Doug Miller wrote:
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.

I respectfully disagree. This has been debunked many times and a simple
google search will reveal ample converstion on this very topic. Your
woodshop will not generate the concentration of particulates necessary for
combustion. Woodstoves, open pilot light furnaces, etc. exist in woodshops
all over the place and there are just no substantiating cases of fires,
explosions, etc. If this were truely a problem, you'd be at equal risk from
the spark that occurs everytime you throw a common household light switch in
the garage. Those that continue to advocate that a woodstove can be a
source of explosion due to airborne dust seem to overlook that little spark
that eminates from their light switch.

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-Mike-