How do I keep dust out of a TV and DVD I plan to install in my shop? I'm
sure someone has been there before...

Thanks in advance.

"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
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How do I keep dust out of a TV and DVD I plan to install in my shop? I'm
sure someone has been there before...

Thanks in advance.



Either a complete dust managment system, or put the electronic components in
a cabinet. The DVD will eventually suffer regardless.

Just a thought:

Drinking.........................Driving
Television.......................Woodshop Power Tools

"RonB" wrote in message
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Just a thought:

Drinking.........................Driving
Television.......................Woodshop Power Tools

Well how are you supposed to watch the new yankee workshop videos and mimick
norm's every move?

Well how are you supposed to watch the new yankee workshop videos and
mimick norm's every move?
Good point. I guess it has its place in the woodshop just like a fridge
full of beer.

Sorry.

Man, I agree. A TV in the shop would be a major distraction and that could
be a safety hazard.


"RonB" wrote in message
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Well how are you supposed to watch the new yankee workshop videos and
mimick norm's every move?
Good point. I guess it has its place in the woodshop just like a fridge
full of beer.

Sorry.

"RonB" wrote in message
news:BHMxd.19322$F25.9118@okepread07...
Just a thought:

Drinking.........................Driving
Television.......................Woodshop Power Tools

Depends on what you're doing:

TV & Tablesaw... No way.

TV & Organizing boxes and boxes of fasteners... Absolutely.

or:

TV & Building RC aircraft... No problem.

TV & Bandsaw... Big problem.

At the price of TVs these days...... You can buy a decent 19 inch for $100
and throw it away after 3-4 years. DVDs are cheap too but I agree with
previous poster they probably are a lot more sensitive..... but for $49 who
cares. Also, run yourself a small rotating fan next to TV to blow dust
away. Think of all the radios that are playing in the shops for years and
years and nobody thinks anything about them.




"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
...
How do I keep dust out of a TV and DVD I plan to install in my shop? I'm
sure someone has been there before...

Thanks in advance.

I was having the same trouble with my tv and dvd in my shop. A friend of
mind made joke of using a ziplock bag, so I went to a office depot and they
had a extra large ziplock bag that my dvd player slipped into. So I cut a
hole in the back of the bag to slip the cords through and when I use it, I
unzip the front and put the dvd in and play. "Works for Me" As for as the tv
my wife made me a slip cover and that slips over the tv and that works good.
.........good luck
"TaskMule" wrote in message
...

"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
...
How do I keep dust out of a TV and DVD I plan to install in my shop?
I'm
sure someone has been there before...

Thanks in advance.



Either a complete dust managment system, or put the electronic components
in
a cabinet. The DVD will eventually suffer regardless.

"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
...
How do I keep dust out of a TV and DVD I plan to install in my shop? I'm
sure someone has been there before...

You could take the approach used in dealing with electrical and electronic
gear in a hazardous environment. Put it in a sealed enclosure with a
positive air pressure on it from your air compressor. You'd need to feed it
with a pressure regulator and use a low pressure setting (maybe 5 psi).
You'd also need to have some venting for heat and air flow to let the
regulator do its job.

Bob

RonB wrote:

Well how are you supposed to watch the new yankee workshop videos and
mimick norm's every move?

Good point. I guess it has its place in the woodshop just like a fridge
full of beer.

Sorry.

The perfect shop has:

* fridge full of beer
* TV/DVD player
* nekkit wimminz handing you wood and jiggling their jigglies at you
* a good first-aid kit
* a telephone with 911 on the speed dial

--
Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan
Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
http://rosegarden.sourceforge.net/tutorial/

Silvan wrote:

RonB wrote:


Well how are you supposed to watch the new yankee workshop videos and
mimick norm's every move?


Good point. I guess it has its place in the woodshop just like a fridge
full of beer.

Sorry.


The perfect shop has:

* fridge full of beer (TICK)
* TV/DVD player (Extra loud multi disk changer cd player (TICK)
* nekkit wimminz handing you wood and jiggling their jigglies at you (I keep on asking Santa)
* a good first-aid kit (Large roll of masking tape) (TICK)
* a telephone with 911 on the speed dial (Just go back to the Fridge)
(John)

Mike responds:

A friend of
mind made joke of using a ziplock bag, so I went to a office depot and they
had a extra large ziplock bag that my dvd player slipped into. So I cut a
hole in the back of the bag to slip the cords through and when I use it, I
unzip the front and put the dvd in and play. "Works for Me" As for as the tv
my wife made me a slip cover and that slips over the tv and that works good.

Good idea, except for possible heat problems. I just slip a garbage bag over
the TV when it's not in use,which is probably 99.99% of the time. With no
antenna, it's useful for tapes and that's all.

