stefan
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Post by stefan on Mar 18, 2023 16:13:58 GMT -5
I have been remodeling my rock shop. I moved my 14" saw down into the shop and have been working on an "oil" room. I finally got the floor installed this weekend. I just need to finish closing in the end and build a door and it should be complete. I used some old peel and stick tiles we had laying around for ages (see there is a reason I saved them lol). So far the only new lumber was the plywood subfloor, and that was something I bought 5 years ago to build a wheel chair ramp, that never got built. Everything else is reclaimed lumber, or leftovers I had laying around. Heck even the screws were reclaimed from an old deck we used to have at camp.  |
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khara
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by khara on Mar 18, 2023 22:03:21 GMT -5
This is fun, I love projects like this. It’ll be nice when you have it done and can use it. Should make working easier. I assume this is an oil room to catch spraying oil and keep adjacent work areas cleaner. We have an old saw that we’ve torn apart and are rebuilding. We have never cut with it so I have no idea how much it sprays oil. It is an open saw, no cover, so we may be doing some troubleshooting like this at some point.
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RWA3006
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Post by RWA3006 on Mar 18, 2023 22:14:50 GMT -5
This is fun, I love projects like this. It’ll be nice when you have it done and can use it. Should make working easier. I assume this is an oil room to catch spraying oil and keep adjacent work areas cleaner. We have an old saw that we’ve torn apart and are rebuilding. We have never cut with it so I have no idea how much it sprays oil. It is an open saw, no cover, so we may be doing some troubleshooting like this at some point. My open and covered saws load the air with oily mist that escapes when the cabinet is opened so I've moved my saws outside the shop but under a roof so the mist can float away to my brushy hillside. It faces the backyard so it's not an eyesore to the neighborhood. |
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gunsil
spending too much on rocks
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Post by gunsil on Mar 19, 2023 9:56:50 GMT -5
Doesn't look like a large room, can't tell size. If you're running a saw in there I'd put a decent exhaust fan in to remove oil mist air to the outside. I have an exhaust fan over my 10" saws and my 6" trim saw, it really helps keeping the oil mist out of the room and my lungs. My 14 and 18" saws are in a well ventilated garage and have good covers and I have learned patience to not open them right after a cut so the mist settles inside.
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Mar 19, 2023 13:57:00 GMT -5
Yes this is a small room. Just a little under 4 feet wide and 5.5 ft long. Just enough to get in there and load the saw. My saw doesn't mist up too much, but I am working on a vent system. I used to have the saw in the garage, but it is too warm in the summer, and too cold in the winter. I have no intention of staying in the room while it's cutting for sure. I have a couple hundred pallet slats that I have salvaged over the years and they are going on the outside walls to help with the noise (not that the saw is loud but if I'm down there working it will help some).
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Post by Mel on Apr 18, 2023 14:55:35 GMT -5
I like it, no need for a big space if it's just holding a saw. My only worry would be oil dripping on the floor and sneaking between the tiles.
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Apr 29, 2023 18:03:34 GMT -5
LOL mine too, put down some pig mats just in case. Been cutting for about a month now and so far no problems.
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