I currently have a third party dust boot on my Onefinity (using a Makita router). It does a good enough job, but it attaches directly to the router, so it goes up and down with the router. I have the original Suckit dust boot, but it never does a great job collecting all the dust. I have looked into the Suck It Pro and it seems to address what I see as the issue with the original version, namely it has a fully enclosed brush so that dust doesn’t escape.
I also like it because it doesn’t move up and down with the router or spindle. I do some deeper cuts (around 2") and the dust boot I currently have is a pain.
I’m looking for feedback from people who use the Suck It Pro and get their feedback on how much dust actually gets sucked up.
Along similar lines, I’ve trialed and used a ton of different dust collection options. I tried a bunch of random ones online, designed my own. The one I finally settled on was the V3 from PWNCNC.
I downloaded the maker files and did a fair bit of modification to the original STL to make it exactly what I wanted. Biggest change I made was to not use acrylic for the top, instead I printed a much tighter opening using TPU. This allows the collet can crash into the boot all it wants and it just moves out of the way. When it gets too chewed up, I just print another.
I also modified the brush groove to fit the Onefinity replacement brushes, because sourcing good brushes in Canada is very difficult. I also changed all the mounting hardware and heat sets to metric because America is stupid.
For anyone who needs a boot, I’d recommend going this route.
Mine works just fine, I even use it to vac up leftovers on the table when I pull it off the Z axis. Probably picks up 95% there is always a little bit leftover depending on how high or low you set it on your material.
My review…the suckit pro is as good (and as bad) as pretty much anything else. They all have their pros and cons. Cheesy and overpriced but do a reasonably decent job. My advice is to just buy a small 3d printer and make your own. You’ll probably end up spending less money overall, you’ll have exactly what YOU want, and still have the printer to make other stuff.
I built my own custom 4" front mount dust boot that doesn’t move up and down with the router. I recently upgraded to a spindle so I had to create a new dust boot due to the geometry changes. I posted my old one on the “fore sale” pages but it has since been deleted. It worked really well. If you are interested I can send you pictures.
I hated the suck it, and really hated the way it mounted and how susceptible it is to breaking, with replacement parts expensive. I settled on the Sweepy 2.0 and it has been fantastic! It cleans up all the dust stays in place, doesn’t smash into the end of the y rail when homing, and instead of messing with 2 screws when adjusting not to mention multiple pieces when removing and trying to keep together and not loose, the Sweepy has 1 simple flip quick and drops off.
