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mini power tools
I'm reading The Mini Power Tool Handbook, by Zachary Taylor and Colin Bullock. One reason I'm interested in small power tools is that I have very little space to work on projects or store equipment and materials in my apartment. The authors recommend some precautions for dealing with dust, such as wearing a dust mask. It seems to me that if the dust is still there after one finishes working, it is still a hazard (health, of course, and maybe also fire), not to mention a mess. So there also needs to be a procedure for containing and eliminating whatever dust and debris might accumulate. This is something the authors say nothing about. I've seen that some companies sell enclosures for several hundred dollars, which might be one solution. I'd like to know how others deal with the problem of containing and eliminating the dust they produce when using these tools. Ignorantly, Allan Adler ************************************************** ************************** * * * Disclaimer: I am a guest and *not* a member of the MIT Artificial * * Intelligence Lab. My actions and comments do not reflect * * in any way on MIT. Moreover, I am nowhere near the Boston * * metropolitan area. * * * ************************************************** ************************** |
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i always wear goggles when using either my mini tools or full size
ones, as i treasure my eyes.i wear a dust mask if the task in hand is going to produce dust etc. then i clean it up straight away so i had not really thought about it "lying" around.the good thing about larger tools is that with sanders etc. you can get ones that have a bag attached to catch all the mess.other than an industrial dust extractor i cannot think of a solution. |
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one of my power saws has a place where the vacuum hose can slide on. this
immediately takes care of most of the saw dust. if your tools have no such attachment feature, lay a vacuum hose without an attachment, across the table where you are working. that should maintain the dust in the area. good luck harriet cohen http://paperandimages.home.att.net "Allan Adler" wrote in message ... I'm reading The Mini Power Tool Handbook, by Zachary Taylor and Colin Bullock. One reason I'm interested in small power tools is that I have very little space to work on projects or store equipment and materials in my apartment. The authors recommend some precautions for dealing with dust, such as wearing a dust mask. It seems to me that if the dust is still there after one finishes working, it is still a hazard (health, of course, and maybe also fire), not to mention a mess. So there also needs to be a procedure for containing and eliminating whatever dust and debris might accumulate. This is something the authors say nothing about. I've seen that some companies sell enclosures for several hundred dollars, which might be one solution. I'd like to know how others deal with the problem of containing and eliminating the dust they produce when using these tools. Ignorantly, Allan Adler ************************************************** ************************** * * * Disclaimer: I am a guest and *not* a member of the MIT Artificial * * Intelligence Lab. My actions and comments do not reflect * * in any way on MIT. Moreover, I am nowhere near the Boston * * metropolitan area. * * * ************************************************** ************************** |
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