Oneida Air Systems Dust Deputy 2.5 Deluxe Cyclone Separator Kit: Portable Collector with Clear Bucket for Wet/Dry Shop Vacuums (DD 2.5 Deluxe 5-Gal)

I'm a huge DIY type of guy and when I saw the price on most of these systems, I was absolutely not going to do it. Instead, I bought a couple of buckets and some plumbing parts and try to make my own following YouTube advice that they seem to have good success with. At the end of the day, I wasted all that time effort and money and I should've just bought this product. Absolutely works flawlessly and helps keep my shop vac (originally) and now dust collector as clean as a whistle. Could not be happier and would absolutely recommend to everyone. I love the design and the increased suction power because it keeps my filters clean. The product seems to be made durably. If I had one knock is that the maneuverability isn't great if you're attaching it to a shop vac but if you're using it with a dust collector, you will absolutely have no issues

Works great in conjunction with ShopVac. Virtually no dust reaches the ShopVac, so the filter stays clean and does not clog.

This worked well for me when grinding down a concrete floor. It collected a lot of the fine dust.The wheel bracket attachment method to the collection canister is poor. The kit comes with some double side sticky tape to secure the wheel brackets. The drawing showed a flat land area on the wheel bracket that wasn't there in my kit. This didn't look very secure and was going to be trouble in the future. The instructions also suggested attaching the wheel brackets with 1/4 inch nuts and bolts which were not supplied. The bolt holes were already there on the wheel brackets. I ended up drilling the canister and securing the wheel brackets with 1/4 x 1/2 inch nuts and bolts and plain washers. There are 3 bolts holes per wheel bracket. Now the wheels won't fall off.As others have mentioned, the hoses tend to pull off but can be secured with user supplied hose clamps. I didn't do this as I wasn't moving my setup around much and I needed to flush out the hose at the end of each concrete grinding session.

WOOOOOW this thin sucks, I mean the vacuum does not lose any sucking power. Grinding concrete the worst finest dust imaginable cloggs filter in 15 min and the filter bags from Rigid explode they are crap. Bought some china made bags that are amazing but they also eventually fail after half bag is full, no suction power. the grinder creates so much dust that the vacuum can't keep up. dust everywhere, it's a mess. With this cyclone machine, no more mess. Yes the sticky tape is a joke to attach the wheels 5 min, and it's gone. But I mounted the wheel brackets with screws as suggested and it's perfect. Don't suck anything without this device.

The Dust Deputy has far exceeded my expectations. I watched a review of cyclone dust separators from the Wood Whisperer and he recommended the Oneida Dust Deputy. The product claimed to remove 99% of the dust before it got to my shop vac. I've been using it and 99% would seem to be possibly conservative. I am getting almost no dust through to the bin or filter in my shop vac. I even vacuumed up some bits of styrofoam. Since it was so light, I was sure it would get pulled through to the vacuum canister. It swirled around in the cyclone chamber and when I turned the power off, it dropped into the bucket.Pros:- Captures nearly all of the dust so my shop vac filter stays clean and operating at full power- Even extremely fine dust stays in the bucket.- Uses two buckets - one with wheels bolted to the side of the shop vacuum and one to pull out and dump. This makes it very easy to empty the bucket.- The top comes off easily when it's time to empty the bucket- Easy to assemble with clear instructions- Bolts easily to the side of the shop vac for stability- Wheels help with mobility- Fittings worked well with my shop vac hoseCons- The hoses just fit on rather than screwing in as they did on my shop vac so I can't pull it around by the hose anymore. To fix this, you would have to have different fittings for different brands of vacuums so it's probably not practical for them to solve this- With the Dust Deputy attached to my vacuum, it doesn't roll as easily anymore. I could have chosen to not attach it so this isn't a big deal either.Summary: It works incredibly well in removing the dust so it doesn't plug my shop vac dust filter and is very easy to clean up. I wish I had gotten this years ago and would highly recommend it to any woodworkers who don't have dedicated dust collection systems.

The Dust Deputy is great. I bought it about 2 weeks ago and so far it works perfectly. For tools that create lots of sawdust like a table saw or wood planer, this is a great setup to use. After running the planer for about 30 minutes, the bucket filled up. I can’t imagine replacing the shop vac bag every 30 minutes. Of course you can use a vacuum filter and just keep emptying the vacuum drum, but then your filter will be clogged in no time. I actually waited too long to empty the dust deputy bucket the first time and the excess sawdust fell into the shop vac drum. So I just emptied the bucket, cleaned the vac drum, and made sure the filter was still clean. It’s probably a good idea to empty the bucket when it’s about half or 2/3 full.The deputy allows you to run the vacuum at optimal performance while not having to change a bag or a filter. At some point you’ll still need to change the filter because it will catch small particles over time, but I imagine that it will be a while before I need to do that. Installation was pretty easy. My shop vac drum is metal, but drilling 2 holes into the side wall was very easy.I highly recommend this product if you do a fair amount of woodworking. Although, I feel that it is priced too high. I think a more reasonable price range would be $70-75. Overall, it is a great investment.