Customer Reviews

Porter-Cable 73333 Dust Collection System for Models 7334, 7335 and 7336

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I have been impressed with this dust collection system. It was easy to install and works well on my 6" dia. orbital sander. Though some dust still escapes, it is a dramatic improvement over letting the dust fill your work area. On the other end I use a 6.25 peak Shop-Vac QSP Pro and a Sears automatic power switch, which automatically turns the shop vac on when you start the sander. One note of caution, this dust collection system does make the sander harder to hold onto, especially when you are using just one hand.

I bought this to use with my Porter Cable circular saw and biscuit joiner. PC has a non-standard size (1") O.D. connector on its handheld power tools that won't work with standard vacuum hoses. This kit comes with an adapter to size up to 2-1/2" but since I don't hook it up directly to the vac, I plan on buying a 2-1/2" coupling from Lowes to connect it to my 2-1/2" hose. Together, they're really easy to hook up and suck about 50-70% of the dust. It's length and flexibility really help as well.

The product works great when I finally was able to adapt to my vacuum cleaners (they are both major brands). The hose did not fit any of my connections and the adapter they supplied didn't either. I had to purchase a universal adapter.

I have a small one car garage that I use as my woodshop so dust has always been a problem. I have had my PC sander for several years now and I never wanted to spend the $$ on this in the past. Boy was I wrong. I should have purchased this when I first got my sander. When used with my shop-vac it eliminates most all of the dust! I still wear a respirator but clean-up takes a fraction of the time and my small shop is much more pleasant to work in.