Can anyone tell me what the dust bag is for?

[Cocat2517]

 

[bernardgreen]

It probably collects ( most of ) the fine dust that would otherwise float around in the air to get up your nose and into your eyes. The large dust particles and chips do not float around in the air so can be vacuumed up from the floor.

 

[Nige F]

As per Bernard + it limits the distance the stuff flies out - your sawdust is near your door- mine without a bag went all over my drive

 

[mattylad]

Has anyone ever actually tried using the vacuum cleaner attachment for those (and other brands) ??
I can see that as being even more awkward and just as useless.

 

[bernardgreen]

actually tried using the vacuum cleaner attachment

Yes and it does reduce the amount of cleaning up. But it does require a second person to manage the flexible hose between planer and vacuum.

( recent experience ....planing 4 doors at my daughter's just after Christmas )

 

[Cocat2517]

Ok thanks. I don't need to slagging Ryobi off then. They make pretty good tools on the whole (for the diyer).

 

[big-all]

it needs emptying very frequently once its about 1/2 full the chips start building up around the block
only one side off the extraction outlet on the machine should be open so all the chips go in the bag

 

[ivixor]

Doing that inside the house... I take it you are single?

 

[foxhole]

Doing that inside the house... I take it you are single?

Or very brave.

 

[foxhole]

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Looks like the bag outlet was blocked ( can happen quickly) or you switched the outlet to the right.

 

[Cocat2517]

it needs emptying very frequently once its about 1/2 full the chips start building up around the block
only one side off the extraction outlet on the machine should be open so all the chips go in the bag

Bag was virtually empty.

Doing that inside the house... I take it you are single?

House is a building site anyway, there's much worse than that here, plus wife is 280 miles away.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

I could be trite and say the dust bag is there so the H&S manager doesn't have a blue fit and write you up..... I don't know how many planers I've owned or used over the years where the chute go jammed if you so much as blinked - Wolf, Elu, Makita, deWalt, Festool. Bosch, etc they can all have problems, depending on the type of wood and the depth of cut. One day someone will invent a planer which doesn't choke..... Just don't hold your breath

 

[foxhole]

Agree with Job , have a table planes and even that chokes sometimes.

 

[big-all]

to be fair shavings are the least dangerous to the lungs where as dust is the worst
now bags wont stop the ultra fine dust but will reduce the coarser dust to some extent
so whilst looking fairly pointless worth the use even if it only stops a fraction off dust