Same here, I love my Weston.No experience with the t-bird arrow saw but I do have the Weston 8000 RPM. I only cut carbon arrows and it works great.
I have never used it… The dust created from cutting a dozen arrows at a time is minimal in my experience. Maybe if you were using it in a shop and cutting a lot of arrows, I could see using it.Is the dust collector necessary?
I had a Weston 5000rpm arrow saw that worked great for well over a decade......until it quit one day last fall. I tried to contact Weston for a replacement motor, but that ended up a fruitless mission. Then I looked on Ebay for replacement motors, but all had different sized shafts for the cutting wheel. So after shopping and comparing, I bought an "X-Spot" or Decut from Lancaster just before Christmas. Every month or so, Lancaster has a free shipping offer and you can save if you pay attention.
I haven't used it yet because I also cut carbon arrows outside on a calm day rather than pay for a vacuum attachment and risk having carbon dust indoors. However it appears to be a solid unit for the money.....hopefully worth the investment.