazon.com/General-International-10-600-Cleaning-System/dp/B003LB3BC4/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1321425861&sr=1-1)

Opinions/Feedback please

[Phil Thien]

Apparently Woodcraft will be having a Rikon on sale for black Friday.

I don't know ANYTHING about it, but I had heard elsewhere and thought I'd pass it along.

[Kent Parker]

Adam,

I bought a Jet air cleaner which I would think is comparible to the two your looking at. My only issue with it is that it will not accept standard sized filters such as the 3M "Filtrete" that you can get at Ace hardware or Home Deport. The filter opening is about 1/2" smaller in two directions.


The air cleaner was a nice shop improvement for my two car sized shop. The intake side on mine points to my shop entry door where the backyard is cooled by two large fruitless maple trees. I turn my on in the summer and it pulls cool air into the shop.....nice. A tad noisy if you listen to music though :D

Cheers

Kent

Cheers

[Dick Strauss]

Phil is right...I got the ad for the Rikon 3-speed air cleaner with remote model 61-200 (Woodcraft # 152919). It will be on sale for $250 regularly $330 while supplies last.

[Ole Anderson]

I got the DustRight from Rockler and am very happy with it, but at $330, can't compete with the current Ricon deal. I, too, was afraid that it didn't take standard filters, until I realized strandard filters are often less than their stated nominal size.

[Ben Hatcher]

I also bought the Jet. Standard filters fit. You just have to bend the edges in a bit in two small spots to fit around the screw heads that are in the way.

[Jerome Hanby]

I may have to give the local WC manager a call about getting one of those. For $250, I don't think I could save much money building one.

[Chris Damm]

I built my own for about $15 plus the cost in filters. The biggest expense was the timer switch I used. I set mine up using a cheap filter then the better 3m filtrete filters. I don't have to run it much after upgrading my dust collection system.

[Matt Meiser]

Buy one that you can buy the replacement filters for from Wynn Environmental. That way you can use actual rated filters instead of the overpriced, who-knows-what-you-are-getting filters the manufacturer sells.

Other than that its a metal box with a fan inside, maybe a timer, maybe a remote control. I have an older Delta (now with Wynn filters) and use a hardware store remote control kit to turn it on and off.

[Asa Christiana]

Hi, Adam. My two cents. Before you spring for an air cleaner, make sure you are collecting the dust at the source where ever possible. You'll need a dust collector and a shop vac for that, both with the best filtration possible. Why let it get into the air at all? That's the gist of my recent article in FWW:
http://www.finewoodworking.com/ToolGuide/ToolGuidePDF.aspx?id=34367

[Kevin Gagne]

Rockler has the Dust Right 1200 on sale this Saturday for $260. Seems like a good deal. I am thinking about getting one of them for that price.

[Adam Cormier]

Thanks for the responses everyone! It looks like I have a few more choices to consider.

Asa, thanks for the reply. I use a shop vac dust collection system that works ok for me now, so I just want something that helps with the airborne particles.

That being said, one day (when I can afford it), I would love to get a really nice dust collection system!

[Mark Engel]

May as well throw this one in the mix.

http://www.amazon.com/JDS-Air-Tech-Filtration-Unit/dp/B005K9M89C/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1321574714&sr=1-1

[Adam Cormier]

Thanks everyone! I decided to get the General 10-600M1 which was on sale (save $80). At 1250CFM on its highest setting, it will be suitable for my 20'x20'x10 shop.

I have attached a photo but you'll have to forgive the poor quality image as I used my cellphone.

[Tom Clark FL]

One more vote for build you own. Mine is nearly silent and sits right next to where I am always routing and sanding. The cloud of dust disappears almost instantly.

[Jim Andrew]

I try to collect all the dust I can at the source, but did an experiment with my wife's wind machine fan, and a 20 x 20 filter. Cut a box out of scrap 3/4 ply, which fit the filter, open front and back, and just set the fan inside. Put some corner blocks on the front, which don't bother the fan, as it is rounded, and screwed it to the wall, put the fan in it, slid in a filter, and plugged it in. When I hand sand, I turn it on, and looked at the filter a couple days ago, it was very dirty. Used a 20 x 20 pleated filter, which fits my furnace.