yeah, like i said, a lot I don't know. But at least it has given you the opportunity to find lesser priced bags. Sounds like a great shop vac.
On Sat, 7 Jun 2008, Lenny McHugh wrote: > Thanks for the suggestion. These collector bags are very unique. They kind > of resemble a home vacuum cleaner bag where the connection from the hose to > the bag is sealed. The bag fills from the top of the midpoint. when you > place the bag into the machine half wraps each way around the center filter. > I did purchase some bags this afternoon but will wait until Monday to call > shop vac to see what is the best recommendation for my situation. The local > hardware store wanted almost $18 for a very fine filtration bag. At Lows I > purchased a 3 pack of medium to fine dust bags for about $13, what a > difference. Lows has a 2 pack of bags for very fine dust including dry wall > for about $15 for a 2 pack. > These bags are 14 gallon capacity. The one in the machine is less than 1/4 > full. > Lenny > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2008 2:52 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] spontaneous combustion > > > not applicable in all cases, and there's a lot I don't know. > But, to reuse a bag, could you put itover the trash can and turn it inside > out, letting all of the saw dustclump/fall into the trashcan? > Just a thought. > > On Fri, 6 Jun 2008, Lenny McHugh wrote: > >> Dale, It is a contractor series shop vac. It has a fairly large, >> expensive, >> bag that wraps around the inside. The input port is sealed to the bag. >> This >> bag is the dirt collector and the primary filter. Then there is the >> accordion type center filter and finally another filter at the exhaust. >> The >> machine was $100. It is the most powerful vac I have ever used. I like the >> fact that no dust escapes but the price of the bags is a little >> ridiculous. >> For wet pickup you remove both the bag and the accordion filter. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 10:20 PM >> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] spontaneous combustion >> >> >> What!! >> >> Goodness! what sort of machine is that? You could hire someone to clean up >> after you for less. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Lenny McHugh >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 9:09 PM >> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] spontaneous combustion >> >> >> I can't empty. I must replace the bag for about $18. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 7:35 PM >> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] spontaneous combustion >> >> Probably not however if it worries you then empty the darn thing for >> crying >> out Christmas!! >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Lenny McHugh >> To: handyman-blind >> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 11:23 AM >> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] spontaneous combustion >> >> Do I have to worry about spontaneous combustion. Earlier this morning my >> wife dropped a glass when placing it into the dishwasher. That glass >> literally exploded. There was glass all over the kitchen floor and inside >> the dishwasher. To help clean up the mess I used my shop vac. This unit >> has >> a large bag collector that functions as the first filter. The bag has a >> lot >> of saw and sanding dust. When she vacuumed the glass out of the >> dishwasher >> the powerful vac pulled water out of the drain. I know that wet saw dust >> can >> become pretty hot. 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