Just replaced the old stereo with a new CD player/radio. It will last 4-5
years, by which time the price will have dropped from the $28.72 I paid down to
$18.72.

Charlie Self
"It is when power is wedded to chronic fear that it becomes formidable." Eric
Hoffer

Kyle Boatright wrote:
How do I keep dust out of a TV and DVD I plan to install in my shop?
I'm
sure someone has been there before...

Thanks in advance.

Don't worry about it. When the screen gets too dusty, just blow the
whole thing out with some compressed air.

"Silvan" wrote in message

The perfect shop has:

You forgot the 21st century, techno savvy, cutting edge, woodshop audio
tool: an iPod.

Dustproof, and with 10,000 tunes at your fingertips (mine only has 6,378 at
the moment, but I'm struggling along).

--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 11/06/04

If you can drink in the shop and work safely at the same time you are a
better man than I. Personally, I find myself entering the "stooopid
zone" after just one beer and more than that is almost scary. But that
is me and to each his own ...

Silvan wrote:
RonB wrote:

Well how are you supposed to watch the new yankee workshop videos
and
mimick norm's every move?

Good point. I guess it has its place in the woodshop just like a
fridge
full of beer.

Sorry.

The perfect shop has:

* fridge full of beer
* TV/DVD player
* nekkit wimminz handing you wood and jiggling their jigglies at you
* a good first-aid kit
* a telephone with 911 on the speed dial

--
Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan
Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
http://rosegarden.sourceforge.net/tutorial/

Never done it, but I have an Idea... Get a pleated air conditioner
filter, the kind without the wires. Wrap it around the sucker. Apply
duct tape. Or did you want it to look pretty?

Silvan wrote:


The perfect shop has:

* fridge full of beer
* TV/DVD player
* nekkit wimminz handing you wood and jiggling their jigglies at you

Jeez Silvan. What's with you and all this technical talk lately?

j4

* a good first-aid kit
* a telephone with 911 on the speed dial

Kyle Boatright wrote:

How do I keep dust out of a TV and DVD I plan to install in my shop? I'm
sure someone has been there before...

Thanks in advance.


For radio and CDs, I bought a "water resistant" smallish set. Worked
well for nigh onto two years now. I do vacuum out the CD enclosure on
occasion. For TV etc., I would bet that outdoor "moisture resistant"
sets exist. Think beach, that land of sand, sunburn and seagull ****.
mahalo,
jo4hn

Kyle Boatright wrote:
How do I keep dust out of a TV and DVD I plan to install in my shop? I'm
sure someone has been there before...

Thanks in advance.


I have a small TV and DVD player in my shop and dont really do anything
other than blowing them off once in a while. Haven't had any problems
so far.

Lance

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 21:49:56 -0500, "Kyle Boatright"
wrote:

How do I keep dust out of a TV and DVD I plan to install in my shop? I'm
sure someone has been there before...

Thanks in advance.

I have a large TV and nice stereo in the garage... got really tired of
cleaning the tv screen with anti-static stuff all the time, so I put 1
2x2' frame above them and used "visqueen" (sp) to cover the top and
sides of the "box"..
I flip up the plastic when we're watching tv, but the stereo works
fine through 5 mil plastic, as does the remote..

On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 03:41:49 GMT, "Jim Giblin"
wrote:

mine's mostly for neighbors that drop by.. it's set up so the best
view of the screen is from the driveway..
I usually have it on, bar style, (muted) when football games are on,
so I can glance up and see the score or something..

Man, I agree. A TV in the shop would be a major distraction and that could
be a safety hazard.


"RonB" wrote in message
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Well how are you supposed to watch the new yankee workshop videos and
mimick norm's every move?
Good point. I guess it has its place in the woodshop just like a fridge
full of beer.

Sorry.

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 21:49:56 -0500, "Kyle Boatright"
wrote:

How do I keep dust out of a TV and DVD I plan to install in my shop? I'm
sure someone has been there before...

Thanks in advance.

Call me a nervous nelly but I would *never* run a TV in a wood shop.

The high voltage in a TV will be a magnet for every dust particle,
whether the TV is running or not. Dust will build up and eventually
the high voltage will break down and the arc could cause a very nasty
fire. As you can see, other posters have done it, but I wouldn't risk
it.

TWS

"TWS" wrote

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 21:49:56 -0500, "Kyle Boatright"
wrote:

How do I keep dust out of a TV and DVD I plan to install in my shop? I'm
sure someone has been there before...

Thanks in advance.

Call me a nervous nelly but I would *never* run a TV in a wood shop.

