Overview
Turn any shop vacuum with a 2-1/4'' ID outlet into a 2-stage dust and chip separator. When used with most power tools and shop vacuums, the Dust Right® Separator captures sawdust, wood chips, and other debris before it enters your vacuum, preventing the loss of suction power caused by a clogged vacuum filter. The five-caster base makes it exceptionally stable and easy to maneuver around the shop. Plus, hoses connect inside the in/out ports, preventing unintentional disconnections. The Dust Right® Separator creates a cyclonic air flow that causes most wood dust particles and other materials that are heavier than air to separate, preventing them from being passed to the vacuum. The vortex effect that is created prevents the loss of suction caused by prematurely clogged filters
Features:
- 10-gallon translucent bucket is easy to empty and easy to tell when it's full
- Holds twice the capacity of competitors' products
- Maximum performance can be expected when using the Dust Right® Separator in woodworking or general shop cleaning applications
- Includes approximately 36'' long flex-form hose to connect to your shop vacuum
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Why did you choose this?
Rockler Store
used to keep shop clean
Mike H
on Sep 12, 2016
needed something that worked and this reportedly does. Clearvue is rated better but unavailable.
Robert B
on Sep 10, 2016
used to keep shop clean
Mike H
on Sep 12, 2016
Price and purpose.
Timothy B
on Sep 11, 2016
Price and purpose.
Timothy B
on Sep 11, 2016
I needed it
Patricia E L
on Sep 8, 2016
I see that this question has already been asked but it's important for me to get accurate measurements, I'm surprised that Rockler doesn't provide these... Can someone tell me the height WITHOUT the casters on? Thank you.
BEST ANSWER: Without casters 24" but with the hose plugged in it is 29" and that's making a hard bend on the hoses
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- THOMAS S on Sep 4, 2015
- Purchased on Mar 10, 2015
Can you use this as a first stage in a standard dust collection system? I believe there is a 4 inch hose.
BEST ANSWER: The ports are 2 1/2", but you can buy a conversion fitting to use it as first stage for your dust collection. This is really designed to be used with a shop vac, and it works great for that. For my system, I bought the "Rockler Dust Right® 4'' Dust Separator Components" for $21 and then bought a large metal trash can for another $20. I have to hold the lid on firmly by running a rope across the top of the can, but it works great and holds a lot of dust. If I had to do it over, I would use a clear lid or container so I could tell when to empty the can.
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- Hugh G on Apr 24, 2015
- Purchased on Jan 15, 2015
Can you use the seperator with a harbor freight dust collector?
BEST ANSWER: This separator is recommended for vacuums only. It is too small to use with dust collectors which use 4" hose size.
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- Steve Staff on Sep 21, 2015
I have a shop vac with a smaller diameter hose, can this item be used with that?
BEST ANSWER: I think that you would have to purchase a reducer. The large end would be attached to the end of the hose coming off the dust separator, the small end on the reducer would plug into your shop vac. Rockler has these reducers available at their stores and in their catalog. I have been using the Rockler dust separator for six months and it works great. I use it while using a bench top planer, table saw, miter saw etc.
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- JERRY K on Sep 3, 2015
- Purchased on Apr 5, 2015
CAN ANYONE TELL ME HOW WIDE AND TALL THIS IS, IT NEEDS TO FIT NEXT TO MY VAC?
BEST ANSWER: It is approx. 27" tall with an 18" diameter
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- Rick H Staff on May 20, 2015
There has to be an easier way of removing the top to empty the dust collector. I struggle with it each time I have to empty it. Does anyone have a solution for this?
BEST ANSWER: I've found that putting a 30" 2x4 under the unit to "lock" the wheels while turning the lid helps a lot.
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- Dennis R on Apr 22, 2016
- Purchased on Apr 5, 2015
Are the hose's anti-static ?
BEST ANSWER: They are not anti-static. In fact the loose saw dust and chips stick to the inside and outside of the container.
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- Richard on Apr 21, 2016
Are the hose's anti static?
BEST ANSWER: I don' t know. I never gave it a thought. The manufacturer of the Dust Right should be able to answer that question. I am complete happy with the way it collects the saw dust. I do have one problem when i connect it to my planer with my shop vac pulling the saw dust. There is a blow out of dust around the lid that makes a big mess on the floor. I think it could use a gasket under the lid put I haven't been able to come up with one yet.
