# The New "Bags" of Powder

**URL:** https://forum.formlabs.com/t/the-new-bags-of-powder/40421
**Category:** Fuse 1/1+
**Created:** [October 24, 2024, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/the-new-bags-of-powder/40421 "2024-10-24T21:03:13Z")
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### Author: ![SMute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@SMute](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/SMute)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2025, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/the-new-bags-of-powder/40421/100 "2025-08-06T19:43:09Z")

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This worked well for me and I am happy with it. No dust clouds, no big powder spills all over the sift work area. Some powder flowed out past the hinges of the grate, but this was minimal.

**Step 1:** Clean powder cartridge and ensure it is installed and open.

**Step 2:** Set refresh rate to 100%.

**Step 3:** Place bag over grate and make a baseball sized hole in the bag. Rotate the bag over the grate aligning the hole with the grate. (This prevents a lot of powder dust escape).

 ![20250806_112413](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/formlabs/original/3X/1/d/1d7f3a46b827fba02fb2ef0054d4e1ce578a63d5.jpeg)

**Step 4:** Monitor fresh hopper. Begin to fill cartridge once the hopper is reasonably full. This will make room for the entire bag.

**Step 5:** Empty cartridge into empty powder jug. Adapter funnel credit goes to @ashworth, who provided the stl [here](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/fuse-sls-powder-handling-pla-printed-adaptors-and-valve/44425/3). I split it in 3 to print with SLS.

 ![powderfill](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/formlabs/original/3X/4/b/4bbd78b87b54e42112f08deaaba6ca2156e0d204.jpeg)

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