How to Upgrade the Shopsmith DC-3300 Dust Collector to the DC-6000
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- Join Shopsmith resident woodworking expert, Mike Young, as he demonstrates how to upgrade the DC-3300 Dust Collector to the new DC-6000 using the available upgrade kit.
DC-3300 to DC-6000 Dust Collector Upgrade Kit: bit.ly/dc-6000...
DC-6000 Dust Collector: bit.ly/DC-6000...
Check out Mike's channel here: / @todaysshopsmithwithmi...
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I'm watching this video (again), because my upgrade is coming today. I like the date on your new label. It is the date of my 68th birthday.
I upgraded my DC3300 last year and have been thoroughly satisfied with the results including the reduced noise level. I had previously added a full size "Brute" trashcan cyclone separator, (My design), that has eliminated changing the clear collector bag. There may be 1/4" or less product in the bag after 2 years of much use. The cyclone does a marvelous job and is mounted on a round base with 5 casters for rolling out of the shop to empty. I have been using my Mark V 510 since the mid 80's and now with the Pro Head. The machine will outlast me! 🙂
Great video,
I’m sure it didn’t “drop right in”. It's just never that easy.
My DC-3300 has been a reliable workhorse for me and works perfectly. In my situation, this is just one of those upgrades that I don’t see a reason for.
Note how he edited out that part.
Great video, thank you! Mike, what kind of garage floor covering is that?
Having trouble tagging Mike, you can find his channel here: www.youtube.com/@todaysshopsmithwithmichael7852/videos
This upgrade is not as easy as the video shows. First of all, they gave me the instructions for the metal housing version with my plastic housing upgrade. I decided to just follow this video and I would be fine. I had a hard time "dropping" the new unit in the housing with the vacuum standing upright like the video shows (notice that the video showing the new unit "drop right in" was edited out). I looked at the instructions, and it shows the vacuum lying down on a table (but that version, you remove a leg and the entire metal housing to replace them with a new leg and the plastic housing). When I went to install the round coupling piece on the new unit, there was a screw in the way of it going on. There was no mention of it in the video, but at 8:20, you can see the screw hole. The hole is at the 1 o'clock position just inside the round opening of the unit. The screw was not holding anything and there was no hole or clearance slot for it on the coupling. I removed it and marked the location and measured the distance of it from the cover plate so I would know where the hole is after I put the coupling on and hiding it. After installing the unit, I pried the coupling up against the housing and drilled a hole in it where I marked where the screw hole was. I replaced the screw, securing the coupling on the unit and keeping it snug against the housing. At 9:30, the 2 screws at the back of the vacuum are installed in the new unit. I had to pry on the front of the unit to move it back to line up the screw holes. I had them lined up, but couldn't get the screws to start. I ended up having to remove the new unit back out of the housing so I could pre-tap the holes with the screws. I discovered that the pre-drilled holes were so undersized that you could not get the screws to go in. I had to drill the holes out bigger to get the screws to even start. At 10:40, the capacitor cable is fed through a hole in the leg (you can't see it because it is out of frame). The vacuum's handle covers almost the entire hole. I might have been able to squeeze the cable in, but it would be a very tight fit. Besides, you should NEVER run a cable through a hole in metal without a rubber grommet or a cable gland to protect the insulation from being cut and possibly shorting a wire to the metal.(there's a gland where the power cable goes into the leg to the switch).
I had Shopsmith email me the correct instructions for my upgrade. I see that they do the upgrade with the vacuum upright the entire time like the video. The instructions also do not mention the screw you have to remove to get the inlet coupling fully on the fan unit. As for the capacitor wires, the instructions show a photo of the wires going in the hole in the leg. They show the vacuum handle has been removed yet they never tell you to remove it. I still would not have done it that way being concerned the cable would get damaged going through a hole in the metal leg. I also had to tell Shopsmith to send me the date label since there wasn't one in my kit. Notice too that the exploded view diagram in the front of the instructions show the old fan and motor unit, not the new style replacement one.
You put the new seal too high. It should be lower.
Should I ever clean the dust hood? Is there any benefit to the larger dust hoods?
Larger dust hood will allow more airflow volume
Should I clean it? Maybe blow it out and put it in the washing machine?
@@IPING4U I’m looking to hear what people say about this.
I see this same video was up loaded to another Shopsmith branded channel @Shopsmith76 1 year ago. Do you also own that channel?
Yes, at various times over the years, there were different Shopsmith TH-cam accounts created. We've been migrating some of the videos to this channel and will only use this channel from now on.
Any numbers? CFM before and after?
we should have those numbers, let me ask the appropriate person on our team!