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- Arthur L on Sep 3, 2015
- Purchased on Mar 7, 2015
I presently own a 12" planer, 6" joiner, Shop Smith, 14" band saw, 12" bench top drill press, plus several smaller hand held power tools, e.g. - sander, plate joiner, router. If I coupled the Dust Right Separator to let's say a 14/16 gallon shop vacuum, would this combination be adequate for most/all of the above mentioned machines ? Reason I ask is simply I own an older Delta m/n-50-179 dust collector, 580cfm which I,m not sure if it's still in production, and also it can be a real beast to have to empty( both barrel & bag) on occasion. Would greatly appreciate an answer, since casting off the Delta(runs fine-But) I could sure free up some space in my small garage shop. P.S. My 15year old shop vac needs to retire too. Thank You. Roger.
BEST ANSWER: I recently purchased the Dust Right Separator and connected it to a new 16 gallon vac with 7.25 Hp motor. I use with with a miter saw, small sander, router and band saw and other small electric hand tools. The system works well for me. You just need to keep an eye on how fast the separator is filling up. I have not had any problems but have learned not to let the separator fill much beyond about 1/2 before I empty it out. I really like my Dust Right Separator and wish I had purchased one earlier. Good luck with your system.
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- STEVEN H on May 28, 2015
- Purchased on Apr 3, 2015
The lid leaks on two sides. I cleaned the lid and canister but it didn't help. Is there a fix for this ?
BEST ANSWER: I have the same problem. I wrapped duct tape around the seam which helps considerably but does not completely eliminate the leakage. This is a pain when you want to empty it but I couldn't think of another solution.
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- Buckeye Bill on Mar 22, 2016
- Purchased on Mar 2, 2015
I bought a Vortex from Rockler. It has a 2-1/2 " port and my shop vac has a 2-1/4" port. Do you have an adapter so I can use the Vortex with the shop vac?
BEST ANSWER: No no but you should be able to shop around and find something that will adopt if not just keep wrapping a piece of tape around the two and a quarter inch hose until you get to the desired thickness
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- CJ L on Nov 3, 2015
- Purchased on Apr 2, 2015
Hi I have the festool midi vac. Can I use this dust right with it? If yes, any special hose attachments? Thx
BEST ANSWER: I would think so, I have a very old shop vac and I use it on and it works great
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- Bobby W on Sep 9, 2015
- Purchased on Mar 16, 2015
I've got one of these and it works great with my 12 Gal Shop Vac; keeps a lot of debris from getting to the Shop Vac bag. However, I recently picked up a friends wall mount dust system with 4 inch fittings. This Dust Right Separator is now idle, and not collecting dust in the manner it was designed for.
My question: Has anyone tried to adapt this separator to work with 4 inch hoses? It could possibly be done with the Rockler fittings that call for 4 1/2 inch holes, but it would be a close call about whether the separator lid has enough flat surface for holes that large. Or, possibly the lid could be opened up and fastened to a circular piece of plywood -- that way the plywood lid could still screwed onto the Dust Right Separator can.
My question: Has anyone tried to adapt this separator to work with 4 inch hoses? It could possibly be done with the Rockler fittings that call for 4 1/2 inch holes, but it would be a close call about whether the separator lid has enough flat surface for holes that large. Or, possibly the lid could be opened up and fastened to a circular piece of plywood -- that way the plywood lid could still screwed onto the Dust Right Separator can.
BEST ANSWER: This will not work with the 4" system. You will end up pulling the dust out of the dust separator.
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- Rick H Staff on May 4, 2016
I have a Craftsman shop vacuum that uses a 4" hose. What is the adapter part (need the number) that I need to make the vacuum and this dust separator work together?
What hose size are the ports on the Dust Right Dust Separator ?
Reviews
4.3 / 5.0
278 Reviews
I purchased this at the store. When I tried it the first time with my DeWalt planer, it leaked chips all over. When I tried to get the top on and off it over rotated and broke off some of the tabs holding the top down (The top is very hard to get off) Cheap plastic. I've tried everything to get a better seal including bungee cords. I still end up with about 30% of the chips in the shop.
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All products of this type that I use rely on gravity to pull out particles. If the wet/dry vac is too strong, the fine particles don't have a chance to fall to the bottom of the cyclone. I've tried the Dust Deputy similar product with a 2.5 HP vac and then a 6 HP vac. The 2.5 HP vac will have less fine dust on the filter. Keep this in mind when setting up your vacuum and separator. Test your weaker vac and your stronger vac.
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May 6, 2012
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I've only had this a week...
