Shop-Vac 5430050 Dust Collector, Fits 5 Gallon Bucket(Sold Separately), Easy Disposal of Dust & Debris, Elbow Fittings, 2-1/2" Hose and Metal Filter Included

i looked at a few of these, read the comments, there isn't much technology going on. just need to be sure the plastic is thick enough to last. i don't think that one fact substantiates 60$ for a piece of molding. this is cheaper, works very well, how much more do you think you need? if your junk bucket collapses, don't blame this 'pop-top'. i use an old 5g paint bucket, it's heavy duty, perfect for the application.

Worked well for modeate dust, sawdust, and general garage cleanup. I used it to clean up after 3 days of grinding and welding plate steel and it did a really good job. Say 8 out of 10. I do use bags in my shop vac and i did find some of the super fine dust in the bag but i did fill a 1/3 of a 5 gallon bucket with dust and dirt. After a 1/3 you need to dump or the catch screen clogs more

I’ve actually purchased two of these - one for myself and after using it, another one as a gift for one of my friends who also does a lot of messy home improvement work. It fits perfectly onto a 5 gallon bucket. It easily clips in place over the wire handle of the bucket for super fast set up. Once attached, it does exactly what you’d expect. Collects much of your dust and debris before it hits your vacuum filter - I was doing drywall/sanding and extended the use of my filters significantly. I also like to attach it to my miter saw/table saw when I’m using them indoors because it collects must of the sawdust without burning out my vacuum motor/clogging the filter. Good quality. Performs as advertised. Significantly less expensive than a true “dust collector”. I will continue to use it for anything beyond using my shop vac to cleanup the garage.

It works pretty well, and is easy to attach to a Lowe's Blue Bucket. You will likely need longer hoses and an adapter or two, depending on your tools. Stiff and/or short hoses make it difficult to keep the unit upright, as lid+bucket is very light, and it MUST be upright to work. This isn't going to get you through a whole day of sawing, planing and routering, but you shouldn't be looking to this small/portable solution for those needs. The hardest job I've given it so far is planing down some flooring by about 3/16, and I got through about 15 boards before I had to empty the bucket. Your mileage may vary.

I wanted to love this product, but it’s just inferior to like-priced cyclonic separator lids. Dust quickly clogs the exhaust filter at a time when the noise of your planer/jointer/saw/whatever, is drowning out the sound of your vacuum screaming in distress. Bought a Dustopper PRO and although it was harder to install, it wasn’t THAT hard and it works as well as anything that will fit atop a five gallon bucket. Shopvac needs to up their game…

Works really good for what I need and is compact compared to the tall cyclone dust collectors but it does fall a bit short in preventing all the dust from getting in the vacuum because when you use the filter it gets clogged pretty quickly so taking the filter off is the best choice so you inevitably get some dust in the vacuum but definitely gets 75% of it or more. Solid purchase for the price and pops onto all my buckets nicely

Does an excellent job on my tablesaw and my 12 inch adjustable angle saw. Price is great. You can find them more expensive but this did a good job for me. You may have to go through a couple of buckets to find one that fits really nice on but the way it fasten and the way it locks on is good. I don’t know about drywall. I sucked up a little bit. It did seem to separate it, but not near like it does sawdust but sawdust is bigger particles than sheet rock sheet rock is terrible.

Doesn't work at all! First, the thing falls over or pulls out of the vacuum if you try a silly thing like moving around. Spent more time putting it back to right than if I just ran the vac without it. I hooked it to my sander and the bucket collapsed. The tool I most wanted it for. Finally the last run with it left me with a very clean shop and a completely clean and empty bucket. Not sure but i thought the point was for it to catch the debris not my vacuum... Don't buy this thing. Its a waste of money and more importantly time. I am sending mine back.

Works great for my sandblaster collects 95%. Makes recovery very easy.

This was awesome, I used it to vacuum the sand out of my pool filter LOL.. super fast.. empty bucket.. no mess in shopvac