Extraction · two different machines
Which port are you connecting to — 100 mm (3.94 in) or 35 mm (1.38 in)?
This is the comparison that saves the most money on this site, because the two machines are routinely confused. One moves a large volume of air at low pressure; the other moves a small volume at high pressure. Buy the wrong one and it collects almost nothing while sounding exactly as though it works.
| Compared on | DC500 | HD2P |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Chip collector | Workshop vacuum, 3-in-1 |
| Airflow | Not stated | 120 m (394 ft)³/h |
| Suits a 100 mm (3.94 in) machine port | Yes | No |
| Suits a 32–35 mm (1.26 to 1.38 in) hose | No | Yes |
| Supplied adaptors | 4 | Not stated |
| Price in Germany | €139 | €79 |
| Listed on amazon.com | Yes | Yes |
A tick marks the better answer on that line only. Counting ticks does not decide the page — the two verdicts below do, because these machines answer different questions.
Buy the DC500 for a planer, a table saw or a band saw. Those machines have 100 mm (3.94 in) ports and produce bulk chips, and only a high-volume collector clears them.
Buy the HD2P for a sander, a small router or bench clean-up. 120 m (394 ft)³/h is a vacuum figure, and a vacuum is the right machine at the narrow end of a hose.
Not well. Reducing a 100 mm (3.94 in) port to a 50 mm (1.97 in) hose leaves a small fraction of the airflow, because flow falls sharply as diameter drops — a chip collector fed through a narrow hose can collect less than a vacuum would. Match the machine to the port.
Neither of these is rated for it. Bag filters on chip collectors return a good deal of the fine fraction to the room, and this vacuum publishes no dust class. Add a cyclone separator ahead of the collector, and read the extraction hub on class L against class M before deciding what protects you.
Chip collector · wheeled · 4 adaptors
A proper chip collector on wheels, with four machine adaptors in the box — the right machine for a planer or a table saw port.
Best for: A planer, a table saw or a band saw with a 100 mm (3.94 in) port
≈ $380
1,250 W · 120 m (394 ft)³/h · 5 L
A €79 three-in-one extractor that publishes its airflow — and that airflow figure tells you exactly what it is for.
Best for: A single small machine at a time — a sander, a small router, a bench top
≈ $235
Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.
