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I have had a Shopsmith DC 3300 for about 10 years. Today I upgraded it from the 24" hood to the 42".

First off, I was amazed at how much sawdust was in the 24" hood. The "cake" was quite thick.

Second, only time will tell, but from a first impression, I am extremely pleased with this new hood. The dust collector seems to run quieter. Also, from what I have read, the new hood should collect smaller particles.

My shop is attached to the house. Even though I have never had any problems with dust in the house, any improvement in dust collection is a bonus.

If anyone is interested in how this hood performs over time, please drop me a pm.

Feel free to post your results here for all to enjoy

Love pole - If yours works as good as mine, you'll be real pleased.

Can use the zipper to wipe down the inside. Just need a little scraper like a yardstick.

charlese wrote: Can use the zipper to wipe down the inside. Just need a little scraper like a yardstick.

How does that build up at the bottom of the zipper work out for you Chuck?

Just bought a used dust collector locally and had to clean it up a lot. Sawdust caked in the motor chamber from it not being cleaned for a while. I took the 24 inch hood off after knocking off the "cake" and turned it inside out and beat the snot out of it to get most of the remaining packed on sawdust out. I think it works really well but I am also thinking about the 42" hood and will be looking for the comments to come.
Bill V

wa2crk wrote:Just bought a used dust collector locally and had to clean it up a lot. Sawdust caked in the motor chamber from it not being cleaned for a while. I took the 24 inch hood off after knocking off the "cake" and turned it inside out and beat the snot out of it to get most of the remaining packed on sawdust out. I think it works really well but I am also thinking about the 42" hood and will be looking for the comments to come.
Bill V

I did the upgrade and am very pleased.

beeg wrote:How does that build up at the bottom of the zipper work out for you Chuck?

There isn't an appreciable amount. Never even noticed a buildup there.
Maybe periodic shakedowns help to avoid this issue.

I few whacks with a flat board around the filter will get a lot of the dust off. And don't forget to whack the metal sides too since dust will collect there. I try to do it about every 3 hours of operation.
Forrest

When does the 1 micron capability of the 42" filter really become a valuable characteristic for the DC3300.

Undoubtedly, if you work in a small enclosed shop or in a basement shop, filtering of that fine dust is good if not necessary.

I have often debated getting the larger filter but have not done so. I have the 24" filter (5 micron) and I work in a shop that is open to the great out of doors via a double garage door. I have rationalized that I don't really need the larger filter (1 micron) because of that.

Is my thinking flawed?

forrestb wrote:I few whacks with a flat board around the filter will get a lot of the dust off. And don't forget to whack the metal sides too since dust will collect there. I try to do it about every 3 hours of operation.
Forrest

Just remember that the build up helps the filtering process.

charlese wrote:There isn't an appreciable amount. Never even noticed a buildup there.
Maybe periodic shakedowns help to avoid this issue.

I get a buildup in about that area. The dust settles there and builds up.