[Noisebridge-discuss] Membership Q

[Daniel Dunbar]

Hey John,

Sorry, I didn't see the subsequent discussion until now.

We went ahead and used the table saw this weekend but, yeah, the dust
thing is a problem. I was going to follow up and see if anyone else
had ideas about what to do about it...

I can't speak for having the table saw in the space (I think it's kind
of awesome to have access to one, it really saves a lot of time when
it is the right tool for the job). However, I'd be glad to work with
someone on helping to solve the dust problem.

My two cents are it would help to have some kind of curtain on the
machine room (also helps with noise), and if the table saw got moved
to a more permanent location to the side, it would be easier to
install some kind of fixed vacuum / dust bag system.

Does anyone else want to work on this problem?

 - Daniel

On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 1:22 PM, John Magolske <listmail at b79.net> wrote:
> Hi Daniel,
>
> * Daniel Dunbar <daniel at zuster.org> [110305 12:37]:
>> ... I have an urgent need to use a table saw + bandsaw. Is it legit
>> to make use of the woodshop if I drop off my membership application,
>> but am not a confirmed member yet?
>
> You do not need to be a member to make use of the facilities at
> noisebridge, but I have some commentary regarding the table saw.
>
> First, what type of wood are you cutting? How much cutting?
>
> The tablesaw is IMO not appropriate for the space without a proper
> dust collection setup (which it lacks). Otherwise the whole space --
> not just the workshop -- gets filled with obnoxious dust. Especially
> when cutting particle board & other composite woods that include
> toxic glue as a binder. A reasonable dust collection setup would be
> something like a shop-vac with a HEPA filter connected to the saw in a
> way that captures the dust while the cut is in progress. The existing
> shop-vacs would not work very well for this as they don't catch the
> finer dust, pumping it out like a crop-duster. Also, I don't believe
> the table-saw has appropriate safety features like a blade-guard and
> something to prevent kick-back.
>
> Sorry if I come across like a wet blanket here, but I've experienced
> allergic reactions to excessive saw-dust in the space.
>
> I've been meaning to see about scraping some funds together to put
> some sort of dust collection system in place, maybe I'll get started
> on that this weekend. But regardless of the dust issue, a table-saw
> can be a fairly dangerous tool and I think people should be checked
> out on it before using it. I'm not sure if I'd be the person to do
> this though, as I'm not comfortable with having a table-saw in the
> space to begin with.
>
> John
>
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