It looks like such an obvious hazard to me. But you do have a point about
them coexisting for years. Wasn't any dust collection back in the day, and
they only had wood or coal to keep em warm.


"Dave W" wrote in message
...
On the other hand, wood stoves and wood shops have peacefully coexisted
for
hundreds of years. Dust explosions in the air require incredibly high
dust
concentrations. The dust levels are so high breathing would not be
possible. I had a stove in my shop for many years. A few simple rules:
Do
not run the stove hard (hot) if you are not there watching it, Clean the
stack annually and follow code for installation.
Dave
"Doug Miller" wrote in message
.com...
In article , "js"
wrote:
Hey folks. I'm moving into my new house ( and shop) next week. I am a
bit
concerned about the setup in my shop however. There is a woodstove for
heat,
and I do not have a dust collection setup. Am I looking at a fire
hazard
here?

Yes. And you might be, even *with* a dust collection system, because of
fine
airborne dust that comes through the filters or is never collected in
the
first place (dust collection systems are not 100% effective).

Best solution is to have the woodshop and the wood stove in different
rooms.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)

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