Dust off Clothing

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I am being nagged about getting dust/saw dust on my clothing so I had better obey.

What tops do any one use to keep the saw dust away?

I must admit the damage come about by using the table saw and sanding.

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Dust crawls into every seam. Every. Cant get it off. Brushing off with a suit brush is worth a try. But best and only way to keep her calm is to change completely. Much faster than brushing it is too. Even a shop coat does not help much because shoes, pants and shirt get their fair share of the dust. Believe me, she even finds the dust on the glasses and in your ears even after you showered and washed your hair.

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I use low pressure air from the air compressor and a small blowgun.

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I almost always wear a wood turners smock and a waxed canvas woodworkers apron while I am in my shop and I have an air compressor air hose and a battery powered blower by my shop door. Most of the time that works for me for going in and out of the house through the day. I do however change and shower when I am done for the day. A change of shop clothes is also a must have for me.

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You can’t, Graham. Then you wouldn’t be doing anything! :smiley:

If there’s a trick (because there is no solution), it is to get as much of the sawdust into a vacuum as quick as possible; not on your clothes. That involves vacuum fixtures at your cutting device to get it as it gets cut off the wood; not an easy task but doable.

Its more important to get it out of the air, too. I use a fan/filter combo that reduces the airborne particles down to outdoor levels in about 30 minutes.

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I have an apron from the Woodcraft store when it was here years ago. This catches a lot of dust and offers some protection from possible kickback.
As Ed mentioned compressed air is a nice help as well. I also have a brush I use from time to time.
Trying to keep the shop clean after each project will assist as well.
Once in a routine this will help with this ongoing issue.

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There was an air filtration device mentioned on being on sale at:

and usually the discussion there is decent — I’ve been considering a ceiling mount unit, but haven’t found one of size/shape/price and easily/affordably changed filter which suits.

My approach for this is multi-pronged:

  • change into old/work clothes before working, shower and change immediately after, shaking the clothes off in the tub before showering, then cleaning the bathroom after
  • wear a shop apron
  • “clean as you go” and sweep/vacuum at regular intervals and remember, “time to lean, time to clean” — and a CNC affords a good bit of down time when it’s running

A couple of traditional tools for this sort of thing:

https://www.leevalley.com/en-gb/shop/tools/workshop/clean-up/32100-aluminum-dustpan

https://garrettwade.com/products/stand-up-dustpan-and-broom

https://garrettwade.com/products/better-whisk-broom-dust-pan-set

and there are some high tech options as well:

and an on-workbench tool specifically for capturing dust while working which was supposed to be quiet enough to use thus:

(they have multiple sizes)

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For dust, preventing it from getting airborne, is the solution. Shop filter for the airborne stuff, a shop vac with a cyclone to start, and make sure all of your tools are connected to a vacuum.

  • For sanding, build a downdraft table, and use a sander with a vacuum port.
  • For the table saw, a Zero clearance insert with vacuum below does help.
  • Wear a respirator as well, if you aren’t
  • Once you have the basics, troubleshoot each source and solve for it.
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You guys need to get your significant others to lighten up.

The house I am buying in a couple of weeks has a shop with a studio apartment above and washer and dryer in the shop. I told the seller I didn’t want them but maybe I should keep them so I can do my own laundry out there :blush:

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Doing previous really messy jobs in my shop, I was required by my manager to change before I entered the domicile where I was ushered into the guest bathroom to get a deep clean and a new pair of clothes.

My manager got tired of doing laundry and lightened up the restrictions. Coveralls became adequate at some point.

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Do yourself a favor and get a coiled air hose and a small air nose and just blow your self off before entering the conditional domicile. lol I’m super dusty not only from my wood shop but also from my being a general contractor. I use a weed blower at work to get clean before I get in the work vehicle.

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Thanks Guys,its the garden blower and I will get some dust proof overalls if they are available.CNC is well covered with dust collection but moving vacuum units to the table saw/router table and drop saw for small jobs is a pain.

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