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Dragon · 10-16-2008, 10:48 PM

Anyone owns or knows about the Ridgid Jobsite air filtration unit. It is on sale right now and I can get it for $49.50. I am interested but want to make sure it's worth it.
Diane

greatdane2 · 10-16-2008, 11:16 PM

Is it the small round one? If so plug it in before you buy it and see how much noise it makes.
I would be tempted to make one with a wood box and furnice filters and a fan.

Alan.

Wood Dog · 10-17-2008, 02:55 AM

It has 2 speeds. The low speed is not bad, the higher speed naturally is louder. Easy to take the filter bag out and clean it out. I believe Trout uses one too. That is about 1/2 the price I paid for mine.

ChrisS · 10-25-2008, 06:22 PM

I do not think it is worth makeing or let alone buying. Jet and Delta make good ones. They are expensive but do a much better job. $300 is the price of 2 doctors visits.

lucky788scroller · 10-26-2008, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by ChrisS

I do not think it is worth makeing or let alone buying. Jet and Delta make good ones. They are expensive but do a much better job. $300 is the price of 2 doctors visits.

TWO Dr visits????????????? Wow, you have a cheap Dr. It seems like it costs us about $300 just to go there and sit in the waiting room, without even seeing a nurse!

JohnB · 10-26-2008, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by lucky788scroller

TWO Dr visits????????????? Wow, you have a cheap Dr. It seems like it costs us about $300 just to go there and sit in the waiting room, without even seeing a nurse!

Sheesh, I thought that what we pay at $55 per was a lot and we get $30.00 back from the Gov.

Don't think I'll bellyache about going to the quacks any more.

greatdane2 · 10-26-2008, 04:37 AM

Go ahead and bellyache John, we don't pay for Doc visits.hehe...

Ramjet · 10-26-2008, 03:32 PM

John, we may not pay for the doctors visit but the year plus wait to see a specialist and then to get a scheduled operation is something else , Once you have a date you have to cross your fingers that it won't get cancelled as your heading for the surgery , if you live that long .
Roger

coyote4 · 11-15-2008, 02:14 PM

I just bought a Steel City sold by woodcrafters $242.00 with tax it has remote with on-off 3 speed fan and timer 1/2 hr 2 hr to 4 hr. Looks the same as a Jet but much cheaper also has washable outer filter and a inner 1 micron filter. Price ? to replace

It is about 28x24x12 weight 50 lbs. I mounted it from the rafters in the basement in a area that you will not run into it with your head. If you have a woodcrafters near you it would be a good place to see air filter systems they have about 3 or 4 differant brands. good luck.

dturner9930@msn.com · 11-16-2008, 02:58 AM

I use a 24"x24" box fan that I bought at Walmart for $8 and a HEPA furnace filter on the inlet. I mounted this on a stool next to my DW788 and it catches all the fine (breathable dust). After a day of sawing I vacuum off the filter and it is ready to go again. I'll try to post a picture later.

10-16-2008, 10:48 PM	#1
Dragon scroller and moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chertsey, Quebec, Canada Posts: 2,421	air filtration opinion Anyone owns or knows about the Ridgid Jobsite air filtration unit. It is on sale right now and I can get it for $49.50. I am interested but want to make sure it's worth it. Diane __________________ Dragon Owner of a Dewalt 788 PuffityDragon on AFSP

10-17-2008, 02:55 AM	#3
Wood Dog Senior member--Absolutely Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MA USA Posts: 3,451	It has 2 speeds. The low speed is not bad, the higher speed naturally is louder. Easy to take the filter bag out and clean it out. I believe Trout uses one too. That is about 1/2 the price I paid for mine. __________________ WD Last edited by Wood Dog; 10-17-2008 at 02:58 AM.

11-15-2008, 02:14 PM	#9
coyote4 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stoughton, WI Posts: 18	air filtertion I just bought a Steel City sold by woodcrafters $242.00 with tax it has remote with on-off 3 speed fan and timer 1/2 hr 2 hr to 4 hr. Looks the same as a Jet but much cheaper also has washable outer filter and a inner 1 micron filter. Price ? to replace It is about 28x24x12 weight 50 lbs. I mounted it from the rafters in the basement in a area that you will not run into it with your head. If you have a woodcrafters near you it would be a good place to see air filter systems they have about 3 or 4 differant brands. good luck.

11-16-2008, 02:58 AM	#10
dturner9930@msn.com Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2	air filtration I use a 24"x24" box fan that I bought at Walmart for $8 and a HEPA furnace filter on the inlet. I mounted this on a stool next to my DW788 and it catches all the fine (breathable dust). After a day of sawing I vacuum off the filter and it is ready to go again. I'll try to post a picture later.

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10-16-2008, 11:16 PM	#2
greatdane2 Dumb Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vancouver Island, BC. Canada Posts: 2,227	Is it the small round one? If so plug it in before you buy it and see how much noise it makes. I would be tempted to make one with a wood box and furnice filters and a fan. Alan.

10-25-2008, 06:22 PM	#4
ChrisS Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 16	I do not think it is worth makeing or let alone buying. Jet and Delta make good ones. They are expensive but do a much better job. $300 is the price of 2 doctors visits.

10-26-2008, 04:37 AM	#7
greatdane2 Dumb Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vancouver Island, BC. Canada Posts: 2,227	Go ahead and bellyache John, we don't pay for Doc visits.hehe...

10-26-2008, 03:32 PM	#8
Ramjet Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Saltspring Island B.C. Canada Posts: 1,096	John, we may not pay for the doctors visit but the year plus wait to see a specialist and then to get a scheduled operation is something else , Once you have a date you have to cross your fingers that it won't get cancelled as your heading for the surgery , if you live that long . Roger