Air Scrubbers Under $300

An air-filtration system grabs the tiny airborne dust that escapes your dust collector. Do you need one? Which one? Let’s find out.

In the war against workshop dust, gathering debris directly from the tool with a dust collector or shop vacuum should be your first line of defense. You can win that battle but lose the war if those tiny but dangerous airborne particles escape, so you also need air support. That’s where a ceiling-hung filtration unit comes in.

Learn the results of our testing of the Delta AP-200 and 50-875, General International 10-550, Grizzly G0572, JDS 750-ER, Jet AFS-500 and AFS-1000B, Lee Valley/Workshop #650, Penn State Industries AC620, and Shop Fox W1690.

Featured in the October 2006 issue.

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