Well, in sheer bordom, of waiting to get an electrician in, I have decided to do a little Woodworking.
Now the issue is: how do I get all of these metal grindings up..
Last time I literally removed everything, and power washed the place. But with an 8×4 electrically connected table, that is no longer an option. Not to mention my back is still recovering.
So my question to you, fellow metal working LJs: How do you get the gritty grindings up. I want to make it so that I can lay my wood on the ground, without destroying my planer knives later on.
Thanks. Tommorrow, I guess I will start w. a broom.
I use magnets on a piece if pipe. Wear gloves so you don't get a wicker when you clean the stuff off the magnets. This only works on ferrous metals. Other wise use a shop vac.
I don't know what pound rating they are, but I like to use those round magnets; about a 1/2" thick and 3" diameter. The magnet itself is kinda shaped like a flat donut. the metal housing has a hole in the center so you can put a bolt through it to mount the magnet on a handle or bracket, or whatever. On a flat machined cast iron surface I expect it would take at least 50# of direct force to pull it off; maybe more.
The metal chips, I already picked up with a dust pan and brush(grandfather insisted on using the house one…...) Woodchips I ususally do the same..they are easier to clean out of the brisles…
I just dont like all that grit… its nasty…
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