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I have the SS 330 Vacuum and I'm considering purchasing the SuperMax 18-38 drum sander. I have read they suggest a 600 CFM dust collector and I'm wondering if the 330 is hooked to a dust deputy if this will make the 330 a acceptable dust collector? I believe the 330 has 357 CFM

When you say "insert" are you speaking of the Dust Deputy or something like that? Also do you know if your drum sander requires/suggests 600+cfm?

Thank you, Bob. I have one of those. I should probably install it and take it for a test run.

I'm speaking of this drum sander by SuperMax
http://www.supermaxtools.com/products-s ... um-sander/
There is a hose outlet on top and that is what they spec for 600 CFM. My question is the Dust Deputy combined with the SS 330 going to give me suitable dust collection being that the SS330 is rated around 357CFM not 600 CFM as specified for the SuperMax 19-38

putttn wrote:I'm speaking of this drum sander by SuperMax
http://www.supermaxtools.com/products-s ... um-sander/
There is a hose outlet on top and that is what they spec for 600 CFM. My question is the Dust Deputy combined with the SS 330 going to give me suitable dust collection being that the SS330 is rated around 357CFM not 600 CFM as specified for the SuperMax 19-38

My guess is that it will work fine with the DC3300. It is only light weight dust. The Dust Deputy does absolutely nothing to increase CFM. and there is no reason to use it on your sander. In fact in my experience those type of things decrease CFM. When I was still working in my garage I had a JDS 1.5 HP DC. It looks like all the others and was "rated" (NOT) at 1250 CFM. Everyone said put a trash can lid in line. That was before the Dust deputy. That way you protect the impeller from damage when a big chunk of whatever gets sucked up. Well guess what? After a few years of using it I took the trash can off. All it did was reduce the air flow. Don't ask me why since the system was sealed but dust collection was much better without it. Besides that, since it is designed to separate big chunks to protect the impeller these low CFM dust collectors don't have enough power to suck up a chunk of anything to hurt the impeller.

I forgot to say, I have a Performax 16-32 and use it all the time. Go for your sander and you will wonder how you got along without it.

I was wondering if dust would react differently than sawdust when sawin/routing as far as the hookup between the 330 and the SuperMax. I'm hoping the 330 will handle the SuperMax. I barely have enough room left in my garage so another vacuum/DC is not in the cards. I already have the 330, a Festool vac and a Rigid shop vac so somehow I have to make it work.
I have heard so many people say they wonder how they got along without a drum sanderit. It must be a very good addition.

Another addition that is very good is the tall filter hood. This increases the continuation of air flow through the dust collector and is rated at 1 micron.

http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/cata ... rhoods.htm

I am surprised that the Dust Deputy doesn't do anything for light dust. My experience with my Festool sanders has been the opposite. Hooked to the sander is the Dust Deputy and a Festool vacuum with Heppa filters. Whenever I sand the vast majority of the dust accumulates in the Dust Deputy and checking the bags on my Festool vacuum reveals little or nothing. The Heppa filters almost look like new. Am I missing something here?