Shopvac removable dust bag

use hardware cloth (wire with squares welded in it to make it appear like really coarse screen). cut it to about 1” from the bottom of the inlet and use enough of it to equal the circumference of the vacuum. put it in the bag and slip the bag in the vac. When it’s time to empty, pull out the hardware cloth to use with the next bag.

-- Gary, South Central Wisconsin. So much to learn, so little time!

I have been useing a shop vac brand vacuum for many years and use the bags made for that vacuum without any problems. I have never had one come of the only problem that I had was when I forgot to change the bags I remember to change the bags now. A pac of bags cost about 10.00$ for a pac of three I hope this helps

-- God is great beer is good and people are crazy

I read a tip where you used a regular trash bag, held on the top with a strip of plastic laminate like you would use for a counter top. I guess any thin strip that would fit in the vac and create a ‘clamp’ effect would work, like a piece of matal with a bit of ‘spring’ to it.

I put a plastic garbage bag in my shop vac and then throw a scrap hunk of wood in the bottom. I also have a thin strip of wood that was ripped off something a long time ago that I bend around and slip into the bag. The spring tension forces the bag to the outside. I suppose the strip of laminate would do the same thing.

-- Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can walk.

I’m with Dave, I’d just throw a chunck of something in the bottom of the bag. Eventually, as it startes to fill the weight of the chips and dust should hold the bag down and out.

-- "At its best, life is completely unpredictable." - Christopher Walken

I put a bucket inside the shop vac and the plastic bag inside the bucket. Works.

-- Bill, land o llakes, fl

$10.00 for 3 bags?? Somebody’s smokin’ sompin.
Bill

I do what Dave R does.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

I have a Rigid shop vac I never use a bag just the filter. What am I missing?

Bothus

-- Professional kitchen designer, amature woodworker.

Bothus, you might not be missing anything. I put a bag in the shop vac so I don’t have to dump the thing out when it is full. I remove the lid, dig out that long springy stick, tie up the back and pull it from the vac. No muss no fuss.

-- Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can walk.

I have used the shopvac brand bags in my shop vac, especially for drywall dust and the like, they are great. They act as another filter so the shop vac does not blow the dust back out. As mentioned though they are a bit expensive.
I will have to try the plastic bag trick, sounds much better than trying to empty the can, that can be a real pain.

-- Lancaster, PA