dust collector bags

Re: dust collector bags

John lucas

Im.worried that I'll go out to my dust collector room and the bags will have inflated and filled the whole room. Then the door punctures the bags and they explode.

Re: dust collector bags

Garthinsandiego

What I have done with my 2- stage Delta is line a trash can lined with a plastic bag and empty the dust into that. Outdoors of course. However, sawdust and cutoffs are now considered to be recyclable greens. So I now just empty the dust into the "green" bin along with wood scraps (unfinished), tree trimmings and such.

Re: dust collector bags

Steve Elliott

The shop I work at replaced the lower cloth bags with plastic ones some years ago and the dust collectors work fine. There are clear plastic bags sold for this purpose.

Before we replaced the cloth bags we emptied the dust into black plastic garbage bags, which was a dusty chore and required a mask but was not too onerous.

thanks guys.  give it a try this week.

Re: dust collector bags

Barry Irby

I have a Delta unit that came with an upper filter bag and a lower plastic bag. I have moved it outside the shop into an exterior closet. For convenience I put a thirty gallon trashcan under the unit and the plastic bag sits in that and attaches to the unit. There is about four inches of bag exposed. When sawdust gets that high, I dump the contents of bag (still in the can) into my trash and roll it out to the curb. The pickup guys have never objected.

I would eliminate the bag altogether, but it serves as a gasket between the can and the unit. HMMM? Wonder if I could come up with some sort of "skirt" and move the connection down to the trash can?

I also saw where someone is selling scraps and shavings of cherry as material for smoking meat. Can't imagine there is much money to be made but it would be a good way to get rid of scraps and sort of up-cycle them.

Re: dust collector bags

Kneale Brownson

I have a Shopsmith DC with cloth above, plastic below I attach to the tablesaw and use with a floor sweep.

I have a three-horse, three-phase that's plumbed into an intermediate 55-gallon drum. To keep the plastic bag in the drum instead of being sucked into the fan of the DC, I insert the bag and then put in a wooden retainer:

Re: dust collector bags

Yonak

john, I put thin plastic garbage bags inside the thick plastic bottom bags. It has worked well for me for years.

Re: dust collector bags

Dick Coers

What does that hardware cloth cylinder do?

Re: dust collector bags

Larry Rupprecht

John....I've used plastic bags inside the original lower filter bag on my Delta 1-1/2 hp collector more than 15 years. Upgraded the upper bag to a 1 micron aftermarket bag and the unit is not choked by having only one bag for breathing. Convenient in handling from the collector to my refuse container or the composting bin. The plastic bags are labeled Contractor Bags, 3 mil thick, 42 gallon capacity, and 20 to a box for between $5 and $10, depending on sales, rebates, etc., at Menards in my area [SE Mn].

Try a bag inside the lower fabric one. You will like it!

Use a bungee cord...

Larry Rupprecht

Getting the plastic bag installed caused me fits until a bungee cord as a retainer solved the problem. It also provides an additional dust seal.

Re: dust collector bags

Kneale Brownson

Slows down how rapidly the chips fill up the barrel under the DC fan. It's primarily used with either a planer or a jointer.

Re: Use a huge hose clamp

Kneale Brownson

That's what came with my Shopsmith to attach both upper and lower bags.

Re: Use a huge hose clamp

Larry Rupprecht

Bungee holds my plastic bag in place until I can position the original Delta bottom fabric bag with its band clamp holding it in the groove. I have never tried running the collector without the bottom fabric bag in place, with or without a plastic bag. Just didn't want to be there if the plastic burst!

Another plus is I can reuse the bags, even with pin holes in them. Saving 25 cents on a bag just reinforces my slightly frugal tendencies!