"Sam Berlyn" wrote in message ...
??? I don't get it - I'm 13!


"mp" wrote in message
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I am using the 7 x 2' area at the and of my garage as my "wokshop".

Sir-fryed turkey for dinner?




OK. There are TWO levels of extraction you have to address. The
first are the obvious shavings caused by a power saw, router, drill,
etc. These are usually taken care of on most power tools by
collection bags attached to the tools thenselves or, even better,
vacuum hoses attached to the collection bag holes so that MOST OF the
shavings are sucked into the vacuum as they are made. An old cleaner
will do for this purpose.

The second is the more difficult (and dangerous to health) microscopic
dust that's kicked up by these tools and blown all over the workshop.
It won't all be caught by the above. Sanders cause a lot of this and
(to a lesser degree) routers, power saws, et al. These tiny particles
can hang in the air for hours and only gradually settle and are more
difficult to prevent and/or collect. Good worshops have power
ventilators and extraction systems in the walls or ceilings. You
obviously aren't in a position to do that. Is your workbench near a
window? If it is, you can accomplish quite a bit by having a table
fan pointing out the window and blowing a lot of the dust into the
outdoors. And ALWAYS wear a nose/face mask when doing any work that
will cause this dust.

Hope this helps

FoggyTown
"Cut to shape - pound to fit."