ShopFox DC...any opinions?
 

Hi Y'all,
Am thinking seriously about a ShopFox dust collector. The 120v / 1.5hp
model. I have a small basement workshop. Any opinions?
TIA
Joe

Hi Joe,

I have had this machine for about a year now. Works great for my 400sqft
shop. Has all the suction I need for running two machines at once.

That said, I had a problem when it first arrived. The first motor was
defective and blew a breaker every time I turned it on. They sent out a
replacement motor immediately, but when it arrived, it was a 2 hp and not
the 1.5 hp I needed, so they shipped out the correct motor the third try.
Since then, not a single problem.

Their tech support was great to work with through the motor debacle. :-)

Gary


"Joe_Stein" wrote in message
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Hi Y'all,
Am thinking seriously about a ShopFox dust collector. The 120v / 1.5hp
model. I have a small basement workshop. Any opinions?
TIA
Joe

Joe_Stein wrote:
Hi Y'all,
Am thinking seriously about a ShopFox dust collector. The 120v /
1.5hp
model. I have a small basement workshop. Any opinions?
TIA
Joe
My advice when comparing DCs is to look at CFM rather than HP.

will

I've looked at both, and price too obviously.
Thanks, guys.
Joe







"Will" wrote in message
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Joe_Stein wrote:
Hi Y'all,
Am thinking seriously about a ShopFox dust collector. The 120v /
1.5hp
model. I have a small basement workshop. Any opinions?
TIA
Joe
My advice when comparing DCs is to look at CFM rather than HP.

will

What about the Grizz 1029Z?


"Joe_Stein" wrote in message
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I've looked at both, and price too obviously.
Thanks, guys.
Joe







"Will" wrote in message
...

Joe_Stein wrote:
Hi Y'all,
Am thinking seriously about a ShopFox dust collector. The 120v /
1.5hp
model. I have a small basement workshop. Any opinions?
TIA
Joe
My advice when comparing DCs is to look at CFM rather than HP.

will

I looked at the 1029Z. The Shop Fox is less expensive. Also, the seller
(toolcorral.com) charges only $20 for shipping from NY to OH. How cool is
that?
Thanks, Dave.
Joe



"Dave" wrote in message
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What about the Grizz 1029Z?


"Joe_Stein" wrote in message
nk.net...
I've looked at both, and price too obviously.
Thanks, guys.
Joe







"Will" wrote in message
...

Joe_Stein wrote:
Hi Y'all,
Am thinking seriously about a ShopFox dust collector. The 120v /
1.5hp
model. I have a small basement workshop. Any opinions?
TIA
Joe
My advice when comparing DCs is to look at CFM rather than HP.

will

"Joe_Stein" wrote in message
.net...
Hi Y'all,
Am thinking seriously about a ShopFox dust collector. The 120v / 1.5hp
model. I have a small basement workshop. Any opinions?
TIA
Joe



I have the 2hp/1550cfm ShopFox and couldn't be happier. It REALLY sucks! I
still use the 30micron bags, but with as far away from anything that I have
it set up, it isn't a problem at all. No, I don't have a huge shop, just am
able to put the DC on the other side of the basement stairs.

The only problem was a bad start capacitor that, among other things, fried
the motor. A new motor was shipped to me the next day with no questions
asked and the thing was sucking again in 3 days. Damned good service, if you
ask me.

Luck

Mike

Got the 2 HP Shop Fox DC from Toolcorral about 8 months ago and it works
well. No mechanical problems to date and all fit together as intended.
While the standard bags work fine with saw dust and wood chips, they appear
a little too porous when collecting the fine dust produced with solid
surface (Corian) materials. Perhaps, I need a finer mesh bag for this
purpose.


"Joe_Stein" wrote in message
hlink.net...
I looked at the 1029Z. The Shop Fox is less expensive. Also, the seller
(toolcorral.com) charges only $20 for shipping from NY to OH. How cool is
that?
Thanks, Dave.
Joe



"Dave" wrote in message
news:XYzUc.316064$JR4.159410@attbi_s54...
What about the Grizz 1029Z?


"Joe_Stein" wrote in message
nk.net...
I've looked at both, and price too obviously.
Thanks, guys.
Joe







"Will" wrote in message
...

Joe_Stein wrote:
Hi Y'all,
Am thinking seriously about a ShopFox dust collector. The 120v /
1.5hp
model. I have a small basement workshop. Any opinions?
TIA
Joe
My advice when comparing DCs is to look at CFM rather than HP.

will