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   loucarabasi | Apr 23, 2006 01:02pm | #1

   Cit, You can, as long as it is fabric. beat the thing free of as much dust as you can. wash it in cold water with no soap, spin once, rinse twice, and let it air dry

   Hope this helps, Lou

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   citrouille | Apr 23, 2006 02:18pm | #2

   Thanks, Luigi,C.

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   JohnWW | Apr 23, 2006 04:46pm | #3

   I think you will be wasting your time, the washed bag's pore's will be filled with dust again within minutes of reinstalling, in fact many filters depend on the fabric getting partially filled to get the pore sizes narrowed down to capture finer particles.

   As to the unit working better with a filter off, that is perfectly normal, all filters cause some resistance. If your machine has coarse fabric filters, the type that often come as stock on many machines. you will get better airflow, and capture the finer most dangerous dust, by switching to felt type bags or a cartridge type of filter.

   John White, Shop Manager, Fine Woodworking Magazine

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   citrouille | Apr 23, 2006 09:37pm | #4

   I am thinking about making an addition to my dust collector's building and blow the saw dust in it, my neighbor could pick up the saw dust for his chickens when he wants it and there will be no fussing with bags etc. C.