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Congratulations, Steve!

I have the AF22 LN dust collector. Actually, I was planning on an Oneida
cyclone, but the guy I bought the BF6-31 from really wanted me to buy the
AF22 LN from him as well (he was buying an industrial outdoor cyclone system
from a friend to better meet the needs of his monster wide-belt sander).

At first, I thought this dust collector was going to be way overkill for my
use... however, last night I really put it to the test. My dad came over
with a bunch of rough western maple boards neededing surfacing for a book
case project, and we just about filled up both bags with the shavings. With
a smaller collector, we would have had to empty the bags several times I'm
sure.

The pleated drum filter on this unit also does an excellent job. I'm not
sure what its exact filtration spec is, but it is probably somewhere around
1 micron (more or less - anyone know what it is?).

The AF-22 LN works very well, and surprisingly doesn't make much more noise
than my old 1/2hp dust collector. Its only downside is that it isn't a
two-stage collector like a cyclone, so anything you suck up goes through the
blower. I don't use it to vacuum to floor (nails, staples, stray cats). My
unit is on a stand with wheels, and I find that convenient in my shop as I
store plywood on the wall behind it and probably helps keep the noise from
amplifying into the building structure. The left side of the stand/cart,
under the motor, is open and beggint to be put to use, so I keep my Fein
Turbo vacuum there.

One last note on this unit - there is an adjustable vane to direct shavings
into just one bag, or both simultaneously. This could be useful if you
usually compost your shavings, but want to keep certain toxic woods out of
the pile.

..Geoff