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I-Socket Vacuum Automator

Item #147369
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4.0

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Product Information:

With the I-Socket Vacuum Automator you simply plug your router, sander or other handheld power tool into one socket and your shop vac into the other. Starting your power tool will automatically turn on your shop vac, and it will continue to run for seven seconds after you stop to clear out final dust and chips from the hose.

With the I-Socket Vacuum Automator you simply plug your router, sander, or other handheld power tool into one socket and your shop vac into the other. Starting your power tool will automatically turn on your shop vac, and it will continue to run for seven seconds after you stop to clear out final dust and chips from the hose.

  • Automatically turns on your shop vac
  • Ideal for use with a router, sander or other handheld power tools
  • 15 Amp/125 volts


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    3.8

    (based on 23 reviews)

    77%

    of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

    Pros

    • Easy to use (17)
    • Efficient (10)
    • Lightweight (6)

    Cons

    • Poor design (4)
    • Unreliable (3)

    Best Uses

    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Frequent user (19), Occasional user (4)
    • Primary Use:
    • Personal (19), Business (4)

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    2/6/2012
     
    5.0

    Don't know why I waited so long.

    By  Nic

    from Central Minnesota

    About Me Frequent User

    Verified Reviewer

    Pros

    • Easy to Use
    • Efficient

    Cons

    Best Uses

    Comments about I-Socket Vacuum Automator :

    I had seen this item on several occasions and thought it was a gimmick. I was also leary after reading some other reviews. Purchased one anyway and am very happy that I did. It has work flawlessly and I have had no problems at all. It is definetely a step saver (no longer running to the vacuum or dust collector to turn on and off. Will probably be purchasing more in the near future.

    • Primary Use:
    • Personal

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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    9/28/2011
     
    5.0

    Over 3 years with no problems.

    By  Dr. Wood

    from Manalapan, NJ

    About Me Frequent User

    Verified Reviewer

    Pros

    • Easy to Use
    • Efficient

    Cons

    Best Uses

    Comments about I-Socket Vacuum Automator :

    Bought this item, has to be three years ago now, and have had no problems at all. Unit is mounted to the wall and hasn't moved since day one. It has heavy use in a busy wood shop with cheep owners that wont buy a dust collection system that we desperately need so we got this instead. will be purchasing 3 more today. reading some of the other reviews, I am keeping my fingers crossed that these ones work as well as the first one has.

    • Primary Use:
    • Business

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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    2/6/2011
     
    2.0

    Dead after very little use

    By  m1ke0

    from San Jose

    About Me Occasional User

    Verified Reviewer

    Pros

    • Easy to Use

    Cons

    • Poor Design

    Best Uses

    Comments about I-Socket Vacuum Automator :

    I bought on of these thinking it's exactly what I wanted. It worked great for a few months, and then died. I'm an occasional weekend woodworker, and didn't exactly stress the thing. I'd put this is the "nice idea but lousy execution" category.

    • Primary Use:
    • Personal

    Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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    12/12/2010
     
    5.0

    Awesome Product!!!!

    By  rg975

    from Potosi, MO

    About Me Frequent User

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Easy to Use
    • Efficient
    • Lightweight

    Cons

    Best Uses

    Comments about I-Socket Vacuum Automator :

    I recently built a mobile miter saw station and then purchased a Ridgid Shop vac to dedicate ot my miter saw. This is the perfect complement. I used a 25 foot extension cord to pulg this into. I was leary about this product after some of the reviews, but I just love it and the ease of use. No more moving my other shop vac and having to hook it up then remembering to turn it on. This product does it all for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

    • Primary Use:
    • Personal

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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    11/8/2010
     
    1.0

    FIRE HAZARD!!!

    By  Superglide

    from Douglas, Georgia

    About Me Frequent User

    Pros

    Cons

    • Turns on by itself

    Best Uses

    Comments about I-Socket Vacuum Automator :

    I bought this product about 4 or 5 months ago from the Jacksonville Florida Woodcraft store. Wanted it for my Bandsaw and a shop vac. The device will turn on the shop vac when not using the tool. I cannot trust it as it is a dangerous fire hazard.

    • Primary Use:
    • Personal

    Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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    9/16/2010
     
    1.0

    Good while it worked - briefly

    By  Finish Carpenter

    from Portland. OR

    About Me Frequent User

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Easy to Use
    • Lightweight

    Cons

    • Unreliable

    Best Uses

    Comments about I-Socket Vacuum Automator :

    This is the third one of these sockets we have purchased. The first broke after a couple of days, and its replacement has worked for over a year. Running either a pair of chop saws or a saw + planer made the case to buy another socket. It worked for a day and then broke in half the first time it was unplugged. It is too bad that these sockets are so poorly made. They provide an easy way to combine vacuum+tool. If you get lucky and buy one that lasts, it's great. Otherwise they are a waste of money.

    • Primary Use:
    • Business

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    7/29/2010
     
    5.0

    how did i go without this????

    By  Pab the builder

    from Nanuet, NY

    About Me Frequent User

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Easy to Use
    • Efficient

    Cons

    Best Uses

    Comments about I-Socket Vacuum Automator :

    I cannot believe I ever hooked up my mitre saw to a vac without using this. As soon as I pull the trigger on the mitre saw, the vac kicks in right away and stays on a few seconds after...this is a must have if you have a dedicated vac at a miter station

    • Primary Use:
    • Personal

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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    6/15/2010
     
    4.0

    It Works!

    By  none

    from Thunder Bay,Ontario Canada

    About Me Occasional User

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Easy to Use

    Cons

    Best Uses

    Comments about I-Socket Vacuum Automator :

    Keeps the dust down on indoor projects

    • Primary Use:
    • Personal

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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    6/8/2010
     
    4.0

    Great time saver

    By  dave.dci

    from Stillwater, OK

    About Me Frequent User

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Convenient
    • Easy to Use
    • Efficient

    Cons

    • No bypass switch

    Best Uses

    • Garage Shop

    Comments about I-Socket Vacuum Automator :

    Makes dust collection easy to manage with little fuss. Add this to a shop vac and cyclone and you have a fantastic dust management system for a small/garage shop. I use the iSocket with a TrackSaw and/or miter saw with great results. It makes keeping up with the shop vac on/off remote a thing of the past. My only significant complaint with it is that it does NOT have a bypass switch. This means that if the dust collection on your saw isn't perfect, you'll be moving plugs around to sweep up. If the iSocket had an OFF/AUTO/ON switch so cord plugging/replugging wasn't necessary, it would be perfect.

    • Primary Use:
    • Personal

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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    6/2/2010
     
    3.0

    bulky but works well

    By  Plastics

    from Upper Saddle River, NJ

    About Me Frequent User

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Efficient

    Cons

    • Need mounting options

    Best Uses

    Comments about I-Socket Vacuum Automator :

    Easy to use. Would like to see additional mounting options such as attaching to a vacumn.

    • Primary Use:
    • Business

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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