The high voltage in a TV will be a magnet for every dust particle,
whether the TV is running or not. Dust will build up and eventually
the high voltage will break down and the arc could cause a very nasty
fire. As you can see, other posters have done it, but I wouldn't risk
it.


Over twentyyears ago I attended an electronics school that taught among
other things, television repair. We heard every kind of horror story
associated with TV's. And these from the folks who worked on them. Fires,
electrocutions and general stupidity happens all the time with these thngs.
As my instructor pointed out, any movement towards lower voltage devices
saves lives.

Among the stories;

A customer brings in a TV that is a charred mess inside. They ask what
happens. Customer says that it was dusty inside. So he brings it out to the
back yard and cleans it out with a water hose. Plugs it in and explodes. He
is lucky that a house fire or worse did not happen.

Very common, folks unplug TV and touch picture tube in back. This
discharges a very large electrical charge and kills them.

Dust is a TV killer. A lot of TV's have been sent to an early grave from
smokers.

"Lee Michaels" wrote in message

Very common, folks unplug TV and touch picture tube in back. This
discharges a very large electrical charge and kills them.

I remember once when I was doing some dusting. Turned off the TV, sprayed
the Windex on the front TV screen and then went at it with a paper towel.
Zaaaaap! A bolt of static electricity made me jump three feet in air. Might
have been worse if I wasn't insulated from the floor by my rubber wheelchair
tires. Only time I dust the TV now is if it's been off for a number of hours
and even then I approach the thing like I'm sneaking up on a sleeping tiger.

I've got a TV in the shop and it's run fine for several years. Also a CD
changer.

David

TWS wrote:
On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 21:49:56 -0500, "Kyle Boatright"
wrote:


How do I keep dust out of a TV and DVD I plan to install in my shop? I'm
sure someone has been there before...

Thanks in advance.


Call me a nervous nelly but I would *never* run a TV in a wood shop.

The high voltage in a TV will be a magnet for every dust particle,
whether the TV is running or not. Dust will build up and eventually
the high voltage will break down and the arc could cause a very nasty
fire. As you can see, other posters have done it, but I wouldn't risk
it.

TWS

Mon, Dec 20, 2004, 10:12pm (TaskMule)
"Kyle Boatright" says:
Either a complete dust managment system, or put the electronic
components in a cabinet. The DVD will eventually suffer regardless.

That's option one. Option two is, don't put them in the shop in
the first place.

I'd go with option two. My shop is for relaxing. I've got a cheap
radio in there, and it plays (on low) constantly.

Sit, sniff sawdust, and listen to some decent music, that beats the
Hell out of a TV in the shop, any time.



JOAT
Sanity is vastly over-rated.

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 21:49:56 -0500, "Kyle Boatright"
wrote:

How do I keep dust out of a TV and DVD I plan to install in my shop? I'm
sure someone has been there before...

Thanks in advance.



Well, that's hard to do. I keep the TV, tape player, computer, etc out
of the shop environment with the exception of a small radio. You can
cover these items when not in use. Proper use of a DC and shop air
filter will help keep the dust to a minimum. A couple times a year
use the upholstery attachment on the vacuum.

Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 6:05am (EST-3) (diyguy) says:
snip Personally, I find myself entering the "stooopid zone" after just
one beer and more than that is almost scary. snip

It's been many, many years since I've drank even a regular beer,
and even quite a few since I've drank any "non-alcoholic" beer. But,
even then, I could feel a buzz after just one NA beer, and after two
could barely get off the sofa. I do miss the taste at times, but I
don't miss the feeling, so I'll pass on any of it, anymore.

This from a guy who occassionally went thru a case at one sitting,
and walked away. But, it's better this way.



JOAT
Sanity is vastly over-rated.

On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 07:17:06 -0600, "Swingman" wrote:

"Silvan" wrote in message

The perfect shop has:

You forgot the 21st century, techno savvy, cutting edge, woodshop audio
tool: an iPod.

I have XM in my shop.

Barry

J T wrote:

Sit, sniff sawdust, and listen to some decent music, that beats the
Hell out of a TV in the shop, any time.

SIT? You have room to SIT in your shop? I'm jealous! If I put something
to sit on out there, I'd have to get rid of a machine or two.

--
Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan
Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
http://rosegarden.sourceforge.net/tutorial/

diyguy wrote:

If you can drink in the shop and work safely at the same time you are a
better man than I. Personally, I find myself entering the "stooopid
zone" after just one beer and more than that is almost scary. But that
is me and to each his own ...

Oh c'mon man, cut the jokester some slack already.

* fridge full of beer

Really stupid idea.

* TV/DVD player

Really stupid idea.

* nekkit wimminz handing you wood and jiggling their jigglies at you

Would be nice, very nice, but distracting. Hence, a really stupid idea.

