Shed "hygiene"

[bobkay]

Hi guys,

I am renovating/customising an old cub c/t in my garage at home (plus building bar work etc for my 4wd and the young bloke is always building something for his Hilux too). With all the cutting, welding and grinding everything is covered in metal dust (i think that's what it is?).
Is there any tips to reduce/minimise this?? I cut the steel with a friction drop saw which creates plenty of sparks which obviously = metal grindings, I also use a hand held grinder, although my welding is improving, I probably do more grinding then usual. I noticed welding screens in the pics of some sheds. I figure they're to protect others from getting a flash. Do they do more then that, contain a lot of the mess?? I do what cutting and grinding I can outside the shed but obviously the idea of building a shed was so I didn't have to work in the middle of the yard anymore.
I try to be clean as practical but the mess, especially the metal dust through all my gear, is a real PIA.
Any advice would be welcome.

Cheers
Bob

[austastar]

Hi,
   my saw bench is on wheels so I can take it outside to cut wood.
All grinding, sanding etc is done out side.
Just way too much mess when done inside a small area. No dramas in a big shed with lots of empty floor space that is easy to sweep though.
cheers

[Bill]

At the end of the day I fire up my blower or compressor (depending on how big the mess is) and blow everything out the door.
Bill

[D4D]

At the end of the day I fire up my blower or compressor (depending on how big the mess is) and blow everything out the door.

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[bobkay]

Thanks for the suggestions guys, I sweep and use a blower regularly, it's more the metal "dust" getting into everything on the shelves etc, I worry that if I hit them with the blower I'm just going to push it further into my gear. I have hung some old sheets over the shelves at the moment. Just thought there may be a trick I hadn't thought of to avoid it getting there in the first place.

[tourin n fishin]

Unfortunately I cannot blow the dust out the door where I am because theres nowhere for it to go except into my house so I use an old vax wet and dry vacuum to tidy up with. Bloody easy at the end of the day and gets in crevices where a dustpan and brush just won't go.