Does this sander come with a dust catcher?
1353943
The one I purchased did not come with a dust catcher but it was worth every penny.I love it!!
530464
No sander captures dust that well. We hang sheets in doorways of the room we are sanding in and you can have someone follow the sander with a shopvac.
1701904
I too use the sander indoors and have found it to be very effective at dust collection. Most of my sanding is done with a fine grit paper for prepping wood for wood carving. Although the sander can be used with a small shop vacuum, I have not found that necessary for my use.
59832
I bought mine about 6 months ago. The dust bag is cloth and the attachment does not fall off but could be better designed. I am on by 5th or 6th sander is about 15 years and all handled dust about the same. All of my previous sanders broke or stopped working after about a year and the 2 different Rigid models only lasted about 6 months. This is why I bought this more expensive model. So far it is working great.
781079
I have extensive experience with this sander and the dust bag is virtually useless. It does catch some dust no doubt but hooking it up to a shop vac could help but it would surely diminish the mobility of the sander while using it. I use a respirator always when sanding and I place a sturdy powerful fan directly behind me to help disperse dust away from the sanding project always!! Hope this helps you!Best regards Bo
1905146
I have not seen or heard of any optional dust collection kits. Looked on Dewalt website and nothing about a dust collecting. It does have a dust blower.
1430055
Yes. I bought it when I remodeled my kitchen last year. I was surprised and pleased with the performance. I ordered a box of assorted grit paper when I ordered the sander. Well worth the money!
338732
Mine came with an adapter, but I found it more trouble than it's worth. It's just a tube that allows you to connect the vacuum hose to it. With the vacuum hose connected, I found it awkward to control the sander. The hose always seemed to catch on the edge of the piece I was sanding and wouldn't allow me to move it in the direction I wanted until I freed the hose again. I much prefer the filtered dust catcher setup. Yeah, it fills up rather quickly, but it pulls off and cleans out easily.
496548
I have a rigid shop vac. I use it to vac the dust from my work piece and keep my sander clean as I work the wood.
1026764
Yes, this is a pretty good sander. It is built fairly good runs with no vibration. If you buy one make sure you take the belt drive cover off and check it to make sure the belt is tight . I had to tighten mine. The table for the disc sander is useless because you can't square it with the disc. I hardly ever use this I do use the belt and it does a good job. I put a vacuum hose on it and it works very good removing dust. I would buy this again but it would be the 6x48 model. Steve Bailey
1483311
Yes, the dust extractor as well as all parts shown come with the kit. Really nice tool the works very well.
1712239
no but there is a little dust collection bag which would pick up some of the dust.
1482029
Yes it has an available dust collector port. Search for part # PL1251DPS It is $24.99 + Shipping on Amazon
52199
It said it does but there are no threads on the duster but the pole has threads to screw it on. And nothing to snap it to on the pole
320895
Hello. Yes it has a dust port and you can buy the bag along with the portable stand like I did. This really is a great saw if you need a portable saw. I thing it is the best and I have been in this business for over 35 years. And my body feels it!
708688
I have never tried but I would make sure that you find the extension attachments for all your tools that you plan on using with the dust collector before you get the dust collector. Dewalt doesn't offer the attachments, you have to find them on Amazon or from the makers of your other tools. The dust collector works great, it has dramatically reduced the dust in my shop and has improved the preparation of surfaces for finishing.
962908
Yes, Just remember it is a square sander and the sanding dust will blow all over. I love this finishing sander. Deoes everything I ask it to do.