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how to keep filter media on Jet & other DCs clean
I noticed that when the bag (plastic) on bottom is about 1/3" full the
DC starts to suck a lot of chips, etc up into the top filter area. I was maybe 1/3rd full and decided to pull the filter off. Whoa! It was clogged full of chips. I knocked them off and dumped the bag. Does anyone have any tips for keeping the chips in the lower bag? For now, I'm going to just have to dump when it gets 1/4 full. I guess that's OK, but with that at least it would be good to have a quicker way to get at the chips than pulling off the plastic bag. This seems ripe for a nifty idea. |
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news I noticed that when the bag (plastic) on bottom is about 1/3" full the DC starts to suck a lot of chips, etc up into the top filter area. I was maybe 1/3rd full and decided to pull the filter off. Whoa! It was clogged full of chips. I knocked them off and dumped the bag. Does anyone have any tips for keeping the chips in the lower bag? For now, I'm going to just have to dump when it gets 1/4 full. I guess that's OK, but with that at least it would be good to have a quicker way to get at the chips than pulling off the plastic bag. This seems ripe for a nifty idea. I use these replacement bags from Penn State Industries: http://tinyurl.com/5wel5 They have lots of area with bags on both sides. After a while the top bag will start to clog with very fine dust but it can be knocked off and the fine dust falls into the lower bag. They filter down to 1 micron and are reasonably priced ($74 for the set). I've been thinking about getting the canister style, which has more surface area: http://tinyurl.com/68zhs That type is supposedly cleaned by blowing over the outside of the filter with compressed air. |
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wrote in message news I noticed that when the bag (plastic) on bottom is about 1/3" full the DC starts to suck a lot of chips, etc up into the top filter area. I was maybe 1/3rd full and decided to pull the filter off. Whoa! It was clogged full of chips. I knocked them off and dumped the bag. Does anyone have any tips for keeping the chips in the lower bag? For now, I'm going to just have to dump when it gets 1/4 full. I guess that's OK, but with that at least it would be good to have a quicker way to get at the chips than pulling off the plastic bag. This seems ripe for a nifty idea. Make your DC your secondary collector. Add an in line container for larger pieces before the debris reaches the DC. |
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On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 22:31:46 -0700, the inscrutable
spake: I noticed that when the bag (plastic) on bottom is about 1/3" full the DC starts to suck a lot of chips, etc up into the top filter area. I was maybe 1/3rd full and decided to pull the filter off. Whoa! It was clogged full of chips. I knocked them off and dumped the bag. Does anyone have any tips for keeping the chips in the lower bag? For now, I'm going to just have to dump when it gets 1/4 full. I guess that's OK, but with that at least it would be good to have a quicker way to get at the chips than pulling off the plastic bag. This seems ripe for a nifty idea. They're called "cyclone separators". Use one and you won't get chips or large amounts of dust in the bag in the first place. My Griz G-1029 (2hp DC) came with a cyclone lid for a trashcan. It works great and is also sold separately. http://www.grizzly.com/products/item...emnumber=G3376 -- Vidi, Vici, Veni --- http://diversify.com Comprehensive Website Development |
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Thanks all.. I meant to say I have the canister filter media.
On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 22:31:46 -0700, wrote: I noticed that when the bag (plastic) on bottom is about 1/3" full the DC starts to suck a lot of chips, etc up into the top filter area. I was maybe 1/3rd full and decided to pull the filter off. Whoa! It was clogged full of chips. I knocked them off and dumped the bag. Does anyone have any tips for keeping the chips in the lower bag? For now, I'm going to just have to dump when it gets 1/4 full. I guess that's OK, but with that at least it would be good to have a quicker way to get at the chips than pulling off the plastic bag. This seems ripe for a nifty idea. |
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I have the canister type. Blowing air is a good idea -- I will try
that. But I'm betting that the chips will just get sucked back up into the media as soon as I turn it on. On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 09:37:34 GMT, Nate Perkins wrote: wrote in news I noticed that when the bag (plastic) on bottom is about 1/3" full the DC starts to suck a lot of chips, etc up into the top filter area. I was maybe 1/3rd full and decided to pull the filter off. Whoa! It was clogged full of chips. I knocked them off and dumped the bag. Does anyone have any tips for keeping the chips in the lower bag? For now, I'm going to just have to dump when it gets 1/4 full. I guess that's OK, but with that at least it would be good to have a quicker way to get at the chips than pulling off the plastic bag. This seems ripe for a nifty idea. I use these replacement bags from Penn State Industries: http://tinyurl.com/5wel5 They have lots of area with bags on both sides. After a while the top bag will start to clog with very fine dust but it can be knocked off and the fine dust falls into the lower bag. They filter down to 1 micron and are reasonably priced ($74 for the set). I've been thinking about getting the canister style, which has more surface area: http://tinyurl.com/68zhs That type is supposedly cleaned by blowing over the outside of the filter with compressed air. |
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I'm using 6" lines. I've heard that with 6" lines, it's nearly
impossible to build a seperator. The airflow will suck the chips right through. But the advantage of 6" lines is you get great airflow at the tools and really capture the small particles. On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 11:16:45 GMT, "Leon" wrote: wrote in message news I noticed that when the bag (plastic) on bottom is about 1/3" full the DC starts to suck a lot of chips, etc up into the top filter area. I was maybe 1/3rd full and decided to pull the filter off. Whoa! It was clogged full of chips. I knocked them off and dumped the bag. Does anyone have any tips for keeping the chips in the lower bag? For now, I'm going to just have to dump when it gets 1/4 full. I guess that's OK, but with that at least it would be good to have a quicker way to get at the chips than pulling off the plastic bag. This seems ripe for a nifty idea. Make your DC your secondary collector. Add an in line container for larger pieces before the debris reaches the DC. |
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Do you use 4" lines or 6"? 6" moves a lot of air which is great for dust collection at the tool. All that airflow is probably what is sucking chips up into the filter media. I'm probably going to have to dump more often, rotate the paddles and blow compressed air into the filter. On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 07:40:27 -0700, Wes Stewart wrote: On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 22:31:46 -0700, wrote: I noticed that when the bag (plastic) on bottom is about 1/3" full the DC starts to suck a lot of chips, etc up into the top filter area. I was maybe 1/3rd full and decided to pull the filter off. Whoa! It was clogged full of chips. I knocked them off and dumped the bag. Does anyone have any tips for keeping the chips in the lower bag? For now, I'm going to just have to dump when it gets 1/4 full. I guess that's OK, but with that at least it would be good to have a quicker way to get at the chips than pulling off the plastic bag. This seems ripe for a nifty idea. Since you say you have a plastic bag I'm assuming you have the pleated canister filter above. If not, the following will not apply. I have not noticed that as a problem with mine. But I always run the paddles around a bit before removing the bag, so maybe I'm knocking down things that I didn't know were there. I usually wait until the bag is about 2/3 full before I empty it. |
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