Originally Posted by
Ken Andersen
The tube into the drum doesn't need to be in the bottom of the drum; in the side near the bottom is fine. Allowing some length to the tube, you can pull the drum from under the lid far enough to remove the bag without disconnecting the tube. So you won't be dragging the *barrel* to the garbage, only the *bag*! You no longer need the "liner".
My trash can is not very close to the dust collector, so I have the 35 gallon steel drum on the Onieda Drum Dolly (note the 4" riser kit was needed on the dust collector stand) and wheel the whole thing to the trash can then pull the bag out and empty it. MUCH easier than carrying the heavy full bag. So for my setup Id need to disconnect the bleed line hose each time.
Originally Posted by
Mike Chalmers
+1 to this. The whole idea is to avoid lugging the drum around. To do otherwise defeats the purpose of putting a bag in the drum at all. Kinda defeats the purpose.
If dedicating $40 for a small shop vac is too expensive, and is not simple, then nirvana is out of reach.
It is a solution, Ill agree, however $10 in hose fittings and a passive solution using the already existing suction from the dust collector is a far more efficient solution IF it does in fact solve the problem. I rather not have to power two things to solve the problem of only one. but hey, if its the only solution that works, its certainly something Ill keep in mind.
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