I've only had this a week and tried it twice, but that was all it took for me. Between the cheaper grade of plastic that is obvious when you put it together and the poor performance, it just wasn't something I thought worth keeping. First time I've ever returned something to Rockler.
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October 11, 2014
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not worth it to me
Although the Dust Right works as advertised it didn't really solve any problems for me. The goal was to not have to empty the shop vac as often. The Dust Right does catch 80% of the debris keeping it from going into my vacuum. However, because vac filter still gets clogged with fine sawdust just as often and to clean it... you guessed ...it I have to dump out the vacuum anyway. So ultimately after a year, I disconnected it and it's up in the attic.
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November 24, 2013
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Mediocre at best
It works ok for light duty. When really put to work though, when used on a jointer or planer (When the separator is really useful) it's not so great. After planing several boards earlier, the separator was about half to two thirds full and my 14 gallon shop vac was COMPLETELY full and filter clogged. I'm going to have to build a Thien separator I guess.
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March 28, 2015
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Got this product along with extending...
Got this product along with extending hose back at Christmas. After using for a few months, I can now rate it fairly. I use it connected to a Craftsman 16 gallon shop vac. Last week I decided to empty the Vortex despite being less than 1/2 full. I had noticed less suction so I decided to check the shop vac too. To my disappointment, the vac was full more than the Vortex. I had just bought a new filter at time I bought the Vortex thinking there would be a little dust entering the vac but that was not the case. The only advantage of the Vortex I see is that the vac will not fill up as fast but it will fill up.
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April 4, 2012
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Great product...was thinking of making my...
Great product...was thinking of making my own, but what is your time worth? Besides, after buying fittings, container & what not I was aproaching Rockler's asking price. This is the best shop purchase I've made in a long time! Cleanup, & tool DC for 2 days w/out having to clean filter. I've read poor reveiws, & have to say that some people just don't have any common sense! If your filter is clogging due to fine particles, use a bag! That's the only way to catch fine micron dust, period. You have to empty it often because its hooked up to a plainer? No kidding? Ha... of course your going to lose a lil suction, same thing as adding 20' of hose to your vac. If your expecting the magical cure, you'll always be dissappointed. If your looking for a good small shop DC system . I highly recomend, works for me. Shop & lungs are much cleaner! Thanx again Rockler.
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March 6, 2012
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Another Plus
I wrote a previous review when I had tested the separator on planer chips and other coarser debris--which it did very well on. Yesterday I took the lid off to measure the inside diameter at the bottom so I could buy a piece of pre-cast concrete to use as a weight to help counter the top-heavy nature of the beast. When I opened it up, I was surprised to find about a quarter-inch of fine sanding dust!!!! I had been using an orbital sander for a good bit the previous few days after I had emptied it of the shavings. I was most pleasantly surprised that it also collected the fine sanding dust as well, something I was led to believe would not happen.
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October 12, 2014
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Outstanding Piece of Equipment!
Received my Rockler Dust Right® Dust Separator last week and had my first chance to check it out Saturday. Opened my Shop Vac and cleaned the filter (purchased last month-fairly clean) and emptied the Vac on the floor, about 2/3 of a 5 Gal bucket of dust and chips. Did all the connections to get the seperator in line as per instructions. Started it up and vacuumed the pile up watching it swirl to the bottom, checking the vac I found it empty of dust or chips and the filter still clean. I was so impressed I dumped it again and went and got my fiance' and showed her the empty vac and had her clean it up again she said it was worth every penny I spent. THANK YOU for a fine product!
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December 28, 2014
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Good product for the money
I paired this separator with a 10 gal. ShopVac with a new HEPA filter. It works very well for trapping nearly all of the course chips and sawdust. Very fine dust will get past it and make it to the filter. So, you will need to blow out the filter occasionally, but not nearly as often as before. The result is much better air flow with no fine dust exiting the vacuum, due to using a HEPA filter. Without the separator, this filter would clog very quickly. I initially thought that the hose that connects the separator to the vac was kind of cheap and would need to be replaced. But, it seems to be working OK. It rolls around easily when I have a long hose connected for vacuuming the floor. The issue of the casters not being secure in the base, as some reviewers have noted, is I suspect, the result of not fully seating them in the base. It does take a considerable amount of force to get the casters to seat flush to the base. But, once they're in, it also takes a considerable amount of force to remove them. They roll and swivel well, especially considering the price. Overall, it was a very good buy.
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October 13, 2014
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