On 1/6/2010 2:08 AM, Bill wrote:
Many of you know I have been planning my garage workshop. One thing that
has occurred to me recently is the possible conflict in the existence of a
table saw and my electric garage door opener. I have a 9' ceiling, the
motor for the door (Chamberlain 1/2 hp), is just about in the center of the
ceiling and I anticipate placing a Grizzly 3HP TS just about underneath.
The room is 20' by 20'. Of course, lots of other tools generate sawdust
too--and it seems that any of them are likely to create problems for the
garage door system if I'm not proactive. I never had one before; I hope I'm
worrying too much (but I doubt I am...).

I browsed through the garage door-opener manual and they didn't even mention
table saws--imagine that! : ). My intuition throws up a warning flag
though. At first I was thinking about a "dust explosion" and secondly I was
thinking about accumulated dust on the mechanical parts of the door system.
What's the skinny on this?

I agree with the other's remarks ... there really is no need to be
concerned.

I've had a table saw directly under a garage door in two shops and have
never had a problem with the openers, or the doors.

What does happen in a wood shop with garage doors is that they do get
dirty from the dust accumulating on the outside surface when opened,
something you will undoubtedly notice after a while.

Just keep them blown off and washed down every so often and you'll be fine.

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