* a good first-aid kit
* a telephone with 911 on the speed dial

Necessary for the stupid person who has the above three items in the shop.

I was being silly. I think about everyone got it.

I do keep a supply of beer bottles in the shop. They go in empty, and leave
full.

--
Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan
Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
http://rosegarden.sourceforge.net/tutorial/

On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 22:04:53 -0500, Silvan
wrote:

.... snip

I do keep a supply of beer bottles in the shop. They go in empty, and leave
full.

That was *way* too much information. ;-)

No TV troubles, in a VERY dusty shop. In fact, my TV is next to the
sander right now. Going on 4 years on this set, the last set worked
fine for 4 or 5 years, I just moved it to the bedroom for spousal
reasons. It still works in there.

Safety wise- I ignore it, mostly, I have the re-run network on, or
maybe comedy Central, I just ignore 99 percent of it. It is just
noise, maybe I get the occasional chuckle from dialog. Seldom look at
it, now that I think of it. Unless something good pops on, than I
turn off the tools, turn around, pull up a shop stool and watch it.

The other night, wife was watching something truly terrible, well to
me anyway. I'd had a beer already, but I opened another, took it to
the shop. Parked a favorite camping chair in a good spot, drank my
beer, watched TV, gave serious thought to cleaning up a bit. Decided
not to clean up at all.

CD player has given me a bit of trouble, so I moved it out. Last
year, I ran lines out from the computer in the dining room, thru the
wall, to the stereo in the shop. I saved the CD player that had been
in the shop with compressed air.


-Dan V.


On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 21:49:56 -0500, "Kyle Boatright"
wrote:

How do I keep dust out of a TV and DVD I plan to install in my shop? I'm
sure someone has been there before...

Thanks in advance.

On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 18:11:30 GMT, TWS wrote:

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 21:49:56 -0500, "Kyle Boatright"
wrote:

How do I keep dust out of a TV and DVD I plan to install in my shop? I'm
sure someone has been there before...

Thanks in advance.

Call me a nervous nelly but I would *never* run a TV in a wood shop.

The high voltage in a TV will be a magnet for every dust particle,
whether the TV is running or not. Dust will build up and eventually
the high voltage will break down and the arc could cause a very nasty
fire. As you can see, other posters have done it, but I wouldn't risk
it.

TWS

I might worry about that happening in my house, but my shop is fairly
clean.. *g*

Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 10:00pm (Silvan)
exclaims in awe and wonder:
SIT? You have room to SIT in your shop? I'm jealous! If I put something
to sit on out there, I'd have to get rid of a machine or two.

Folding chair.



JOAT
Sanity is vastly over-rated.

"Silvan" wrote in message
...
J T wrote:

Sit, sniff sawdust, and listen to some decent music, that beats the
Hell out of a TV in the shop, any time.

SIT? You have room to SIT in your shop? I'm jealous! If I put something
to sit on out there, I'd have to get rid of a machine or two.


SIT??? Hell, this time of year I get to stretch right out and recline in my
shop. I just stretch out on the snowmobile with my head up on the padded
handlebar stretcher and all is good.
--

-Mike-

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 02:23:49 -0500, (J T)
wrote:

Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 10:00pm (Silvan)
exclaims in awe and wonder:
SIT? You have room to SIT in your shop? I'm jealous! If I put something
to sit on out there, I'd have to get rid of a machine or two.

Folding chair.



JOAT
Sanity is vastly over-rated.

we have 2 folding stools and 2 cheap stools...
the stools were $15 each at an auto supply and make excellent places
to lay boards, when they aren't full on neighbor's butts.. *g*


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Charlie Self wrote:

SIT? You have room to SIT in your shop? I'm jealous! If I put something
to sit on out there, I'd have to get rid of a machine or tw

How about two folding chairs (outdoor type), one straightback, and, best
of all, an old easy chair from our previous set of furniture. I'm

You suck!

--
Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan
Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
http://rosegarden.sourceforge.net/tutorial/

On 22 Dec 2004 17:53:40 GMT, otforme (Charlie Self)
wrote:

Silvan expounds:
Charlie Self wrote:

SIT? You have room to SIT in your shop? I'm jealous! If I put something
to sit on out there, I'd have to get rid of a machine or tw

How about two folding chairs (outdoor type), one straightback, and, best
of all, an old easy chair from our previous set of furniture. I'm

You suck!

Yeah, well, usually all of the chairs are full of bits and pieces of wood or
small tools. Just another form of flat surface, a little too low to use as a
workbench.

Charlie Self
"Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder
respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind." George Orwell

bar stools make great lathe chisel rests.. *g*



mac

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