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Hi all,
I am new here and want to say hi to everyone and post a question.
Those of you in basement shops, how do you handle the dust and chip
issue? I am setting up a shop in a side room in the basement so I would
like some input . Also, do you have your sharpening equipment in there
as well or in the garage?
thanks in advance fo any ideas.
Matt


I hung a tarp between the shop area, furnace, and the washer and dryer. The
lathe can create a lot of dust and would end up all over the washer and
dryer. For example I turned some Padauk, and the red dust settled all over
the place. The wife made it quite clear how much red dust was all over the
washer and dryer. So, it sounded like I had the ok to go get a dust
collector. What a difference that made. I still get a little dust around
the shop, but the dust collector made about a 98% difference. And if any
wood chips go flying, at least the tarp keeps them in the shop area to be
taken care of by the shop vac at the end of my day.

Mike