Lessons learned in my build process

[kevingb]

Well I learned two lessons today. Picture below explains both of them. I really never thought airborn sawdust was that big of an issue. The picture tells me a different story, this is coming from a jig saw. Imagine using a sander or the router. I usually keep my garage doors open which the wind blows the dust into the kitchen, I put that in for the wife. One of the sheets of plywood i'm using for jigs says "Known to the State of California to Cause Cancer"... Good thing i'm not in California.

As you can see I'm my tires as a work bench, You know exactly where i'm going with this. I know they are there and I wouldnt dare cut into them... Well I did it twice. Good thing I was using my jig saw, it started bouncing right before doing serious damage. To prevent a third time I marked the location of the tire on the cutline with masking tape as a warning.

All in all it still a blast.

[toypusher]

You should always wear a dustmask when doing any kind of woodworking. Get a dust collections system if you are going to be doing a lot of it and us it all of the time. Know lots of people who have done woodworking for years and did not use any dust protection and now have lung problems and other things that can be traced back to inhalling wood dust (especially hardwoods)!

As far as cutting the tires, well most of us probably have done something like that at one time or another!!

[starleen2]

One of the sheets of plywood i'm using for jigs says "Known to the State of California to Cause Cancer"... Good thing i'm not in California.

You might not want to light that heater when the dust is airborne - might have explosive results!

[kevingb]

Its pretty cool what you can do with sawdust and a flame...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvPL7KC1DEA

[toypusher]

Its pretty cool what you can do with sawdust and a flame...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvPL7KC1DEA

Nice smoke ring!!!

[cuyeda]

DIY Dust Filter



If you have an open ceiling, just attach the same box fan to the joist.


http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/etip040130sn.html

When I get a little breather on my project list, I am going to make a variation of this as an air filter. I already saved an A/C fan motor for the project.


Check this web page menu out for more ideas!
http://www.kevinsbrady.net/DustCollection.html

[Dusty82]

+1 on using the dust mask - especially on plywood and hardwoods. Even the paper "surgeon's masks" are better than nothing. I even use 'em outside. For the garage, I have a 20" box fan that I duct tape furnace filters onto as cuyeda posted, and it does help quite a bit. Heck, putting the hose to your shop-vac on the plywood your tires are sitting on and running it while you make the cuts will help a some.

This is just me talking here, but if sawdust is getting into the house via a connecting door, that door might need new weatherstripping. If dust is getting in, so is cold air. Just my 2 cents.

[dh]

This is just me talking here, but if sawdust is getting into the house via a connecting door, that door might need new weatherstripping. If dust is getting in, so is cold air. Just my 2 cents.

Exactly what I was thinking.