Collection Bags

Dust Collector Collection Bags

Breathable felt, heavy duty canvas and clear 6 mil plastic lower collection bags in stock sizes or made to fit any dust collector.

Any Size

Any diameter or length you need.

Breathable or Solid

Felt, canvas or 6 mil plastic.

Fits Any OEM

Made for any dust collector.

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Stock sizes ready to order.

Product Range

Lower Collection Bags for Every Dust Collector

AFF offers custom heavy duty canvas collection bags to fit any OEM dust collector, breathable felt bags when you need extra filter area, and disposable plastic dust collection bags that fit most dust collectors including Delta, Dustek, Grizzly, Jet and other OEM machines.

Breathable

16 oz polyester felt lower bags.

Non-Breathable

Reusable heavy duty canvas bags.

Plastic Bags

Clear 6 mil disposable bags.

Size Chart

Stock diameters and lengths.

How It Works

What a Collection Bag Does

On a single stage dust collector, dust and chips from the table saw, sander and other machines in your workshop enter the drum, the heavy debris falls into the lower collection bag and the air passes out through the upper filter bag. The collection bag holds the waste until you empty or replace it, so it has to seal tight at the ring and stand up to repeated filling and dumping, or fine dust escapes back into the shop.

The right lower bag depends on your upper bag. If your top filter has enough cloth area to move the air on its own, a solid canvas or plastic collection bag is all you need. If it does not, a breathable bag adds filter area while it is empty. Pair it with the right dust collector filter bags for the best airflow and filtration across your whole dust collection system.

Warning Signs

Signs It Is Time to Replace Your Collection Bag

  • Dust escaping at the lower ring or clamp

  • Tears, holes or worn seams in the bag

  • A felt bag caked with fine dust on the outside

  • Bags that fill too fast to keep up with

  • A bag that no longer fits or seals the ring

Seal the ring with clamps and foam gasket →

Compare

Breathable vs Non-Breathable vs Plastic Collection Bags

Each lower bag type has a job. Use this chart to pick the right dust collection bag for your collector and your dust.

Breathable Non-Breathable Plastic
Material 16 oz polyester felt, singed on one side, scrim supported Heavy duty canvas Clear 6 mil polyethylene
Airflow 20-40 CFM, adds filter area while empty No air passes through No air passes through
Reusable Yes Yes No, disposable
Stock sizes 14″ to 24″ dia., 27″ to 72″ long 14″ to 24″ dia., 27″ to 72″ long 21″ x 49″ and 24-1/2″ x 72″
Custom sizes Any diameter and length Any diameter and length Stock sizes only
Attachment Belt loops for a clamp Belt loops for a clamp Clamp over the ring
Best for Upper bag cannot be oversized Oversized upper bag, heavy dumping Fast, clean disposal
Sizing

Collection Bag Sizes

Measure the outside diameter of the lower ring the bag clamps onto, then pick the length that fits under your collector. These are our stock lower collection bag sizes.

Need something else? We offer any diameter and length that may be required.

Diameter Breathable Lengths Non-Breathable Lengths Plastic
14″ dia. 27″, 36″, 48″ 27″, 36″, 48″ –
16″ dia. 36″ – –
20″ dia. 32″, 36″, 48″ 32″, 36″, 48″ –
21″ dia. 32″, 36″, 50″ 32″, 36″, 50″ 49″ L
24″ dia. 36″, 42″, 48″, 60″, 72″ 42″, 48″, 60″, 72″ –
24-1/2″ dia. – – 72″ L
Breathable

Breathable Lower Collection Bags

A breathable bottom collection bag is used when you have no room to oversize the top filter bag. While the bag is empty, the system benefits from the extra breathable square feet of material. As the bag fills with dust, you lose that added benefit, so we recommend this option only when you cannot increase the filter area of the top bag. For fine dust, a larger upper filter bag is usually the better fix.

Our breathable bags are 16 oz polyester felt, singed on one side and scrim supported, with an air permeability of 20-40 CFM. Belt loops for a clamp are sewn at the open end.

