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Interesting answer to your question. The shop that I just left had a dual filter Grizzly industrial sized dust collector. We always had issues with bags blowing off. Well, one of our new guys one day grabbed a big black trash bag and put on it. It worked pretty good. The only problem was eventually, the bags ripped. So, same guy suggested double bags. Holy moly, it solved all of our issues.
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We bought the thickest one's that our store sells. Not super thick. It was a stroke of genius to double them up.
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I have a pretty thick clear bottom bag on my typical dust collector. I let it get about half full - it seems to separate better when it's not very full - then remove it, take it outside and put it upside down into a larger trash bag and shake. Trash bags are cheaper than the dust collector bags and putting one fully inside the other and pulling/shaking is not a dusty operation when done outside.
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I have used the contractor blak bags with good luck
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I've also used the double trash bags and that works but I like the clear bags so I know how full I am with a quick glance. I just dump the full bags around the garden and recycle the bag every time. I probably get 3-4 years out of a bag so even buying the expensive bags the costs isn't too bad. If I get a pin-hole I just use duct tape. After 5-6 pin holes or a gash and I go to a new bag.
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I have a Thien separator On mine and don't have to empty the bag very often
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If you put some air between the two bags, it will go away when one of them is punctured, giving you a chance to deal with it before spewing dust all over. Clear bags make this easier.