tgiro Posted August 21, 2019 Report Posted August 21, 2019 For those of you who use Dust Collectors, do you use canister filters or bag filters? I'm using an old Delta 50-760 1.5 horse dust collector in my shop. The machine sits in a shed, outside of my shop, so I'm not bothered by noise or worried about effectiveness of the filter bag. I have a Thien Baffle 1st stage in front of the DC which catches 95+% of the sawdust leaving only the powdery dust to get to the filter bag. I tried a canister filter for awhile, but found I had to clean it (blow it out with the air compressor) about every two months. When that canister clogged my vacuum would drop around 50%. I can leave a bag on there for 4 - 5 months. I think the bags are good for filtering down to 5 microns. Not sure what the canisters filtered. The bags are cheaper than the canisters. I get them at Home Depot for around $50 per bag. The canisters ran $150 - $200. I have wound up with three bags. By swapping them out I have to clean the bags once every 13 - 16 months. OCtoolguy 1 Quote
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