I'm getting together the hose's, blast gates, etc. for my d.c.. I'm thinking
about a floor sweep Sound like it could be very useful. Anyone have one? Do
you sweep about anything into it (except metal) ?

Yes. Highly recommended. If I had more room, I'd put one at each end of the
shop. --dave


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I'm getting together the hose's, blast gates, etc. for my d.c.. I'm
thinking about a floor sweep Sound like it could be very useful. Anyone
have one? Do you sweep about anything into it (except metal) ?

On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 17:17:28 GMT, "Jimmy"
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I'm getting together the hose's, blast gates, etc. for my d.c.. I'm thinking
about a floor sweep Sound like it could be very useful. Anyone have one? Do
you sweep about anything into it (except metal) ?

My shop is also my basement, rocks, metal stuff often ends up on the
floor. Had my DC for years and wouldn't use it for floor pickup
because of that. Finally got the drum separator and LV hose and use
that on the floor all the time. So if you suspect even the
possiblilty of picking up a rock or bolt, get a separator inline to
catch those for sure.

--------------------
Steve Jensen
Abbotsford B.C.
chopping out the mortise.
BBS'ing since 1982 at 300 bps.
Surfing along at 19200 bps since 95.
WW'ing since 1985
LV Cust #4114

Nothing catchy to say, well maybe.....
WAKE UP - There are no GODs you fools!

"Jimmy" wrote in message
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I'm getting together the hose's, blast gates, etc. for my d.c.. I'm
thinking about a floor sweep Sound like it could be very useful. Anyone
have one? Do you sweep about anything into it (except metal) ?

Do you have a separator before the dust collector? All the cut offs, screws,
what have you will be bouncing through the impeller if you don't!
Greg

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"Jimmy" wrote in message
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I'm getting together the hose's, blast gates, etc. for my d.c.. I'm
thinking about a floor sweep Sound like it could be very useful. Anyone
have one? Do you sweep about anything into it (except metal) ?

Do you have a separator before the dust collector? All the cut offs,
screws, what have you will be bouncing through the impeller if you don't!
Greg
Think I better order one now. Chips and all that fall into the separator,
right?

FWIW I have one and don't use it.

A dust pan is about as easy and it goes everywhere in the shop. If I sweep
up something that I shouldn't have, it's much easier to get it back.

-Steve

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Do
you sweep about anything into it (except metal) ?

"Jimmy" wrote in message

I'm getting together the hose's, blast gates, etc. for my d.c.. I'm
thinking about a floor sweep Sound like it could be very useful. Anyone
have one? Do you sweep about anything into it (except metal) ?

Don't have one, nor do I plan to. Much easier to empty a dust pan or the
shop vac compared to the DC bags.

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"Jimmy" wrote in message

I'm getting together the hose's, blast gates, etc. for my d.c.. I'm
thinking about a floor sweep Sound like it could be very useful. Anyone
have one? Do you sweep about anything into it (except metal) ?

Don't have one, nor do I plan to. Much easier to empty a dust pan or the
shop vac compared to the DC bags.


Yeah, me too. I work with the lathe a lot, and the big shavings just clog
things. Medium chunks of wood and bark do too, especially if your hoses run
up, rather than on the floor.

Silicone a couple of magnets at the back of your plastic dustpan or snow
shovel to collect the nuts and washers that always drop while you're over a
pile of floor junk. Shovel, shake, toss. Sometimes I don't even bother
with a broom. Shovel's enough.

I have one. It comes in handy at times. I don't always use it. For fine saw
dust and small shavings I use it, but not for chunky stuff. It's cheap to
install, why not have it as an extra. I used silicone caulk to glue mine to
the basement floor.


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"Jimmy" wrote in message

I'm getting together the hose's, blast gates, etc. for my d.c.. I'm
thinking about a floor sweep Sound like it could be very useful. Anyone
have one? Do you sweep about anything into it (except metal) ?

Don't have one, nor do I plan to. Much easier to empty a dust pan or the
shop vac compared to the DC bags.


Yeah, me too. I work with the lathe a lot, and the big shavings just clog
things. Medium chunks of wood and bark do too, especially if your hoses
run up, rather than on the floor.

Silicone a couple of magnets at the back of your plastic dustpan or snow
shovel to collect the nuts and washers that always drop while you're over
a pile of floor junk. Shovel, shake, toss. Sometimes I don't even bother
with a broom. Shovel's enough.

Jimmy wrote:
I'm getting together the hose's, blast gates, etc. for my d.c.. I'm thinking
about a floor sweep Sound like it could be very useful. Anyone have one? Do
you sweep about anything into it (except metal) ?



My floor sweep is a Shop Vac. Even though I have a seperator before the
DC, I'm not willing to chance a screw or other metal object making it
into the impeller.

-jj

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Remove BOB to email me

George George@least wrote:

Silicone a couple of magnets at the back of your plastic dustpan or snow
shovel to collect the nuts and washers that always drop while you're over a
pile of floor junk. Shovel, shake, toss. Sometimes I don't even bother
with a broom. Shovel's enough.

I read this and thought it was a brilliant idea. Was about to grab the
dust pan, silicone and whatever I could find for magnets. Then realized
that a fair amount of the metal stuff that ends up on my floor is
copper, brass, aluminum and the odd bit of stainless steel.

Will still probably do it, but its not a cure all.


--
Frank Stutzman

On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 17:17:28 GMT, "Jimmy" wrote:

I'm getting together the hose's, blast gates, etc. for my d.c.. I'm thinking
about a floor sweep Sound like it could be very useful. Anyone have one? Do
you sweep about anything into it (except metal) ?

It works well for some folks, but I quit using one..

My neighbors take my shavings and saw dust and use it in their gardens... my
shop/garage floor seems to attract things like small screws, little squares of
sand paper, paper and metal scraps, etc...
It's easy enough to use my dust pan on the stuff on the floor, except for the
shavings under the lathe, which (hopefully) go into large plastic tubs under th
bed rails..


mac

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mac davis wrote:
On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 17:17:28 GMT, "Jimmy" wrote:


I'm getting together the hose's, blast gates, etc. for my d.c.. I'm thinking
about a floor sweep Sound like it could be very useful. Anyone have one? Do
you sweep about anything into it (except metal) ?


It works well for some folks, but I quit using one..

My neighbors take my shavings and saw dust and use it in their gardens... my
shop/garage floor seems to attract things like small screws, little squares of
sand paper, paper and metal scraps, etc...
It's easy enough to use my dust pan on the stuff on the floor, except for the
shavings under the lathe, which (hopefully) go into large plastic tubs under th
bed rails..


mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

I need a Bobcat to clean mine. Perhaps if I did it more often a
shovel would suffice.
John