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

Compact, portable, powerful, and does the job

This worked great for my planer and table saw dust collection. I was worried but it worked out great.

Like that it can be attached to the wall thereby saving space in a small, confined shop. Suction power is better than most popular brand name shop vacs. Added the Oneida cyclone attachment and this prevents dust and other junk going into the dust bag. Would like to see more than 660cfm, just personal preference. Believe it's important to know for the Wen unit to fully be effective, the length of hose, the type of hose, and avoidance of right angle connectors will impede the suction power of this unit. Made several changes with the hose, etc. and the Wen is more than adequate in collecting the dust chips. Strongly suggest the Wen fine dust particle unit to go with this. Really helps the lungs.

I bought this dust collector for my small shop. I out of the box it worked great on my planer and table saw. After 2 weeks of use, all of the sudden it wouldn’t turn on. I called Wen customer service, left my number and was called back in 10 minutes. I believe the gentleman’s name was Dave. He asked a few questions and stated that is was probably the switch and sent out a new one. I received the switch and put it on in a matter of minutes and it is working perfectly. I have read about how Wen’s customer service was inadequate but my experience they were outstanding. He said if the switch didn’t solve the problem they would replace the unit. I couldn’t ask for better customer service!

I've had this for 9 months. I've emptied the bag 3 times, and am nearing the 4th full bag. The motor bearing is failing and now barely works. I've contacted WEN, but it's been TWO WEEKS and I've heard nothing, so I'm not sure what to think. Terrible customer service. Honestly, I'm not sure how good this is. There's a 1 star review here that says it can't handle 2 tools, which is absolute nonsense. I have a splitter to two 2.5" hoses. I use it on two tools simultaneously all the time. From my table saw and planer, to my band saw and multiple sanders. However, what I notice is that, compared to a vacuum, when you make the hose smaller, like for my orbital sander, suction decreases, whereas in a vacuum it increases. It's really weird. Some people say it's quiet, but I've found it's pretty loud. Sure, I can't hear it over my table saw, but I can hear it through the outside wall of my house, and even in my neighbor's house, so...

After 2 months of use with my CNC Machine died. However, I did do the whole contact the retailer and much to my surprise, they contacted me back pretty quickly and sent me a new switch for it, which was the problem, and now it is running good again , performance wise, it has comparatively good suction, I have it connected to a 20 foot 2” hose and it does great extracting dust. The one thing I will say about the system is that the screen on the motor is about 1/4 inch wide, meaning it will suck up jut about everything but if its 1/4 inch or wider it will stop at the motor, which in turn causes a dust backup. The screen is needed to protect the motor. It wouldn’t be a bd thing to hook up one of those cyclone buckets if your planning on using it for shop clean up. Anything but dust going through this has the possibility to become a clog.I use it not only for my CNc, but my thickness planer, jointer and chop saw no it works great. Sometimes with my thickness planer, due to longer string like sawdust, it clogs, but it’s quick connect comes off and easily cleanable. MAKE SURE IF YOUR ORDERING A VAC- ATTACHMENT THAT IT IS A MALE connector, the 3 or 4 inch opening on the unit is female.

Downsized a few years back and let several things go, including a 2 HP JET dust collector. When I got a new planer recently, I had to have something better than the canister vac. I was prepared to be disappointed, but I'm not. Plenty of suck for the planer and drum sander. Surprisingly good with a SawStop PCS. Not enough keep the top clean, but great for the cabinet. Pleased enough I think I'll get a second one just for the saw.

There is controversy on whether these cheap units are better than a shop vac... if you are hesitating because of that, don't. Its much better than a shop vac for dust collection. I will say, that I am not a WEN fan. I have been burned by low quality on a few of their tools, but the price on this dragged me back for more punishment... So far i am pleasantly surprised. The next cheapest comparable dust collection unit was still 50$ more at harbor freight, and any sort of unit that would be an further improvement was 3x the price or more, so i decided to take a chance on it. For roughly the price of a shop vac, this is a much better choice. I went through 3! shop vacs before trying this. Burned up a brand new craftsman, tried a used ridgid that had nowhere near enough suction, and was using my old "filter queen" house vacuum with some success, but needed more airflow, as my hoses kept filling up with dust. This is way better. The suction isn't necessarily impressive, and if it encounters resistance, it wont "push through" like a shopvac might, but it has way better air throughput, which is what you need for dust collection. Manage your expectations, keep your hose runs short, and enjoy. My small shop dust collection system finally works!

No funciona bien. A los 5 seg de encenderlo se apaga. El vendedor, después de enviarme 2 veces una etiqueta de devolución errónea que el transportista no admite, me dice que estoy fuera de plazo para devolverlo

I’ve had it for a week now. No issues works great good suction. Great for small spaces

Muy buenos materiales, buena potencia como para usar de una herramienta a la vez, pero recomiendo usarlo con separador ciclónico.

Its 110 Volt not 220 Volt . I send it back.

Works well, light weight, easily portable. We will see how long the brushes last and it's noisier then I would like but overall not a bad unit. We use it in remodeling projects to depressurize the work area for dust control where we vent it directly outside and it works great in this application.