DEWALT DW7331 Dust Hood for use with Dust Collection System

by DEWALT

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Breathe easy and keep your workspace tidy with the DEWALT DW7331 dust hood. It easily attaches to your DW733 & DW734 planers and dust collection system for efficient cleanup. It’s durable and solid, crafted out of steel in order to withstand vibrations. If you own a DEWALT DW733 or DW734 planer, this hood is a necessity.

From the Manufacturer

DEWALT DW7331 Dust Hood for use with Dust Collection System

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 4.1 x 14.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00002231D
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: DW7331
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,163 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #93 in Home Improvement > Power & Hand Tools > Power Tool Accessories > Planer Accessories

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars very useful but bundle it, March 21, 2001

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Spass (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: DEWALT DW7331 Dust Hood for use with Dust Collection System (Tools & Home Improvement)

definitely a *major* improvement over not having one.

I remember having a bit of a problem getting the screw holes in the hood to line up with those in the planer, but no hig hammers or powertools were required to overcome this minor hassle.

The silliness is that you can't flip up the outfeed with the hood mounted, and unmounting the hood each time isn't rational. My planer is mounted under a workbench, and I just left plenty of clear and in the back.

I'd say this ought to be bundled with the planer - which is a great planer by the way - this tool produces *volumes* of chips! some form of dust or chip collection is a requirement, packaging it separately is just a form of gouging.

I've never noticed any chip compression pitting as described by another reviewer - either with or without the hood. btw. I'm using a 5.5hp Sears shop vacuum with it.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cut clean-up time in half...., June 23, 2000

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Tom (Cleveland, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: DEWALT DW7331 Dust Hood for use with Dust Collection System (Tools & Home Improvement)

This dust hood works fairly well but I still get chips around the planer knives...leaving dents in the surface of the boards even when using a 2hp dust collector connected using less than 10 feet of hose. The hood also prevents you from folding up the out feed table which is a bit of an hassle for storing the tool when not in use.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must Have for 733, March 5, 2002

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Walter W. Surratt (Luray, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: DEWALT DW7331 Dust Hood for use with Dust Collection System (Tools & Home Improvement)

You must connect a 733 to a dust collection system. This hood is extremely efficient and the 733 is the best. I've not bothered to permanently attach the hood, it slips on easily and stays in place during operation. I also have experienced some pitting as others have, but only on soft woods when I try to remove too much material. This is easily handled by making a final pass on each face at 1/32" leaving a mar free finish.