Works Fine - Should be Standard

I've been trying to think under what circumstances someone would operate this (or any other) planer without dust collection. Outside? Maybe in the woods. At a saw mill? If you are using a portable planer you will not be in business for long. This Dust Connector works just fine but it REALLY should be standard, especially since a generic connector fitting is not nearly as effective. C'mon Delta.

Dust Hood

I had the Delta 12-1/2" 22-560 planer with the dust hood and it worked better than this one.A larger opening would have been nice. The best part about it is that you can have the hood come out on either side of the planer.

No more broom and shovel!

A plainer creates a ton of wood chips and dust. Using this attachement for the Delta 13" planer along with a dust collector saves time. Before I had this attachment I would have a pile almost a foot deep of wood chips, which I would have to sweep and shovel into a garbage can. Now all of the chips are sucked right into my dust collector.^M
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This is a must have for even the novice woodworker. Saves hours of clean-up time.