keeping dust out of huskies

[davidwyby]

Filter looks dry, has it been oiled?

Oiled and dried up. But that doesn’t explain chips. Maybe fines.

 

[Stump Shot]

Oiled and dried up. But that doesn’t explain chips. Maybe fines.

Or does it? When the filter starts getting plugged up, especially on the inside of the element, it will start sucking through the base, the worse it gets and the longer it continues the more the filter base will "purse" and the more stuff comes in.
Get a new filter, oil it up with a good filter oil(I use Husqvarna filter oil it's fine) clean up your saw and install. Clean and re-oil filter regular like until it's time for replacement again, as eventually the insides get dirty and there's no way to clean it out eventually.
If the situation requires it, the base can be greased to stop debris bypassing the element.

 

[davidwyby]

I always forget about the 3120 til I use it. Horrible again.

 

[davidwyby]

395 flocked with pantyhose seems good, going back to flocked on the 3120 with hose.

 

[pbillyi69]

isnt there one of those nice aftermarket bike stye filters made for that beast?

 

[davidwyby]

Yeah

Red beard

Next option

 

[Wilhelm]

Workshop vacuum cleaner 7 layer HEPA filter bag over the saws stock filter?



It supposedly functions through deflection of particles, not restriction of flow.
I would have to read the info leaflet of the filter bag package.