Leather and wood working

[Rhale]

Had someone ask about doing leatherwork and woodworking in the same room, I advised against it!  To much sawdust to get into dye, finishes, etc,  not to mention where are it gets in your sewing machines, splinters, etc.  What’s your opinion?

[Aven]

I do woodworking and leather work.  I went separate spaces for the reasons you listed.  I just don't have a dust collection system that will scrub the air.

[chuck123wapati]

i do my woodworking and knife and tool making in a one room garage for all the dirty work, when I'm not wrenching on my rides. The basement for the leather,  wood finishing and non dust stuff.

Edited April 1, 2021 by chuck123wapati

[chuck123wapati]

4 minutes ago, Aven said:

I do woodworking and leather work.  I went separate spaces for the reasons you listed.  I just don't have a dust collection system that will scrub the air.

i saw harbor freight had a nice little collection system for just a couple hundred bucks. 

[Aven]

4 minutes ago, chuck123wapati said:

i saw harbor freight had a nice little collection system for just a couple hundred bucks. 

I have a dust collection system.  I have a jet bag  system for the big tools.  I use a Dust Deputy with the shopvac for the smaller tools.  It works, just not well enough to keep the shop dust free.

[Frodo]

Go to a hvac company or the county dump [my playground]  or craigs list,

you are looking for the squirrel cage [fan/motor]  out of a home heating/cooling unit

build a wood box, insert the fan into the box. use a 4''' pvc toilet flange screwed to the box with 4'' pipe routed outside

on the other end of the box. cut another4''''' hole this is the intake.  

 

 

Edited April 1, 2021 by Frodo