How do you clean your workshop

[Dynamic Eng]

Hey all, Josh here, I'm new but i have question...

In your workshop whether its at home or on site, how do you clean up your area?

[Old farmer]

Broom + brush and dust pan, Josh. Very old-fashioned, I know!

[Dynamic Eng]

lol, ah yes... my mother had one of them some where,

how effective is it for cleaning? IE in corner and getting tough dust out of tight areas?

[Old farmer]

Josh, first, toe of boot; if unsuccessful, screwdriver!; then 2lb hammer and cold-chisel !!!

How's that?

[Dynamic Eng]

dude.... if you need a hammer my product isn't going to be enough for you. hahaha...

[Gra]

clean?????


When I have lost sight of the floor (for a number of months) and have nothing else to do, I run the dust collection vacuum over the floor.

[yowie]

First broom and dust pan, then hit it hard with the Backyard Blower out through the roller door.

[Cliff Rogers]

There is an option missing. :D

[DJ’s Timber]

There is an option missing. :D

There you go, you should be doubly happy now :; :q

[Cliff Rogers]

:2tsup:

[Sturdee]

There is an option missing. :D

Yes, like the option " I have an effective dust collection system where each tool is connected to a cyclone and have an additional three Sturdee mini cyclones permanently set up. :D "


Meanwhile I voted for Cliff's option.


Peter.

[Papa]

I have very small shop so cleaning is an on going thing.

First I sweep the big stuff, then vacuum the dust and small
stuff.

I never blow, it makes more mess than it fixes.

My current project is a boat and it will take about a year so
now and then I just stop and clean for a day or so.

[robyn2839]

First broom and dust pan, then hit it hard with the Backyard Blower out through the roller door.

what he said:2tsup:

[jerryc]

I got a broom, removed the handle and replaced it with a length of plastic conduit. On the end of the coduit I fix my flexible vac hose. Then it's just sweep up like normal but don't raise fine dust as the broom head sucks it up and it's the fine dust that casues problems.

Jerry

[blockhed]

dust pan and broom for bigger stuff, then i use an old home vac attached to my triton dust bucket or the Midi Festool vac if in use at the time.
the dust bucket is brilliant as it deposits all the dust into the bucket rather than the vac bag, you can vac all day at that rate. MY SHOP IS ALWAYS CLEAN NOW!!!! YESSSSS!:2tsup:
regards
the block

[rhancock]

Every time I get the blower vac out to do the garden, I walk through the workshop and blow the sawdust out into the yard too. Yes, its messy - it leaves a layer of dust on just about anything, but the workshop is under a Queenslander, so its never dust free anyway.

[Papa]

Weather permitting I do a lot of TS and planer work in the drive
in front of the shop. I use a B&D leaf vac to clean up the mess.

[barg2757]

whaars my hammer?

[3 toed sloth]

I wander around with the 100mm hose from the 2hp dusty. Shed's only small.:)

[rgum]

Hmmmmmm ??????

Is this topic for your PHD? :; oink oink.

:2tsup:

[jow104]

Well assuming it is all going to be wood dust (sawdust) why not collect it up and pour it into moulds with some solidifying agent and then turners could make new turnings out of it.

Sturdee has the cleanest sawdust that I know of. :)

[weisyboy]

when my head bumps the ceiling

step 1. pickup all the blocks of wood they go into the fire wood bin

step 2. pickup rubbish into the rubbish bin

step 3. pickup all the visible tools and put them on top of the crap on the the bench.

step 4. rake the floor to uncover any further tools/rubbish wood.

repeat steps 1-4 up to three times depending on thickness of sawdust.

step 5. shovel the sawdust into the 4 x 6 box trailer normally about 1 huge load.

step 6. sweep the leftover sawdust into a pile in the center.

repeat step 5

step 7. blow out with electric blower.

i may get to step 5 before i find an interesting piece of wood or long lost half finished project and get sidetracked.:2tsup:

[underfoot]

when my head bumps the ceiling

he he, good one weisy:D

I get the feeling that if I answer this poll someone will contact me flogging time share or something:rolleyes: or tupperware or amway or eternal happiness :rolleyes:

(sorry, just finished watching the news ,and feeling a bit cynical)

I'm going down to 'buy,swap and sell,' now ...to look for "eternal happiness"

[horse123]

Just do what my hubby does & wait for the wife to clean it!
She has a 1/4 of the shed ,when she cant find her things she cleans up mine ,Bingo there,s her stuff in my side ,Hmm dont know how thats happens. Ha Ha

[Cliff Rogers]

....I'm going down to 'buy,swap and sell,' now ...to look for "eternal happiness"

You might find a good 2nd hand one. :think:

[Chris Parks]

I have a Victa Vac which is a yard vacuum cleaner on wheels and I tend to use it every day if I use the thicknesser or jointer. I reckon a 4" line from a dust collector attached to some wheels and a handle would be just as good and damned easy to use.

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Doesn't anybody else besides me have a floorsweep attached to their dusty? Just open the gate and sweep everything in...

It's also a 100% foolproof method for locating those vitally important screws and other small doodads that you accidentally misplaced. There's nothing quite like hearing that metallic rattle running down your duct towards the DC to tell you "FOUND IT!" :rolleyes:

[Ashore]

Doesn't anybody else besides me have a floorsweep attached to their dusty? Just open the gate and sweep everything in...

It's also a 100% foolproof method for locating those vitally important screws and other small doodads that you accidentally misplaced. There's nothing quite like hearing that metallic rattle running down your duct towards the DC to tell you "FOUND IT!" :rolleyes:
why don't you put a magnetic strip along the front of the scoop, just a thought :rolleyes:

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

I've been meaning to get around to doing just that for... how long have I had the DC now? :-

[Eowyn]

Sweep up the big bits with dust pan and broom
Use the blower on the workbench and shelves
Let the air filter clean the air.
Let the dirtdog loose to clean the floor

[Fencepost2]

I sweep and dustpan, and then use my dust collector to reach all the awkward spots around the legs of machines and so on. A useful tip for finding important screws and washers that have been lost it to use your dust collector but tie (securely) some panty hose around the nozzle to collect everything before it gets rattled round the vanes of the fan and into the bran tub.

[flynnsart]

I use a rake:D

Donna

[Charleville]

Hey all, Josh here, I'm new but i have question...

In your workshop whether its at home or on site, how do you clean up your area?

Well, I do know that I don't use anything sold by "Jet Black" which is where you are taking this thread aren't you? :rolleyes:


Don't want anything sold by Jet Black either. :D


Sheesh! And I thought that is was only on my favorite fishing site that I would see blatant attempts at self product promotion! :oo:


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[artme]

I used to bark at the boy until he left home.:D:D:D

[Expat]

Shop-vac connects to a Cyclone lid which connects to various 2 1/4" vacuum attachments including one with a duster fitting. It also connects to the various machines around the garage for now, at least until my new dc unit is wired up in the Spring. Still there's fine dust everywhere!