Breathable polyester felt lower dust collector collection bag with belt loops for a clamp

16 oz polyester felt

20-40 CFM

Belt loops included

Custom sizes

Reusable non-breathable canvas duck dust collector collection bag with sewn belt loops
Non-Breathable

Heavy Duty Canvas Collection Bags

When you can oversize the top filter on your collector, you no longer need the bottom collection bag to pass air. Our non-breathable lower collection bags work like a plastic bag, with no air released through the material, but they are reusable instead of disposable.

These heavy duty canvas bags are built to handle the repeated on and off dumping of dust from the system and are designed to outlive your machine. Belt loops for a clamp are included at the open end.

Reusable

Extremely durable

Belt loops included

Custom sizes

Plastic Bags

Clear 6 Mil Plastic Dust Collector Bags

Our clear plastic dust collector bags are 6 mil thick and come in two popular sizes: 21″ diameter x 49″ long (33-1/2″ flat width) and 24-1/2″ diameter x 72″ long (38-1/2″ flat width). They are available in 5-packs or cases of 50.

The bags are tough enough to stand up under constant use, save time by eliminating repeated dumping and make shop clean up quick and easy. They are compatible with most single stage dust collectors, and a strip of closed cell foam gasket around the ring helps seal them.

Clear 6 mil plastic dust collector collection bags, one open and a stack of folded bags

6 mil thick

Clear to see fill level

5-packs or cases of 50

Disposable

Industries

Collection Bags by Industry

From cabinet shops and home wood shops to industrial plants, we make collection bags for every dust collector.

Powder Coating

Metal Working

Pharmaceutical

Food Processing

Woodworking

Manufacturing

Milling

Oil Field

FAQs

Collection Bag Questions

Not sure which lower bag fits your collector? Send us the ring diameter and length and we will match it.

The collection bag is the lower bag on a single stage dust collector. The upper filter bag cleans the air, and dust and chips drop into the lower collection bag, which you remove and empty or replace when it fills. Collection bags can be breathable felt, non-breathable canvas or disposable 6 mil plastic.

Use a breathable lower bag only when you have no room to oversize the top filter bag. While it is empty it adds filter area, but that benefit is lost as it fills with dust. If you can increase the filter area of the upper bag, a non-breathable canvas or plastic collection bag is the better choice.

Our standard breathable and non-breathable lower collection bags run from 14 inch to 24 inch diameter and 27 inch to 72 inch length. We also make any diameter or length you need. Clear 6 mil plastic bags come in 21 inch diameter x 49 inch and 24-1/2 inch diameter x 72 inch sizes.

Measure the outside diameter of the lower ring or drum the bag clamps onto, then measure the length you need from the ring to the floor or stand, leaving room to remove the bag. Send us those numbers, or your collector make and model, and we will match the bag.

No. Our clear 6 mil plastic collection bags are disposable, which makes clean up quick and lets you see the dust level at a glance. If you want a reusable bag, choose a breathable felt or non-breathable canvas collection bag.

Our felt and canvas collection bags include belt loops at the open end for a clamp. Slide the bag over the lower ring, then tighten a quick release clamp or cinch belt over it. A strip of closed cell foam gasket around the ring helps seal plastic and fabric bags.

No. A shop vac or wet dry vacuum bag is a small replacement filter bag sized for a vacuum canister. A dust collector bag is a much larger filter bag or collection bag that clamps to the rings of a single stage dust collector. American Fabric Filter makes dust collector bags, not vacuum bags.

Yes. We offer any diameter and length that may be required, and we make collection bags to fit any OEM dust collector. Contact us with your measurements or collector model for a quote.

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Shop Collection Bags

Breathable and non-breathable lower bags, plastic bags and the clamps and foam to seal them.

Filter Bags

Replacement and custom dust collector filter bags.

Accessories

Clamps, cinch belts and other accessory items.

Filter Media

Felts and fabrics we sew into filters.

Baghouse Filters

Filter bags, pleated bags and accessories.

Need a Collection Bag?

Tell us your collector make and model or the ring diameter and length, and American Fabric Filter will make the right dust bag for it.